Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2008 Catalonia
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	178,250	153,825	332,075	30.08	100,00
European Union (27)	154,135	127,908	282,043	25.55	84.93
Central and eastern Europe	21,584	23,313	44,897	4.07	13.52
Rest of Europe	2,528	2,604	5,132	0.46	1.55
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Africa	179,627	98,502	278,129	25.20	100,00
Eastern Africa	223	225	448	0.04	0.16
Middle Africa	1,700	1,751	3,451	0.31	1.24
Nothern Africa	133,926	84,262	218,188	19.77	78.45
Southern Africa	103	65	168	0.02	0.06
Western Africa	43,667	12,196	55,863	5.06	20.09
Country unknown	..	..	11	<0.01	<0.01

America	178,834	214,271	393,105	35.61	100,00
Northern America	2,837	2,761	5,598	0.51	1.42
Central America	8,926	14,248	23,174	2.10	5.90
Caribbean	12,086	16,569	28,655	2.60	7.29
South America	154,984	180,693	335,677	30.41	85.39
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	67,061	32,870	99,931	9.05	100,00
Central Asia	226	212	438	0.04	0.44
Eastern Asia	22,219	19,077	41,296	3.74	41.32
Southern Asia	39,216	7,673	46,889	4.25	46.92
South-Eastern Asia	4,016	4,914	8,930	0.81	8.94
Middle East	1,286	850	2,136	0.19	2.14
Country unknown	98	144	242	0.02	0.24

Oceania	272	225	497	0.05	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	266	222	488	0.04	98.19
Rest of Oceania	..	..	5	<0.01	1.01
Country unknown	..	..	4	<0.01	0.80

Stateless	34	19	53	<0.01	100,00

Total	604,078	499,712	1,103,790	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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