Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2020 Catalonia
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	193,180	198,770	391,950	31.09	100,00
European Union (28)	158,074	151,685	309,759	24.57	79.03
Central and eastern Europe	32,842	44,726	77,568	6.15	19.79
Rest of Europe	2,250	2,350	4,600	0.36	1.17
Country unknown	14	9	23	<0.01	<0.01

Africa	193,618	130,651	324,269	25.72	100,00
Eastern Africa	410	398	808	0.06	0.25
Middle Africa	1,597	1,704	3,301	0.26	1.02
Nothern Africa	140,644	109,651	250,295	19.85	77.19
Southern Africa	244	206	450	0.04	0.14
Western Africa	50,696	18,679	69,375	5.50	21.39
Country unknown	27	13	40	<0.01	0.01

America	152,757	203,162	355,919	28.23	100,00
Northern America	5,255	5,617	10,872	0.86	3.05
Central America	23,359	46,941	70,300	5.58	19.75
Caribbean	14,175	15,766	29,941	2.38	8.41
South America	109,965	134,836	244,801	19.42	68.78
Country unknown	..	..	5	<0.01	<0.01

Asia	110,033	77,239	187,272	14.86	100,00
Central Asia	644	869	1,513	0.12	0.81
Eastern Asia	33,510	35,447	68,957	5.47	36.82
Southern Asia	67,248	30,627	97,875	7.76	52.26
South-Eastern Asia	5,644	8,155	13,799	1.09	7.37
Middle East	2,899	1,977	4,876	0.39	2.60
Country unknown	88	164	252	0.02	0.13

Oceania	603	453	1,056	0.08	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	598	452	1,050	0.08	99.43
Rest of Oceania	..	..	6	<0.01	0.57
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	105	48	153	0.01	100,00

Total	650,296	610,323	1,260,619	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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