Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2003 Barcelona
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	18,763	16,543	35,306	21.11	100,00
European Union (15)	12,766	11,009	23,775	14.22	67.34
Central and eastern Europe	5,545	5,078	10,623	6.35	30.09
Rest of Europe	452	456	908	0.54	2.57
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Africa	11,135	5,765	16,900	10.11	100,00
Eastern Africa	48	41	89	0.05	0.53
Middle Africa	203	255	458	0.27	2.71
Nothern Africa	9,183	4,646	13,829	8.27	81.83
Southern Africa	29	24	53	0.03	0.31
Western Africa	1,672	799	2,471	1.48	14.62
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

America	39,984	48,363	88,347	52.83	100,00
Northern America	1,068	1,004	2,072	1.24	2.35
Central America	1,824	2,316	4,140	2.48	4.69
Caribbean	2,991	5,247	8,238	4.93	9.32
South America	34,101	39,796	73,897	44.19	83.64
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	18,073	8,413	26,486	15.84	100,00
Central Asia	34	49	83	0.05	0.31
Eastern Asia	3,432	3,327	6,759	4.04	25.52
Southern Asia	11,575	1,520	13,095	7.83	49.44
South-Eastern Asia	2,312	3,092	5,404	3.23	20.40
Middle East	655	372	1,027	0.61	3.88
Country unknown	65	53	118	0.07	0.45

Oceania	83	88	171	0.10	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	83	88	171	0.10	100.00
Rest of Oceania	..	..	..	..	..
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	..	..	13	<0.01	100,00

Total	88,048	79,175	167,223	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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