Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2005 Barcelona
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	26,737	23,840	50,577	23.00	100,00
European Union (25)	18,859	16,282	35,141	15.98	69.48
Central and eastern Europe	7,331	6,987	14,318	6.51	28.31
Rest of Europe	547	571	1,118	0.51	2.21
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Africa	12,845	6,533	19,378	8.81	100,00
Eastern Africa	62	47	109	0.05	0.56
Middle Africa	253	280	533	0.24	2.75
Nothern Africa	10,365	5,283	15,648	7.11	80.75
Southern Africa	34	27	61	0.03	0.31
Western Africa	2,131	896	3,027	1.38	15.62
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

America	52,454	62,676	115,130	52.35	100,00
Northern America	1,522	1,556	3,078	1.40	2.67
Central America	3,334	4,098	7,432	3.38	6.46
Caribbean	3,709	5,464	9,173	4.17	7.97
South America	43,889	51,558	95,447	43.40	82.90
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	23,243	11,345	34,588	15.73	100,00
Central Asia	41	58	99	0.05	0.29
Eastern Asia	5,735	5,283	11,018	5.01	31.85
Southern Asia	13,830	1,987	15,817	7.19	45.73
South-Eastern Asia	2,783	3,488	6,271	2.85	18.13
Middle East	780	468	1,248	0.57	3.61
Country unknown	74	61	135	0.06	0.39

Oceania	128	137	265	0.12	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	128	137	265	0.12	100.00
Rest of Oceania	..	..	..	..	..
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	..	..	..	..	100,00

Total	115,410	104,531	219,941	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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