Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2022 Metropolità
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	115,885	118,205	234,090	29.89	100,00
European Union (27)	87,068	84,849	171,917	21.95	73.44
Central and eastern Europe	18,839	25,755	44,594	5.69	19.05
Rest of Europe	9,967	7,592	17,559	2.24	7.50
Country unknown	11	9	20	<0.01	<0.01

Africa	81,493	55,074	136,567	17.44	100,00
Eastern Africa	295	297	592	0.08	0.43
Middle Africa	946	1,029	1,975	0.25	1.45
Nothern Africa	60,135	46,026	106,161	13.56	77.74
Southern Africa	179	162	341	0.04	0.25
Western Africa	19,921	7,552	27,473	3.51	20.12
Country unknown	17	8	25	<0.01	0.02

America	116,037	146,960	262,997	33.58	100,00
Northern America	4,136	4,542	8,678	1.11	3.30
Central America	17,619	32,740	50,359	6.43	19.15
Caribbean	10,294	10,473	20,767	2.65	7.90
South America	83,985	99,201	183,186	23.39	69.65
Country unknown	..	..	7	<0.01	<0.01

Asia	85,299	63,372	148,671	18.98	100,00
Central Asia	422	599	1,021	0.13	0.69
Eastern Asia	26,314	28,079	54,393	6.95	36.59
Southern Asia	51,081	25,598	76,679	9.79	51.58
South-Eastern Asia	5,053	7,277	12,330	1.57	8.29
Middle East	2,363	1,672	4,035	0.52	2.71
Country unknown	66	147	213	0.03	0.14

Oceania	449	308	757	0.10	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	441	306	747	0.10	98.68
Rest of Oceania	..	..	9	<0.01	1.19
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	66	37	103	0.01	100,00

Total	399,229	383,956	783,185	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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