Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2001 Metropolità
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	17,453	16,033	33,486	20.74	100,00
European Union (15)	14,033	12,576	26,609	16.48	79.46
Central and eastern Europe	2,837	2,884	5,721	3.54	17.08
Rest of Europe	583	573	1,156	0.72	3.45
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Africa	31,992	18,085	50,077	31.02	100,00
Eastern Africa	80	42	122	0.08	0.24
Middle Africa	349	406	755	0.47	1.51
Nothern Africa	26,299	15,516	41,815	25.90	83.50
Southern Africa	28	13	41	0.03	0.08
Western Africa	5,236	2,108	7,344	4.55	14.67
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

America	25,235	34,875	60,110	37.23	100,00
Northern America	1,073	1,009	2,082	1.29	3.46
Central America	986	1,608	2,594	1.61	4.32
Caribbean	2,858	6,055	8,913	5.52	14.83
South America	20,317	26,203	46,520	28.82	77.39
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	10,498	7,068	17,566	10.88	100,00
Central Asia	8	5	13	<0.01	0.07
Eastern Asia	3,411	3,258	6,669	4.13	37.97
Southern Asia	4,974	1,318	6,292	3.90	35.82
South-Eastern Asia	1,477	2,137	3,614	2.24	20.57
Middle East	596	310	906	0.56	5.16
Country unknown	32	40	72	0.04	0.41

Oceania	96	77	173	0.11	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	94	77	171	0.11	98.84
Rest of Oceania	..	..	..	..	..
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	20	10	30	0.02	100,00

Total	85,294	76,148	161,442	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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