Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2002 Metropolità
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	24,230	21,636	45,866	18.69	100,00
European Union (15)	17,517	15,322	32,839	13.38	71.60
Central and eastern Europe	6,058	5,671	11,729	4.78	25.57
Rest of Europe	654	643	1,297	0.53	2.83
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Africa	44,806	22,910	67,716	27.59	100,00
Eastern Africa	104	55	159	0.06	0.23
Middle Africa	469	536	1,005	0.41	1.48
Nothern Africa	36,587	19,640	56,227	22.91	83.03
Southern Africa	38	29	67	0.03	0.10
Western Africa	7,608	2,650	10,258	4.18	15.15
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

America	46,472	58,955	105,427	42.96	100,00
Northern America	1,308	1,206	2,514	1.02	2.38
Central America	1,489	2,285	3,774	1.54	3.58
Caribbean	3,823	7,420	11,243	4.58	10.66
South America	39,851	48,044	87,895	35.82	83.37
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	16,781	9,369	26,150	10.66	100,00
Central Asia	25	29	54	0.02	0.21
Eastern Asia	4,678	4,566	9,244	3.77	35.35
Southern Asia	9,433	1,734	11,167	4.55	42.70
South-Eastern Asia	1,822	2,581	4,403	1.79	16.84
Middle East	774	416	1,190	0.48	4.55
Country unknown	49	43	92	0.04	0.35

Oceania	118	91	209	0.09	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	116	91	207	0.08	99.04
Rest of Oceania	..	..	..	..	..
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	20	11	31	0.01	100,00

Total	132,427	112,972	245,399	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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