Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2003 Metropolità
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	35,474	31,356	66,830	18.76	100,00
European Union (15)	23,824	20,364	44,188	12.40	66.12
Central and eastern Europe	10,880	10,205	21,085	5.92	31.55
Rest of Europe	770	787	1,557	0.44	2.33
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Africa	56,344	27,414	83,758	23.51	100,00
Eastern Africa	130	74	204	0.06	0.24
Middle Africa	587	728	1,315	0.37	1.57
Nothern Africa	45,630	23,493	69,123	19.40	82.53
Southern Africa	50	37	87	0.02	0.10
Western Africa	9,947	3,082	13,029	3.66	15.56
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

America	74,677	89,931	164,608	46.20	100,00
Northern America	1,749	1,619	3,368	0.95	2.05
Central America	2,676	3,631	6,307	1.77	3.83
Caribbean	4,983	8,966	13,949	3.91	8.47
South America	65,268	75,715	140,983	39.57	85.65
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	27,202	13,609	40,811	11.45	100,00
Central Asia	49	70	119	0.03	0.29
Eastern Asia	7,571	7,282	14,853	4.17	36.39
Southern Asia	16,079	2,202	18,281	5.13	44.79
South-Eastern Asia	2,482	3,447	5,929	1.66	14.53
Middle East	937	533	1,470	0.41	3.60
Country unknown	84	75	159	0.04	0.39

Oceania	154	131	285	0.08	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	153	131	284	0.08	99.65
Rest of Oceania	..	..	..	..	..
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	19	10	29	<0.01	100,00

Total	193,870	162,451	356,321	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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