Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2006 Metropolità
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	63,369	56,115	119,484	20.87	100,00
European Union (25)	42,155	35,286	77,441	13.53	64.81
Central and eastern Europe	20,222	19,800	40,022	6.99	33.50
Rest of Europe	991	1,029	2,020	0.35	1.69
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Africa	77,840	39,907	117,747	20.57	100,00
Eastern Africa	156	121	277	0.05	0.24
Middle Africa	872	1,014	1,886	0.33	1.60
Nothern Africa	59,216	34,073	93,289	16.29	79.23
Southern Africa	73	57	130	0.02	0.11
Western Africa	17,518	4,639	22,157	3.87	18.82
Country unknown	..	..	8	<0.01	<0.01

America	118,824	142,066	260,890	45.57	100,00
Northern America	2,563	2,591	5,154	0.90	1.98
Central America	5,431	7,066	12,497	2.18	4.79
Caribbean	7,748	11,196	18,944	3.31	7.26
South America	103,080	121,212	224,292	39.18	85.97
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	49,702	24,228	73,930	12.91	100,00
Central Asia	78	111	189	0.03	0.26
Eastern Asia	16,121	14,483	30,604	5.35	41.40
Southern Asia	29,003	4,752	33,755	5.90	45.66
South-Eastern Asia	3,205	4,078	7,283	1.27	9.85
Middle East	1,197	699	1,896	0.33	2.56
Country unknown	98	105	203	0.04	0.27

Oceania	239	206	445	0.08	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	237	205	442	0.08	99.33
Rest of Oceania	..	..	..	..	..
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	24	11	35	<0.01	100,00

Total	309,998	262,533	572,531	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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