Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2007 Metropolità
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	71,900	63,709	135,609	22.94	100,00
European Union (27)	60,863	51,866	112,729	19.07	83.13
Central and eastern Europe	9,931	10,719	20,650	3.49	15.23
Rest of Europe	1,106	1,124	2,230	0.38	1.64
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Africa	75,800	40,817	116,617	19.72	100,00
Eastern Africa	134	127	261	0.04	0.22
Middle Africa	950	1,046	1,996	0.34	1.71
Nothern Africa	56,574	34,800	91,374	15.45	78.35
Southern Africa	68	38	106	0.02	0.09
Western Africa	18,067	4,803	22,870	3.87	19.61
Country unknown	..	..	10	<0.01	<0.01

America	121,292	146,986	268,278	45.38	100,00
Northern America	2,128	2,194	4,322	0.73	1.61
Central America	5,189	7,334	12,523	2.12	4.67
Caribbean	7,789	11,070	18,859	3.19	7.03
South America	106,185	126,388	232,573	39.34	86.69
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	47,220	23,144	70,364	11.90	100,00
Central Asia	107	109	216	0.04	0.31
Eastern Asia	15,052	13,289	28,341	4.79	40.28
Southern Asia	27,698	5,046	32,744	5.54	46.54
South-Eastern Asia	3,254	3,943	7,197	1.22	10.23
Middle East	1,019	635	1,654	0.28	2.35
Country unknown	90	122	212	0.04	0.30

Oceania	196	161	357	0.06	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	196	161	357	0.06	100.00
Rest of Oceania	..	..	..	..	..
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	..	..	20	<0.01	100,00

Total	316,425	274,820	591,245	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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