Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2008 Metropolità
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	85,405	74,695	160,100	24.40	100,00
European Union (27)	72,867	61,252	134,119	20.44	83.77
Central and eastern Europe	11,304	12,186	23,490	3.58	14.67
Rest of Europe	1,234	1,257	2,491	0.38	1.56
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Africa	81,199	44,445	125,644	19.15	100,00
Eastern Africa	138	127	265	0.04	0.21
Middle Africa	1,046	1,098	2,144	0.33	1.71
Nothern Africa	59,429	37,720	97,149	14.81	77.32
Southern Africa	69	38	107	0.02	0.09
Western Africa	20,510	5,459	25,969	3.96	20.67
Country unknown	..	..	10	<0.01	<0.01

America	131,779	158,231	290,010	44.21	100,00
Northern America	2,235	2,219	4,454	0.68	1.54
Central America	6,102	9,066	15,168	2.31	5.23
Caribbean	8,844	11,877	20,721	3.16	7.14
South America	114,597	135,069	249,666	38.06	86.09
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	53,927	25,942	79,869	12.17	100,00
Central Asia	147	120	267	0.04	0.33
Eastern Asia	16,862	14,821	31,683	4.83	39.67
Southern Asia	32,041	5,815	37,856	5.77	47.40
South-Eastern Asia	3,685	4,350	8,035	1.22	10.06
Middle East	1,096	703	1,799	0.27	2.25
Country unknown	96	133	229	0.03	0.29

Oceania	208	178	386	0.06	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	208	178	386	0.06	100.00
Rest of Oceania	..	..	..	..	..
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	16	5	21	<0.01	100,00

Total	352,534	303,496	656,030	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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