Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2009 Metropolità
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	92,036	82,081	174,117	24.69	100,00
European Union (27)	78,958	67,420	146,378	20.76	84.07
Central and eastern Europe	11,775	13,321	25,096	3.56	14.41
Rest of Europe	1,301	1,339	2,640	0.37	1.52
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Africa	87,529	50,196	137,725	19.53	100,00
Eastern Africa	163	157	320	0.05	0.23
Middle Africa	1,066	1,152	2,218	0.31	1.61
Nothern Africa	63,081	42,499	105,580	14.97	76.66
Southern Africa	85	39	124	0.02	0.09
Western Africa	23,129	6,345	29,474	4.18	21.40
Country unknown	5	4	9	<0.01	<0.01

America	136,399	163,596	299,995	42.54	100,00
Northern America	2,357	2,392	4,749	0.67	1.58
Central America	6,496	9,901	16,397	2.33	5.47
Caribbean	9,794	12,718	22,512	3.19	7.50
South America	117,752	138,585	256,337	36.35	85.45
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	62,331	30,532	92,863	13.17	100,00
Central Asia	144	147	291	0.04	0.31
Eastern Asia	18,974	17,404	36,378	5.16	39.17
Southern Asia	38,006	7,220	45,226	6.41	48.70
South-Eastern Asia	4,002	4,895	8,897	1.26	9.58
Middle East	1,108	722	1,830	0.26	1.97
Country unknown	97	144	241	0.03	0.26

Oceania	227	188	415	0.06	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	224	188	412	0.06	99.28
Rest of Oceania	..	..	..	..	..
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	12	4	16	<0.01	100,00

Total	378,534	326,597	705,131	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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