Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2010 Metropolità
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	90,533	83,783	174,316	24.62	100,00
European Union (27)	77,564	68,356	145,920	20.61	83.71
Central and eastern Europe	11,646	14,054	25,700	3.63	14.74
Rest of Europe	1,321	1,372	2,693	0.38	1.54
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Africa	88,605	53,535	142,140	20.08	100,00
Eastern Africa	177	170	347	0.05	0.24
Middle Africa	1,104	1,166	2,270	0.32	1.60
Nothern Africa	63,894	45,307	109,201	15.42	76.83
Southern Africa	90	42	132	0.02	0.09
Western Africa	23,335	6,846	30,181	4.26	21.23
Country unknown	5	4	9	<0.01	<0.01

America	131,941	160,789	292,730	41.35	100,00
Northern America	2,529	2,598	5,127	0.72	1.75
Central America	6,588	10,734	17,322	2.45	5.92
Caribbean	10,085	12,833	22,918	3.24	7.83
South America	112,739	134,624	247,363	34.94	84.50
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	65,575	32,781	98,356	13.89	100,00
Central Asia	142	157	299	0.04	0.30
Eastern Asia	19,377	18,093	37,470	5.29	38.10
Southern Asia	40,637	8,583	49,220	6.95	50.04
South-Eastern Asia	4,177	5,073	9,250	1.31	9.40
Middle East	1,151	742	1,893	0.27	1.92
Country unknown	91	133	224	0.03	0.23

Oceania	252	207	459	0.06	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	249	207	456	0.06	99.35
Rest of Oceania	..	..	..	..	..
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	..	..	12	<0.01	100,00

Total	376,915	331,098	708,013	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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