Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2011 Metropolità
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	86,987	82,293	169,280	24.29	100,00
European Union (27)	74,179	66,197	140,376	20.14	82.93
Central and eastern Europe	11,632	14,885	26,517	3.81	15.66
Rest of Europe	1,173	1,210	2,383	0.34	1.41
Country unknown	..	..	4	<0.01	<0.01

Africa	88,976	55,166	144,142	20.69	100,00
Eastern Africa	200	186	386	0.06	0.27
Middle Africa	1,061	1,110	2,171	0.31	1.51
Nothern Africa	64,250	46,537	110,787	15.90	76.86
Southern Africa	87	50	137	0.02	0.10
Western Africa	23,372	7,280	30,652	4.40	21.27
Country unknown	..	..	9	<0.01	<0.01

America	122,657	152,740	275,397	39.52	100,00
Northern America	2,645	2,754	5,399	0.77	1.96
Central America	6,659	11,691	18,350	2.63	6.66
Caribbean	10,115	12,702	22,817	3.27	8.29
South America	103,238	125,593	228,831	32.84	83.09
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	70,444	37,077	107,521	15.43	100,00
Central Asia	143	178	321	0.05	0.30
Eastern Asia	19,807	18,918	38,725	5.56	36.02
Southern Asia	45,067	11,851	56,918	8.17	52.94
South-Eastern Asia	4,221	5,262	9,483	1.36	8.82
Middle East	1,118	729	1,847	0.27	1.72
Country unknown	88	139	227	0.03	0.21

Oceania	267	220	487	0.07	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	266	220	486	0.07	99.79
Rest of Oceania	..	..	..	..	..
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	..	..	16	<0.01	100,00

Total	369,345	327,498	696,843	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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