Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2017 Metropolità
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	92,384	95,455	187,839	29.80	100,00
European Union (28)	75,741	72,207	147,948	23.47	78.76
Central and eastern Europe	15,418	21,979	37,397	5.93	19.91
Rest of Europe	1,220	1,266	2,486	0.39	1.32
Country unknown	..	..	8	<0.01	<0.01

Africa	72,795	51,630	124,425	19.74	100,00
Eastern Africa	207	209	416	0.07	0.33
Middle Africa	923	1,014	1,937	0.31	1.56
Nothern Africa	52,764	42,992	95,756	15.19	76.96
Southern Africa	130	73	203	0.03	0.16
Western Africa	18,760	7,339	26,099	4.14	20.98
Country unknown	..	..	14	<0.01	0.01

America	83,208	110,067	193,275	30.67	100,00
Northern America	3,551	3,878	7,429	1.18	3.84
Central America	9,200	20,005	29,205	4.63	15.11
Caribbean	8,763	10,507	19,270	3.06	9.97
South America	61,693	75,676	137,369	21.80	71.07
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	72,385	51,608	123,993	19.67	100,00
Central Asia	321	456	777	0.12	0.63
Eastern Asia	23,858	25,052	48,910	7.76	39.45
Southern Asia	41,575	18,325	59,900	9.50	48.31
South-Eastern Asia	4,639	6,341	10,980	1.74	8.86
Middle East	1,899	1,281	3,180	0.50	2.56
Country unknown	93	153	246	0.04	0.20

Oceania	415	288	703	0.11	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	413	286	699	0.11	99.43
Rest of Oceania	..	..	..	..	..
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	29	11	40	<0.01	100,00

Total	321,216	309,059	630,275	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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