Distribution by continents

Distribution by continents. 2021 Metropolità
	Men	Women	Total	% of total foreign population	% of continent's foreign population
Europe	109,885	112,578	222,463	28.90	100,00
European Union (27)	82,056	79,686	161,742	21.01	72.71
Central and eastern Europe	18,265	25,492	43,757	5.68	19.67
Rest of Europe	9,549	7,392	16,941	2.20	7.62
Country unknown	15	8	23	<0.01	0.01

Africa	82,420	56,163	138,583	18.00	100,00
Eastern Africa	270	261	531	0.07	0.38
Middle Africa	948	1,039	1,987	0.26	1.43
Nothern Africa	61,128	47,124	108,252	14.06	78.11
Southern Africa	163	151	314	0.04	0.23
Western Africa	19,892	7,577	27,469	3.57	19.82
Country unknown	19	11	30	<0.01	0.02

America	112,774	145,430	258,204	33.54	100,00
Northern America	3,954	4,273	8,227	1.07	3.19
Central America	16,726	32,442	49,168	6.39	19.04
Caribbean	10,241	10,791	21,032	2.73	8.15
South America	81,852	97,923	179,775	23.35	69.63
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Asia	87,584	62,174	149,758	19.45	100,00
Central Asia	406	572	978	0.13	0.65
Eastern Asia	26,573	28,312	54,885	7.13	36.65
Southern Asia	53,260	24,381	77,641	10.08	51.84
South-Eastern Asia	5,026	7,195	12,221	1.59	8.16
Middle East	2,250	1,571	3,821	0.50	2.55
Country unknown	69	143	212	0.03	0.14

Oceania	437	335	772	0.10	100,00
Australia and New Zealand	433	335	768	0.10	99.48
Rest of Oceania	..	..	..	..	..
Country unknown	..	..	..	..	..

Stateless	62	36	98	0.01	100,00

Total	393,162	376,716	769,878	100.00	..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Register.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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