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Distribution by continents. 2023 Metropolità
Men Women Total % of total foreign population % of continent's foreign population
Europe 121,408 125,795 247,203 29.43 100,00
European Union (27) 88,800 86,233 175,033 20.84 70.81
Central and eastern Europe 23,294 32,395 55,689 6.63 22.53
Rest of Europe 9,302 7,159 16,461 1.96 6.66
Country unknown 12 8 20 <0.01 <0.01
Africa 82,368 53,361 135,729 16.16 100,00
Eastern Africa 343 336 679 0.08 0.50
Middle Africa 969 1,032 2,001 0.24 1.47
Nothern Africa 61,126 44,412 105,538 12.56 77.76
Southern Africa 195 169 364 0.04 0.27
Western Africa 19,712 7,404 27,116 3.23 19.98
Country unknown 23 8 31 <0.01 0.02
America 136,618 169,618 306,236 36.45 100,00
Northern America 4,582 4,871 9,453 1.13 3.09
Central America 20,606 36,760 57,366 6.83 18.73
Caribbean 10,833 10,637 21,470 2.56 7.01
South America 100,594 117,342 217,936 25.94 71.17
Country unknown .. .. 11 <0.01 <0.01
Asia 85,642 64,362 150,004 17.86 100,00
Central Asia 462 662 1,124 0.13 0.75
Eastern Asia 25,534 27,778 53,312 6.35 35.54
Southern Asia 52,018 26,609 78,627 9.36 52.42
South-Eastern Asia 5,095 7,394 12,489 1.49 8.33
Middle East 2,455 1,730 4,185 0.50 2.79
Country unknown 78 189 267 0.03 0.18
Oceania 483 318 801 0.10 100,00
Australia and New Zealand 470 316 786 0.09 98.13
Rest of Oceania .. .. 13 <0.01 1.62
Country unknown .. .. .. .. ..
Stateless 77 37 114 0.01 100,00
Total 426,596 413,491 840,087 100.00 ..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Census.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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