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Distribution by continents. 2021 Metropolità
Men Women Total % of total foreign population % of continent's foreign population
Europe 109,031 111,248 220,279 29.23 100,00
European Union (27) 82,000 79,456 161,456 21.42 73.30
Central and eastern Europe 17,638 24,584 42,222 5.60 19.17
Rest of Europe 9,378 7,200 16,578 2.20 7.53
Country unknown 15 8 23 <0.01 0.01
Africa 81,143 55,279 136,422 18.10 100,00
Eastern Africa 273 250 523 0.07 0.38
Middle Africa 922 1,012 1,934 0.26 1.42
Nothern Africa 60,261 46,369 106,630 14.15 78.16
Southern Africa 156 143 299 0.04 0.22
Western Africa 19,513 7,494 27,007 3.58 19.80
Country unknown 18 11 29 <0.01 0.02
America 110,379 141,810 252,189 33.46 100,00
Northern America 3,762 4,079 7,841 1.04 3.11
Central America 16,250 31,516 47,766 6.34 18.94
Caribbean 10,008 10,525 20,533 2.72 8.14
South America 80,358 95,689 176,047 23.36 69.81
Country unknown .. .. .. .. ..
Asia 84,236 59,657 143,893 19.09 100,00
Central Asia 385 543 928 0.12 0.64
Eastern Asia 25,434 26,799 52,233 6.93 36.30
Southern Asia 51,239 23,658 74,897 9.94 52.05
South-Eastern Asia 4,935 6,998 11,933 1.58 8.29
Middle East 2,177 1,522 3,699 0.49 2.57
Country unknown 66 137 203 0.03 0.14
Oceania 409 324 733 0.10 100,00
Australia and New Zealand 406 324 730 0.10 99.59
Rest of Oceania .. .. .. .. ..
Country unknown .. .. .. .. ..
Stateless 56 33 89 0.01 100,00
Total 385,254 368,351 753,605 100.00 ..
Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Continuous Population Census.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

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