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Demographics of Andorra

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ2087350 ↗
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This is a demography of the population of Andorra, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Spaniards form the largest ethnic group in Andorra, followed by Andorrans, Portuguese, and French.

The national language of the country is Catalan, a Romance language in the Western Romance group, spoken by over 9 million people in nearby regions of Spain and France. While Catalan is the only official language, Spanish is particularly widespread, and French and Portuguese are also commonly spoken due to immigration and geographic proximity. Most residents of Andorra are multilingual, typically speaking Catalan and their native language, as a significant portion of the population was born outside the country.

The vast majority of the population lives in the seven urbanized valleys that form Andorra's political districts, the seven parròquies (parishes):

Andorra la Vella

Canillo

Encamp

Escaldes-Engordany

La Massana

Ordino

Sant Julià de Lòria

55% of the population are of foreign nationality, with only 45% holding the Andorran nationality.

Population size and structure

Population

The latest population figure (2026) of Andorra is 88,941.

Median age

Total: 48.8 years

Male: 48.7 years

Female: 48.8 years (2024 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female

Total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Structure of the population

Vital statistics

Births and deaths

From state sources:

Infant mortality rate

Total: 3.3 deaths/1,000 live births

country comparison to the world: 200

Male: 3.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 83.8 years

Country comparison to the world: 10

Male: 81.6 years

Female: 86.2 years (2024 est.)

Ethnic groups

Spanish 34.3%.

Andorrans 32.1%.

Portuguese 10%.

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