Demographics of Andorra

This article is about the demographic features 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.

Population pyramid of Andorra

Andorrans, who are ethnically Catalans, are a minority in their own country; Spanish, French, and Portuguese residents make up 67.7% of the population.

Historical populations

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1950	6,176	—
1960	8,392	+3.11%
1970	19,545	+8.82%
1980	35,460	+6.14%
1990	54,507	+4.39%
2000	65,844	+1.91%
2010	85,015	+2.59%
2015	78,014	−1.70%
Source: Departament d'Estadística d'Andorra

The national language is Catalan, a Romance language in the Western Romance group. It is spoken by more than 12 million people in the nearer territories. Spanish, French, and Portuguese also are spoken.

Andorrans live in 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

Vital statistics

From state sources:

	Average population	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)
1948	5,500	92	58	34	16.6	10.5	6.1
1949	5,800	85	48	37	14.6	8.2	6.4
1950	6,100	94	61	33	15.5	10.1	5.4
1951	6,200	104	63	41	16.7	10.1	6.6
1952	6,100	98	49	49	16.1	8.0	8.0
1953	5,700	101	53	48	17.6	9.3	8.4
1954	5,500	96	51	45	17.3	9.2	8.1
1955	5,800	108	55	53	18.5	9.4	9.1
1956	6,200	110	61	49	17.7	9.8	7.9
1957	6,300	111	47	64	17.6	7.4	10.1
1958	6,800	138	55	83	20.4	8.1	12.3
1959	7,200	157	57	100	21.9	7.9	13.9
1960	7,800	180	73	107	23.0	9.3	13.7
1961	8,700	185	61	124	21.3	7.0	14.3
1962	9,600	242	72	170	25.1	7.5	17.6
1963	10,800	262	75	187	24.2	6.9	17.3
1964	11,800	275	77	198	23.3	6.5	16.8
1965	12,900	308	75	233	23.9	5.8	18.1
1966	14,000	292	88	204	20.9	6.3	14.6
1967	15,000	330	93	237	22.1	6.2	15.8
1968	16,400	375	96	279	22.9	5.9	17.0
1969	17,700	390	113	277	22.0	6.4	15.6
1970	18,900	395	102	293	20.9	5.4	15.5
1971	20,000	414	91	323	20.7	4.5	16.1
1972	21,000	487	110	377	23.2	5.2	18.0
1973	22,300	475	132	343	21.3	5.9	15.4
1974	23,900	545	116	429	22.8	4.8	17.9
1975	25,700	515	88	427	20.1	3.4	16.6
1976	26,700	469	143	326	17.6	5.4	12.2
1977	27,500	469	122	330	17.1	4.4	12.0
1978	29,100	441	140	301	15.2	4.8	10.4
1979	30,700	420	110	310	13.7	3.6	10.1
1980	33,400	577	153	424	17.3	4.6	12.7
1981	36,600	560	156	404	15.3	4.3	11.0
1982	38,900	630	127	390	16.2	3.3	10.0
1983	40,800	563	157	406	13.8	3.8	10.0
1984	42,200	472	164	308	11.2	3.9	7.3
1985	43,700	557	165	392	12.8	3.8	9.0
1986	45,800	547	179	368	11.9	3.9	8.0
1987	47,700	527	176	351	11.0	3.7	7.4
1988	49,500	572	206	366	11.6	4.2	7.4
1989	50,700	634	209	425	12.5	4.1	8.4
1990	52,700	628	191	437	11.9	3.6	8.3
1991	56,800	678	217	461	11.9	3.8	8.1
1992	60,300	729	219	510	12.1	3.6	8.5
1993	63,400	723	211	512	11.4	3.3	8.1
1994	64,800	704	184	520	10.9	2.8	8.0
1995	64,100	702	219	483	11.0	3.4	7.5
1996	64,200	700	197	503	10.9	3.1	7.8
1997	64,900	730	197	533	11.2	3.0	8.2
1998	65,600	781	235	546	11.9	3.6	8.3
1999	65,900	823	207	616	12.5	3.1	9.3
2000	65,900	747	259	488	11.3	3.9	7.4
2001	66,100	777	237	540	11.8	3.6	8.2
2002	66,700	749	218	531	11.2	3.3	8.0
2003	69,700	721	221	500	10.3	3.2	7.2
2004	74,600	814	281	533	10.9	3.8	7.1
2005	77,700	828	276	552	10.7	3.6	7.1
2006	79,900	843	260	583	10.6	3.3	7.3
2007	82,200	826	230	596	10.1	2.8	7.3
2008	83,800	875	237	638	10.4	2.8	7.6
2009	84,300	838	272	566	9.9	3.2	6.7
2010	85,015	828	239	589	9.7	2.8	6.9
2011	78,115	793	275	518	10.2	3.5	6.7
2012	76,246	737	303	434	9.7	4.0	5.7
2013		637
2014		639

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

85,458 (July 2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 201

Age structure

0-14 years: 15.3% (male 6,708/female 6,379)

15-24 years: 9.2% (male 4,078/female 3,766)

25-54 years: 48.7% (male 21,395/female 20,231)

55-64 years: 12.5% (male 5,756/female 4,957)

65 years and over: 14.3% (male 6,145/female 6,043) (2014 est.)

Median age

Total: 42.4 years

Male: 42.6 years

Female: 42.2 years (2014 est.)

Urbanization

Urban population: 89% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: -0.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.98 male(s)/female

Total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 3.76 deaths/1,000 live births

country comparison to the world: 212

Male: 3.78 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 3.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 82.65 years

Country comparison to the world: 7

Male: 80.51 years

Female: 84.92 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.38 children born/woman (2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 210

HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: NA%

People living with HIV/AIDS: NA%

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA%

Nationality

Noun: Andorran(s)

Adjective: Andorran

Ethnic groups

Andorrans 33% (who are ethnically Catalan)

Spanish 23% (who are divided into Spanish and Catalan speakers)

Portuguese 21%

French 17%

Arabs 3% (North African immigrants)

Other 3% (1998) (including Britons and Italians)

• (This figures correspond to citizenship and not mother tongue or nationality.)

Religions

Andorra religiosity (Census 2011)
Roman Catholic			90.1%
Protestant			2.1%
Other Christian			1.8%
Other religions			0.7%
No response			2.8%
No religion			2.5%

Languages

Catalan (official), Castillian (Spanish), French, Portuguese and English

Literacy

Definition: NA

Total population: 100%

Male: 100%

Female: 100%

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Total: 11 years (2006)

Education expenditure

2.3% of total GDP (2006)

country comparison to the world: 162

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2024 ed.). CIA. (Archived 2009 edition.)
•  This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.