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Andorran economy:

general developments

IV. Population, labour market and education

1. Population and migratory flows

In 2022, the estimated population of Andorra rose to 81,588, the highest figure in the historical
series, available since 2009. This was an increase of 2.6% since the previous year, the strongest
growth since the start of the series. The population registered with the local Comú authorities (a
different concept to the estimated population) reflects a similar dynamic, also with an increase of
2.6%, to 86,610, the highest total since the series started in 1947. The difference between the
two population data sources is around 5,000 individuals.

REGISTERED AND ESTIMATED POPULATION - In thousands
Chart 4.1

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Registered Estimated
Source: Parish censuses of the Comú governments / Department of Statistics.

The increase in the estimated population of The population of Andorra
Andorra was led by the increase in numbers has reached a historic high.
of foreigners (+3.9%), much greater than in
the previous year (+2.7%), while growth in the
Andorran population remained stable at 1.1% - there are 38,867 Andorran nationals, 48% of the
total. So, for the second consecutive year, the trend continued for the foreign population to grow
faster than the Andorran population, having stopped in 2020 due to the pandemic. Consequently, Andorran economy: general developments | IV. Population, labour market and education
there are 42,721 registered foreigners, 3,854 more than the number of Andorrans and representing
52.4% of the total population. Moreover, this percentage exceeds the highest figure in the available
historical series of estimated population (52.1% in 2010), but is still far from the 73.2% of registered
inhabitants that it reached in 1982. These data confirm the attractiveness of the Andorran market
to foreign workers, after momentum was lost in 2020 due to the health crisis.

The distribution by nationalities shows that the increase in foreigners was spread, with an
especially notable contribution from the group of other nationalities (+12.4%), followed by
the French (+3.3%) and Spanish (+2.5%). The segment of other nationalities is dominated by
Argentines, British and Italians. The only group that saw a decline was the Portuguese (-1.2%),