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The foreign population rebounds
ESTIMATED POPULATION BY NATIONALITIES
Interannual variation rate (%) Chart 4.2 after the pandemic.

falling for the third consecutive year to the
lowest figure in the available historical series
for estimated population. The Spanish are
still the largest foreign group, with 24.8% of
the total population, followed by foreigners
of other nationalities (12.3%), who exceed the
numbers of Portuguese (10.8%), and almost
triple the French (4.5%). It can therefore be
stated that the trend towards geographical
Andorrans Foreigners Total diversification of residents continued in 2022.
Source: Parish censuses of the Comú governments / Department of Statistics.
The inflow of foreigners into the country
is also reflected in the strong rise in the
number of valid immigration permits, following the steep downturn recorded in 2020 due to
the pandemic. On 31 December 2022, there were 55,052 permits (including seasonal), 8% more
than in the previous year and the highest figure in the historical series available since 2007. This
strong growth can be explained, above all, by the recovery in seasonal permits, which reached
a historic high of 6,526 and already exceed the 2019 pre-pandemic levels by 35%. Note also
the 4% increase in working residence permits,
which are the majority (68%), followed by non-
ESTIMATED POPULATION BY working residence permits, which grew 5.5%
30
NATIONALITIES - As % of total Chart 4.3 to 9,090.
2010 The percentage of foreigners of other

nationalities increased, lowering the
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percentage of Portuguese.

By parish, the increase in estimated population
in 2022 was fairly well spread throughout the
territory, in line with the trend of recent years.

VALID IMMIGRATION PERMITS BY TYPE,
AT THE END OF THE YEAR - In thousands Chart 4.4
2022

2021 2022
Source: Parish censuses of the Comú governments / Department of Statistics. Source: Department of Immigration / Department of Statistics.