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.
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Andorrans, who are ethnically Catalans, are a minority in their own country; Spanish, French, and Portuguese residents make up 67.7% of the population.
The national language is Catalan, a Romance language related to the Western Romance group. It is spoken by more than 12 million people in the nearer territories. Spanish and French also are spoken.
Andorrans live in seven urbanized valleys that form Andorra's political districts the seven parròquies (parishes):
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population
- 83,888 (July 2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 200
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 15.5% (male 6,710/female 6,305)
- 15-64 years: 72.2% (male 31,604/female 28,925)
- 65 years and over: 12.3% (male 5,113/female 5,231) (2009 est.)
Median age
- Total: 39.4 years
- Male: 39.7 years
- Female: 39.1 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate
- 1.135% (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 119
Birth rate
- 10.35 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 190
Death rate
- 5.59 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 167
Net migration rate
- 6.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 13
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: 82.51 years
- country comparison to the world: 2
- Male: 80.33 years
- Female: 84.84 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 1.33 children born/woman (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 205
HIV/AIDS
- Adult prevalence rate: NA%
- People living with HIV/AIDS: NA%
- HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA%
Nationality
- Noun: Andorran(s)
- Adjective: Andorran
Ethnic groups
- Catalan 33% ("Andorran" according to the CIA World factbook)
- Spanish 23%
- Portuguese 21%
- French 17%
- Other 6% (1998)
Religions
- Roman Catholic (predominant)
- Muslims (3%)
Languages
- Catalan (official), French, Castillian, 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 CIA World Factbook document "2009 edition".
- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of State (Background Notes).
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