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Andorra Visitors Drop 2.8% to 819k in June 2026 Amid Tourist Decline

Visitor numbers in Andorra fell mainly due to fewer tourists and reduced French arrivals, while other nationalities increased. Vehicle traffic dropped sharply at the French border, with shopping still dominating trip motives.

Key Points

  • Tourists fell 4% to 388,490 (47.4% of total), day-trippers down 1.7% to 431,183
  • Spanish visitors -2.4% to 374,085, French -5% to 358,133, others +4.9% to 87,455
  • Vehicle entries -4.7% to 325,463; H1 2026 vehicles down 6.1% to 1,858,508
  • Shopping top reason (51.9%), avg stay 2.4 nights, mainly in Andorra la Vella and Escaldes-Engordany

Andorra recorded 819,673 visitors in June 2026, a 2.8% decrease from the previous year, according to statistics department figures. The decline reflected drops in tourists, down 4% to 388,490 (47.4% of total), and day-trippers, off 1.7% to 431,183 (52.6%).

Nationality trends showed mixed results. Spanish visitors fell 2.4% to 374,085, while French arrivals dropped 5% to 358,133. Visitors from other countries rose 4.9% to 87,455. Vehicle entries mirrored the slowdown at 325,463 overall, a 4.7% reduction, with sharp declines at the French-border Pas de la Casa crossing (down 13.9% to 93,584) and a slight fall at the Spanish border (0.4% to 231,879).

Over the first half of 2026, vehicle totals reached 1,858,508, down 6.1% year-on-year, as Spanish crossings edged up 0.4% and French ones plunged 21.6%. Across the 12 months from July 2025 to June 2026, visitors totaled 8.99 million, off 1.5%, with tourists up 4.7% to 4.35 million offsetting a 6.7% drop in day-trippers to 4.64 million. In that period, French visitors decreased 10.4%, while Spanish and other-country arrivals grew 3.3% and 12.4%, respectively. Year-to-date visitor-days showed a marginal 0.2% decline.

Shopping remained the top reason for visits at 51.9% overall, followed by nature-related activities at 14.1% and sports at 10.4%. Day-trippers cited shopping for 81.2% of trips, with 7.4% passing through. Tourists prioritized nature at 25.2%, then sports like hiking and mountain biking at 20.3%, shopping at 18.8%, and wellness at 15%.

Average stays lasted 2.4 nights, with Spanish tourists at 2.5 nights and French at 2.2. Accommodations such as hotels, aparthotels, and tourist apartments accounted for 85.4% of overnights, concentrated in Andorra la Vella (33.5%), Escaldes-Engordany (20.6%), La Massana (15.3%), and Canillo (14.2%).

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