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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 decreased 2.4% to 374,085, French down 5% to 358,133
  • Vehicle entries dropped 4.7% to 325,463; H1 2026 total 1.85M, -6.1% YoY
  • Shopping drove 51.9% of trips, tourists averaged 2.4-night stays

Andorra saw 819,673 visitors in June 2026, down 2.8% from the prior year, with tourists falling 4% to 388,490 (47.4% of the total) and day-trippers declining 1.7% to 431,183 (52.6%), according to statistics department data.

Among tourists, Spanish arrivals dropped 2.3% to 257,004, French visitors plunged 14.8% to 66,942, and those from other countries rose 2.1% to 64,544. Day-trippers showed Spanish numbers off 2.6%, French down 2.4%, and other nationalities up 13.7%. Overall, Spanish visitors decreased 2.4% to 374,085, French by 5% to 358,133, and others increased 4.9% to 87,455.

Vehicle entries totaled 325,463, a 4.7% drop, with French-border traffic at Pas de la Casa falling 13.9% to 93,584 and Spanish-border crossings easing 0.4% to 231,879. For the first half of 2026, vehicle totals stood at 1.85 million, down 6.1% year-on-year.

Over the 12 months ending June 2026, visitors reached 8.9 million, off 1.5%, as tourists climbed 4.7% to 4.35 million while day-trippers sank 6.7% to 4.6 million. French visitors decreased 10.4% in that span, offset by 3.3% growth from Spain and 12.4% from elsewhere. Visitor-days year-to-date showed a slight 0.2% dip.

Shopping motivated 51.9% of all trips, ahead of nature activities at 14.1% and sports at 10.4%. Day-trippers shopped for 81.2% of visits, with 7.4% in transit. Tourists favored nature (25.2%), followed by sports such as hiking and biking (20.3%), shopping (18.8%), and wellness (15%).

Stays averaged 2.4 nights, with Spanish tourists at 2.5 and French at 2.2. Hotels, aparthotels, and tourist apartments filled 85.4% of overnights, mainly in Andorra la Vella (33.5%), Escaldes-Engordany (20.6%), La Massana (15.3%), and Canillo (14.2%).

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