Andorra Work Accidents Drop 13.7% to 1,302 in 2025, No Fatalities

Work-related accidents in Andorra dropped 13.7% in 2025 to 1,302 cases, excluding in itinere incidents, according to figures released Thursday by the Statistics Department. This marked a break from the recent upward trend, with total lost working days at 56,833 and an average sick leave of 43.7 days per case—a slight 0.02% increase from 43.6 days in 2024. No fatal accidents occurred during the year, unlike 2024's single fatality and 2023's two.

The 1,302 incidents fell below the 2021-2025 average of 1,393 cases annually. Men represented 75.1% of victims (978 cases), despite comprising 52.2% of the working-age population, while women accounted for 24.9% (324 cases). The 25-34 age group was most affected at 24.2%, exceeding its 16.5% share of the active population.

By nationality, other nationalities led at 29.3%, followed by Spaniards (25%), Andorrans (23.7%) and Portuguese (21%)—notable given the latter's 9.5% share of the workforce, linked to their prominence in high-risk sectors. Construction remained the riskiest, with 405 cases or 31.1% of the total, ahead of other social activities and personal services (17.4%) and retail (16.5%). Andorra la Vella recorded the highest share at 32.3%, reflecting its job concentration.

Injury types included contusions (22.6%) and sprains (22.1%), mainly affecting knees (14.4%), hand fingers (14.2%) and ankles (11.8%). Nearly half of victims (49.5%) needed over 30 days off, with 18% absent 15-30 days, 16.7% eight-14 days and 15.7% four-seven days.

Despite the improvement—yielding a non-fatal rate of 2,327 incidents per 100,000 workers—Andorra's historical non-fatal accident rate remains Europe's highest based on 2023 Eurostat data (2,756 per 100,000), ahead of France (2,725) and Portugal (2,494). Its fatal rate that year was 3.77, above the EU-27 average of 1.63.

Police separately logged 533 road accidents with material damage or injuries in 2025, a 16.9% rise from 2024.