Andorra Households Reach 40,928, Up 3.4% Yearly as Average Size Drops to 2.18

Andorra recorded 40,928 households as of 31 March 2026, reflecting a 0.6% rise from 40,664 in the previous quarter and a 3.4% increase from 39,592 in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Department of Statistics.

Against an estimated population of 89,368, this yielded an average household size of 2.18 people. That marked a 0.3% drop from 2.19—or 2.22 in some reports—in the prior quarter and from 2.21 a year earlier, underscoring a steady decline in recent periods.

Andorra la Vella topped the parishes with 11,302 households, ahead of Escaldes-Engordany (7,052), Encamp (6,549), La Massana (5,573), Sant Julià de Lòria (4,149), Canillo (3,909) and Ordino (2,394). All parishes posted quarterly gains, with Sant Julià de Lòria up 1.4% and Escaldes-Engordany 0.9%. Annually, Canillo saw the strongest growth at 5.6%.

Household makeup featured single-person units at 37.4%, two-person homes at 24.9% (10,197), three- to five-person households at 32% and larger families exceeding five members at 5.7% (2,341).

Parish averages ranged from 2.48 in Sant Julià de Lòria to 1.67 in Canillo, with Ordino at 2.39, Escaldes-Engordany at 2.30, Encamp at 2.08 and both Andorra la Vella and La Massana at 2.19. From the prior quarter, Canillo's average climbed 0.4% while Sant Julià de Lòria fell 1.0%; year-on-year, Canillo rose 1.0% and Sant Julià de Lòria dropped 3.1%.

These patterns reveal growing prevalence of smaller households, especially single-person dwellings nearing 40% of the total, amid parish-specific demographic shifts.