Andorra Visitor Numbers Drop 11.3% in January Amid French Decline

Andorra recorded 672,636 visitors in January, an 11.3% drop from the previous year, as reported by the Statistics Department. While overnight tourists rose 1.7% to 422,773—62.9% of the total—excursionists plunged 27% to 249,863, or 37.1% of visitors.

By country of residence, Spanish and French visitors both declined, by 2.9% and 37.5% respectively. The sharp fall in French arrivals stemmed from the closure of the RN-20 road due to adverse weather. Visitors from other nationalities, however, increased 7.1%.

Among tourists, those from other nationalities surged 16.1% to 104,242, while Spanish numbers edged down 1.6% and French stayed below 30,000, off 8.3%. Excursionists showed even steeper drops: French day-trippers fell 42.7% to 103,540, other nationalities tumbled 66% to 3,792, and Spanish decreased 5.4%.

Over the past 12 months, overall visitors dipped 0.5%, but tourists climbed 11.5% while excursionists declined 9.5%. By nationality in that period, French visitors fell 8.9%, with Spanish and others up 3.8% and 15.2% respectively. Year-to-date daily visitors rose slightly by 0.2%.

Visit purposes highlighted contrasts: sports activities accounted for 44% overall, dominating tourists at 61.6%, while shopping drove 79.8% of excursionist trips.

The figures point to a continued preference for overnight stays, bolstered by growth from non-neighbouring markets, even as day trips from France and Spain weakened amid weather disruptions.