Central administration staff rise 3.4% to 2,868 as payroll and pay increase

At the end of 2024 the central administration employed 2,868 people, up 95 (3.4%) from the previous year. The teaching corps made up 35.9% of the workforce and the general corps 35.5%.

Women accounted for 58.6% of staff (1,681) and men 41.4% (1,187), though gender balance varies markedly by corps. The banders corps is entirely male; firefighters were 97.5% male, police 90.4%, penitentiary staff 87.3% and customs 81.3%. By contrast, teaching was 79.8% female, justice 78.3%, the diplomatic corps 66.7% and the general corps 61.6% female.

By age, 75.3% of employees were between 25 and 54 (2,160), a rise of 2.3% year‑on‑year. The 55–64 group numbered 612 (21.3%), up 7.4%, while the 18–24 cohort increased from 67 to 74.

Nationality data show 80.0% held Andorran citizenship (2,294), 16.9% were Spanish (485), 1.2% French (35), 0.8% Portuguese (23) and 1.1% other nationalities (31).

Career civil servants remained the majority with 2,155 people (75.1%), interim staff rose 10.7% to 600 (20.9% of the total) and 113 employees (3.9%) were in other arrangements — a group that includes political appointees, ambassadors, magistrates, mayors, prosecutors and special‑relation personnel. Among interim workers, 370 served in education, 213 in the general administration, 13 in justice and 4 in the diplomatic corps; interims were 422 women and 178 men, and most (about 497) were aged 25–54. Overall, one in five central administration posts was held on an interim basis.

Total payroll for 2024 amounted to €117.08 million, an 8.8% increase on 2023. The average annual salary was €40,821 (a 5.2% rise); prorating the 13th pay across 12 months yields an average monthly salary of roughly €3,401. Specialised corps earn substantially more than teaching and general staff. Average annual pay by category included: "other" (which includes the head of government, secretaries of state, ambassadors and mayors) €72,416; diplomatic €59,392; police €52,319; firefighters €51,922; penitentiary staff €50,626; customs €42,886. By contrast, teaching averaged €35,420 and the general corps €37,342.

Spending on staff training rose about 11% to €729,872. The administration ran 621 courses in 2024, with some 6,210 attendances, most in technical training organized by the administration.