Languages of Andorra

Languages of Andorra
OfficialCatalan
ForeignSpanish, French and Portuguese
SignedFrench Sign Language, Catalan Sign Language
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The historic and official language of Andorra is Catalan, a Romance language. Because of immigration, historical links, and close geographic proximity, Spanish and French are commonly spoken. There is a sizeable immigrant community that speaks Portuguese. Most Andorran residents can speak one or more of these, in addition to Catalan. Spanish was the most common mother tongue in Andorra according to mother tongue percentage statistics by the Andorran Government released in 2018. In 2022, Catalan became the most common mother tongue used by 55.2% of the Andorran population.

Language At home Outside home
2014 2018 2022 2018[1] 2022
Catalan 39.5% 35.7% 44% 55.2% 63.7%
Spanish 43.8% 43.2% 40.3% 37.1% 48.6%
Portuguese 18.6% 17.1% 13.5% 3.8% 6.6%
French 9.7% 8.9% 10% 2.2% 5.7%
Others 9% 6.8% 9.8% 1.5% - 10% 4.9%
Source: Coneixements i Usos Lingüístics de la Població d'Andorra (1995–2022)[2][3][4]
  1. ^ "L'ús del català es posiciona per davant les altres llengües". www.govern.ad (in Catalan). Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  2. ^ "La llengua a Andorra". www.cultura.ad. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  3. ^ "Coneixements I Usos Lingüístics de la Població d'Andorra: Situació actual i evolució (1995–2018)" (PDF). Government of Andorra. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. ^ "L'estudi de coneixements i usos lingüístics indica que el català és la llengua de referència de la població en coneixement i ús". www.govern.ad (in Catalan). 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19.