Andorra

Summary

Official Name

Principality of Andorra

International Conventions

CDE (2018), CPPDCE (2007), CSICH (2013), ICCPR (2006), UNCRPD (2014), UNDRIP (2007)

Population

77,000

Principal Languages

Catalan, French, Spanish

Literacy Rate

100% (2016 World Factbook)

Language Counts

The number of established languages listed for Andorra is 5. All are living languages. Of these, 3 are indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional and 2 are developing.

Languages

Catalan cat: Users: 30,000 in Andorra (2005 census). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (1993, Constitution, Article 2(1)). Alternate Names: Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Català Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, East Iberian
English eng: Users: 17,900 in Andorra (2004 Institut d’Estudis Catalans), L2 users. Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English
French fra: Scattered. Users: 58,200 in Andorra, all users. L1 users: 4,200 in Andorra (2005 census). L2 users: 54,000 (Beck et al 2018). Ethnic population: 5,200 (2008 census). Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. Alternate Names: Francès, Français Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French
Portuguese por: Scattered. Users: 11,700 in Andorra (2005 census). Ethnic population: 13,800 (2008 census). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Português Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Portuguese-Galician
Spanish spa: Widespread. Users: 44,200 in Andorra, all users. L1 users: 27,300 in Andorra (2019). L2 users: 16,900 (Instituto Cervantes 2019). Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. Alternate Names: Castilian Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian