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STRUCTURE OF THE ESTIMATED The number of deaths falls af er the
POPULATION BY AGE AND GENDER. 2021 Chart 4.6 historic high in 2020 due to COVID-19.

As for the structure of the estimated population
by age and gender, men still outnumber women
in all working age brackets except the 40-44
age bracket (slightly) and, outside the working
age, in the over-75 bracket. In 2021, the
difference between the percentages of male
and female populations increased six tenths
to 2.4 percentage points – there are 1,927
more men – a difference that can be explained
by the size of the foreign workforce, which
is traditionally mostly male and which also
increased in 2021.

The populat on aged 65 and over
already represents 14.7% of the total,
Men Women
a historic high and larger than the
Source: Parish censuses of the Comú governments / Department of Stat st cs.
group of under-15s.

In parallel, the estimated population distribution by age and nationality shows that the presence
of foreigners clearly exceeds that of Andorrans in all age brackets above the age of 30. In contrast,
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the proportion of Andorrans in the under-30s bracket is much higher (72.3%), contrasting with
the low proportion of Andorrans in the over-65s group (38.9%).

To complete the analysis of the population of Andorra, the distribution by ages in 2021 shows
The Andorran economy: general developments | IV. Population, employment and education
that the Andorran population continues to age progressively. Specifically, the falling trend in the
estimated population of under-15s in recent years has continued, so its percentage of the total
fell to 12.8%, 3.6 points less than in 2010. In contrast, the over-65s group grew faster in 2021
(4.4%), raising its share of the total to a new historic high of 14.7%, higher than the percentage
of the population under the age of 15. In between, the working age population (ages 15-64)
increased 2.1% and its percentage of the total remained at 72.4%. As a result, the average age of
the Andorran population continued to rise in 2021, to 42.

2. Employment and unemployment

According to data from the Workforce Survey Unemployment did not decline in 2021
(EFT), the number of unemployed in Andorra despite the economic improvement.
remained practically stable, at 1,410, the
highest figure in the last six years. Along the
same line, the unemployment rate remained stuck at 2.9%, the figure it reached in 2020, although
this is still much lower than in neighbouring countries.

So, despite the improvement in the economic environment in 2021, the Andorran job market
continued to be influenced by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, so the two programmes to
encourage employment that were started in 2020 were also continued, one aimed at the private
sector and the other at the public sector. Moreover, a special programme was added to encourage
recruiting and practical training within businesses, for the group of active youth aged 16-25.