Urban area over the long-term in Andorra
Andorra: Urban area over the long-term was 49.24 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
49.24 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
174th
of 202 countries
All-time high
49.24 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Andorra, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area over the long-term in Andorra stood at 49.24 km² per grid cell. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Andorra peaked at 49.24 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
Andorra ranks 174th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area over the long-term in Andorra, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 0 km² per grid cell | +206.1% |
| 1200 | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | +206.1% |
| 1300 | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | +206.1% |
| 1400 | 0.001 km² per grid cell | +206.1% |
| 1500 | 0.0031 km² per grid cell | +206.1% |
| 1600 | 0.0096 km² per grid cell | +206.1% |
| 1700 | 0.0294 km² per grid cell | +206.1% |
| 1710 | 0.0777 km² per grid cell | +164.4% |
| 1720 | 0.1311 km² per grid cell | +68.6% |
| 1730 | 0.1898 km² per grid cell | +44.8% |
| 1740 | 0.2543 km² per grid cell | +34.0% |
| 1750 | 0.3251 km² per grid cell | +27.8% |
| 1760 | 0.4027 km² per grid cell | +23.9% |
| 1770 | 0.4876 km² per grid cell | +21.1% |
| 1780 | 0.5802 km² per grid cell | +19.0% |
| 1790 | 0.6812 km² per grid cell | +17.4% |
| 1800 | 0.7913 km² per grid cell | +16.2% |
| 1810 | 0.9111 km² per grid cell | +15.1% |
| 1820 | 1.04 km² per grid cell | +14.3% |
| 1830 | 1.18 km² per grid cell | +13.6% |
| 1840 | 1.34 km² per grid cell | +13.0% |
| 1850 | 1.5 km² per grid cell | +12.4% |
| 1860 | 1.68 km² per grid cell | +12.0% |
| 1870 | 1.88 km² per grid cell | +11.6% |
| 1880 | 2.09 km² per grid cell | +11.2% |
| 1890 | 2.31 km² per grid cell | +10.9% |
| 1900 | 2.55 km² per grid cell | +10.3% |
| 1910 | 2.77 km² per grid cell | +8.7% |
| 1920 | 2.89 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 1930 | 2.89 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 2.89 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 2.89 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 2.89 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 2.89 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 2.89 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 2.89 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 2.97 km² per grid cell | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 3.26 km² per grid cell | +9.6% |
| 1957 | 3.57 km² per grid cell | +9.4% |
| 1958 | 3.89 km² per grid cell | +9.2% |
| 1959 | 4.24 km² per grid cell | +8.9% |
| 1960 | 4.61 km² per grid cell | +8.7% |
| 1961 | 5.05 km² per grid cell | +9.6% |
| 1962 | 5.52 km² per grid cell | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 6.01 km² per grid cell | +8.9% |
| 1964 | 6.53 km² per grid cell | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 7.07 km² per grid cell | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 7.62 km² per grid cell | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 8.2 km² per grid cell | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 8.8 km² per grid cell | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 9.43 km² per grid cell | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 10.1 km² per grid cell | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 10.78 km² per grid cell | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 11.52 km² per grid cell | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 12.3 km² per grid cell | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 13.06 km² per grid cell | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 13.76 km² per grid cell | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 14.39 km² per grid cell | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 14.97 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 15.55 km² per grid cell | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 16.26 km² per grid cell | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 17.17 km² per grid cell | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 17.98 km² per grid cell | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 19.02 km² per grid cell | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 20.16 km² per grid cell | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 21.28 km² per grid cell | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 22.28 km² per grid cell | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 23.45 km² per grid cell | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 24.38 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 25.28 km² per grid cell | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 26.33 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 27.69 km² per grid cell | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 28.75 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 30.12 km² per grid cell | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 31.51 km² per grid cell | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 32.54 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 32.95 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 33.84 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 34.1 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 34.09 km² per grid cell | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 34.37 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 35.31 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 36.61 km² per grid cell | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 38.33 km² per grid cell | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 40.32 km² per grid cell | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 42.29 km² per grid cell | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 44.04 km² per grid cell | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 45.54 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 46.81 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 47.81 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 48.48 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 48.8 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 48.73 km² per grid cell | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 48.28 km² per grid cell | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 47.63 km² per grid cell | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 47.02 km² per grid cell | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 46.6 km² per grid cell | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 46.46 km² per grid cell | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 46.56 km² per grid cell | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 46.84 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 47.2 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 47.55 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 47.88 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 48.22 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 48.57 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 48.91 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 49.24 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
Andorra compared with similar countries
- Andorra's 49.24 km² per grid cell is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,007 km² per grid cell, 5% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Andorra's 49.24 km² per grid cell is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,372 km² per grid cell, 4% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term in Andorra changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +206.1% | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell |
| 1200 | +206.1% | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell |
| 1300 | +206.1% | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell |
| 1400 | +206.1% | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell |
| 1500 | +206.1% | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.0031 km² per grid cell |
| 1600 | +206.1% | 0.0031 km² per grid cell | 0.0096 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0031 km² per grid cell | 0.0031 km² per grid cell | 0.0031 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0096 km² per grid cell | 0.0096 km² per grid cell | 0.0096 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.0294 km² per grid cell | 0.0294 km² per grid cell | 0.0294 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.0777 km² per grid cell | 0.0777 km² per grid cell | 0.0777 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.1311 km² per grid cell | 0.1311 km² per grid cell | 0.1311 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.1898 km² per grid cell | 0.1898 km² per grid cell | 0.1898 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.2543 km² per grid cell | 0.2543 km² per grid cell | 0.2543 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.3251 km² per grid cell | 0.3251 km² per grid cell | 0.3251 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.4027 km² per grid cell | 0.4027 km² per grid cell | 0.4027 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.4876 km² per grid cell | 0.4876 km² per grid cell | 0.4876 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.5802 km² per grid cell | 0.5802 km² per grid cell | 0.5802 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.6812 km² per grid cell | 0.6812 km² per grid cell | 0.6812 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.7913 km² per grid cell | 0.7913 km² per grid cell | 0.7913 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.9111 km² per grid cell | 0.9111 km² per grid cell | 0.9111 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.04 km² per grid cell | 1.04 km² per grid cell | 1.04 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 1.18 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.34 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | 1.34 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.5 km² per grid cell | 1.5 km² per grid cell | 1.5 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.68 km² per grid cell | 1.68 km² per grid cell | 1.68 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.88 km² per grid cell | 1.88 km² per grid cell | 1.88 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 2.09 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.31 km² per grid cell | 2.31 km² per grid cell | 2.31 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.55 km² per grid cell | 2.55 km² per grid cell | 2.55 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.77 km² per grid cell | 2.77 km² per grid cell | 2.77 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.89 km² per grid cell | 2.89 km² per grid cell | 2.89 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.89 km² per grid cell | 2.89 km² per grid cell | 2.89 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 2.89 km² per grid cell | 2.89 km² per grid cell | 2.89 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.24 km² per grid cell | 2.89 km² per grid cell | 4.24 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.88 km² per grid cell | 4.61 km² per grid cell | 9.43 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.27 km² per grid cell | 10.1 km² per grid cell | 16.26 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.73 km² per grid cell | 17.17 km² per grid cell | 26.33 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 32 km² per grid cell | 27.69 km² per grid cell | 34.37 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.55 km² per grid cell | 35.31 km² per grid cell | 48.48 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.41 km² per grid cell | 46.46 km² per grid cell | 48.8 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.39 km² per grid cell | 47.55 km² per grid cell | 49.24 km² per grid cell | 6 |
Countries ranked near Andorra
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 61.99 km² per grid cell compare
- 172 Bhutan 56.15 km² per grid cell compare
- 173 French Guiana 51.9 km² per grid cell compare
- 175 Guadeloupe 45.59 km² per grid cell compare
- 176 Bahrain 44.31 km² per grid cell compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 43.46 km² per grid cell compare
More reference data data for Andorra
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate -9.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Andorra?
- Urban area over the long-term in Andorra was 49.24 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Andorra?
- The highest recorded value was 49.24 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Andorra?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Andorra rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Andorra ranks 174th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Andorra?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Andorra data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total built-up area of a country over time.