Population: 65,545 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.65% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 14.95 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 6.12 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 8.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.43 years
male: 72.77 years
female: 80.27 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.82 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Aruban(s)
adjective: Aruban

Ethnic divisions: mixed European/Caribbean Indian 80%

Religions: Roman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish

Languages: Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English dialect), English (widely spoken), Spanish

Literacy:
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: NA
by occupation: most employment is in the tourist industry (1986)

NOTE: The information regarding Aruba on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Aruba People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Aruba People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.