Aruba People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
122,320 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Aruban(s)
adjective: Aruban; Dutch
Ethnic groups
Aruban 66%, Colombian 9.1%, Dutch 4.3%, Dominican 4.1%, Venezuelan 3.2%, Curacaoan 2.2%, Haitian 1.5%, Surinamese 1.2%, Peruvian 1.1%, Chinese 1.1%, other 6.2% (2010 est.)
note: data represent population by country of birth
Languages
Papiamento (official) (a creole language that is a mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, and, to a lesser extent, French, as well as elements of African languages and the language of the Arawak) 69.4%, Spanish 13.7%, English (widely spoken) 7.1%, Dutch (official) 6.1%, Chinese 1.5%, other 1.7%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 75.3%, Protestant 4.9% (includes Methodist 0.9%, Adventist 0.9%, Anglican 0.4%, other Protestant 2.7%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 12%, none 5.5%, unspecified 0.5% (2010 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 17.55% (male 10,524/female 10,437)
15-24 years: 12.06% (male 7,231/female 7,175)
25-54 years: 40.54% (male 23,387/female 25,029)
55-64 years: 14.79% (male 8,285/female 9,383)
65 years and over: 15.05% (male 7,064/female 10,913) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 47.8
youth dependency ratio: 24.8
elderly dependency ratio: 23
potential support ratio: 4.4 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 39.9 years
male: 38.2 years
female: 41.5 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
1.14% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
11.82 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
8.62 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
8.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
most residents live in or around Oranjestad and San Nicolaas; most settlments tend to be located on the less mountainous western side of the island
Urbanization
urban population: 44.3% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
30,000 ORANJESTAD (capital) (2018)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.87 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.52 male(s)/female
total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 12.09 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.01 years
male: 74.93 years
female: 81.15 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.83 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 98.1% of population
rural: 98.1% of population
total: 98.1% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.9% of population
rural: 1.9% of population
total: 1.9% of population (2015 est.)
Current health expenditure
N/A
Physicians density
N/A
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 97.7% of population
rural: 97.7% of population
total: 97.7% of population
unimproved: urban: 2.3% of population
rural: 2.3% of population
total: 2.3% of population (2015 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
N/A
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
5.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8%
male: 97.8%
female: 97.8% (2018)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2012)
NOTE: The information regarding Aruba on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Aruba 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Aruba 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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