Aruba People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

123,702 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Aruban(s)

adjective: Aruban; Dutch

Ethnic groups

Dutch 78.7%, Colombian 6.6%, Venezuelan 5.5%, Dominican 2.8%, Haitian 1.3%, other 5.1% (2020 est.)

note: data represent population by nationality

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: 17.32% (male 10,745/female 10,677)

15-64 years: 66.11% (male 39,490/female 42,284)

65 years and over: 16.58% (2023 est.) (male 8,237/female 12,269)

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

1.11% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

11.69 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

8.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

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

15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female

total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 11.79 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 16.04 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 7.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.25 years

male: 75.19 years

female: 81.37 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.82 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.9 (2023 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.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

42.1% (2023 est.)

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 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Aruba 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Aruba 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.