World Factbook
Aruba
Land Aruba (Dutch); Pais Aruba (Papiamento)
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
Papiamento (official) (a creole language that mixes Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, French, African languages, and 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.)
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
total population
0.9 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.68 male(s)/female
Birth rate
11.44 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
8.85 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
39.3 years
total
41.2 years (2025 est.)
female
42.4 years
Population
male
59,101
total
125,063 (2024 est.)
female
65,962
Nationality
noun
Aruban(s)
adjective
Aruban; Dutch
Urbanization
urban population
44.3% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
17.2% (male 10,815/female 10,747)
15-64 years
65.7% (male 39,621/female 42,487)
65 years and over
17.1% (2024 est.) (male 8,665/female 12,728)
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
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
52.3 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio
26.3 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio
3.8 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
26.1 (2024 est.)
Net migration rate
7.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.82 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
3.6% of GDP (2021 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
11% national budget (2021 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
15.6 deaths/1,000 live births
total
11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
7.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
1.05% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.9 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
most residents live in or around Oranjestad and San Nicolaas; most settlements tend to be located on the less mountainous western side of the island
Life expectancy at birth
male
75.4 years
female
81.6 years
total population
78.5 years (2024 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 98.8% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 1.2% of population (2022 est.)
Major urban areas - population
30,000 ORANJESTAD (capital) (2018)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
46.8% (2020 est.)