Demographics of Aruba
This is a
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1930 | 15,659 | — |
1960 | 53,199 | +4.16% |
1972 | 57,908 | +0.71% |
1981 | 60,312 | +0.45% |
1991 | 66,687 | +1.01% |
2000 | 90,506 | +3.45% |
2010 | 101,484 | +1.15% |
Source:[1] |
Having poor
The population is estimated to be 75% mixed European/Amerindian/African, 15% Black and 10% other ethnicities. Although no full-blooded
The two official languages are the Dutch language and the predominant, national language Papiamento, which is classified as a creole language. This creole language is formed primarily from 16th century Portuguese, and several other languages. Spanish and English are also spoken. Islanders can often speak four or more languages.
Many people in the Aruba island culture are multilingual, meaning they can speak more than two or three languages. Languages in this culture are known to be mainly Spanish and English, but also include languages such as Dutch, Portuguese and a local language known as Papiamento. The Leeward islands also known as the (ABC) islands are Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao. All three islands include the languages listed above.[2]
Children in Aruba are known to start school by the age of four and are commonly known to be multilingual by this time. Although main languages for Aruba are Papiamento and Dutch, English and Spanish is taught through education when reaching the sixth grade.
Population
The estimated population as of 2021 is 106,537, per the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects[4][5]. The population is of mixed ancestry, including Caquetio Indians, Africans, and Europeans.[6] Between 1985 and 1987, the population declined due to emigration, but in 1990 this trend was reversed due to the development of the oil industry.[7]
Vital statistics
Average population (x 1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | TFR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | 1,958 | 249 | 1,709 | 50.2 | 6.4 | 43.9 | ||
1953 | 40 | 2,002 | 172 | 1,830 | 49.9 | 4.3 | 45.6 | |
1954 | 42 | 2,015 | 205 | 1,810 | 48.2 | 4.9 | 43.3 | |
1955 | 44 | 1,916 | 236 | 1,680 | 43.8 | 5.4 | 38.4 | |
1956 | 46 | 1,918 | 228 | 1,690 | 41.8 | 5.0 | 36.8 | |
1957 | 48 | 2,017 | 233 | 1,784 | 41.8 | 4.8 | 37.0 | |
1958 | 51 | 1,968 | 232 | 1,736 | 39.0 | 4.6 | 34.4 | |
1959 | 53 | 1,836 | 248 | 1,588 | 34.9 | 4.7 | 30.2 | |
1960 | 54 | 1,916 | 254 | 1,662 | 35.3 | 4.7 | 30.7 | |
1961 | 55 | 1,838 | 217 | 1,621 | 33.2 | 3.9 | 29.2 | |
1962 | 56 | 1,787 | 215 | 1,572 | 31.8 | 3.8 | 28.0 | |
1963 | 57 | 1,657 | 208 | 1,449 | 29.2 | 3.7 | 25.6 | |
1964 | 57 | 1,556 | 224 | 1,332 | 27.3 | 3.9 | 23.4 | |
1965 | 57 | 1,420 | 225 | 1,195 | 24.8 | 3.9 | 20.8 | |
1966 | 58 | 1,230 | 219 | 1,011 | 21.3 | 3.8 | 17.5 | |
1967 | 58 | 1,151 | 226 | 925 | 19.8 | 3.9 | 15.9 | |
1968 | 58 | 1,143 | 258 | 885 | 19.6 | 4.4 | 15.2 | |
1969 | 59 | 1,188 | 318 | 870 | 20.2 | 5.4 | 14.8 | |
1970 | 59 | 1,234 | 289 | 945 | 20.9 | 4.9 | 16.0 | |
1971 | 60.811 | 1,232 | 292 | 940 | 20.7 | 4.9 | 15.8 | |
1972 | 61.293 | 1,201 | 275 | 926 | 20.1 | 4.6 | 15.5 | |
1973 | 61.717 | 1,003 | 287 | 716 | 17.2 | 4.9 | 12.3 | |
1974 | 61.788 | 962 | 298 | 664 | 16.5 | 5.1 | 11.4 | |
1975 | 61.982 | 968 | 286 | 682 | 16.6 | 4.9 | 11.7 | |
1976 | 62.288 | 941 | 300 | 641 | 16.1 | 5.1 | 11.0 | |
1977 | 62.755 | 993 | 320 | 673 | 17.0 | 5.5 | 11.5 | |
1978 | 63.049 | 1 058 | 284 | 774 | 18.0 | 4.8 | 13.2 | |
1979 | 63.931 | 1 065 | 318 | 747 | 18.0 | 5.4 | 12.6 | |
1980 | 64.364 | 1 125 | 288 | 837 | 18.8 | 4.8 | 14.0 | |
1981 | 65.165 | 1 051 | 317 | 734 | 17.4 | 5.2 | 12.1 | |
1982 | 61.965 | 1 036 | 313 | 723 | 16.9 | 5.1 | 11.8 | |
1983 | 63.190 | 1 133 | 339 | 794 | 18.2 | 5.4 | 12.8 | |
1984 | 62.760 | 1 169 | 323 | 846 | 18.6 | 5.1 | 13.4 | |
1985 | 62.760 | 1 109 | 334 | 775 | 18.0 | 5.4 | 12.6 | |
1986 | 61.028 | 1 014 | 377 | 637 | 16.9 | 6.3 | 10.6 | |
1987 | 60.192 | 992 | 370 | 622 | 16.8 | 6.3 | 10.5 | |
1988 | 60.422 | 949 | 335 | 614 | 16.0 | 5.6 | 10.3 | |
1989 | 61.655 | 1,141 | 372 | 769 | 18.9 | 6.2 | 12.7 | |
1990 | 63.509 | 1,140 | 419 | 721 | 18.2 | 6.7 | 11.5 | |
1991 | 67.358 | 1,157 | 429 | 728 | 17.6 | 6.5 | 11.0 | |
1992 | 69.005 | 1,292 | 424 | 868 | 18.7 | 6.1 | 12.6 | |
1993 | 73.685 | 1,337 | 402 | 935 | 18.1 | 5.5 | 12.7 | |
1994 | 77.595 | 1,315 | 431 | 884 | 16.9 | 5.6 | 11.4 | |
1995 | 79.804 | 1,419 | 504 | 915 | 17.8 | 6.3 | 11.5 | |
1996 | 83.021 | 1,452 | 469 | 983 | 17.5 | 5.6 | 11.8 | |
1997 | 86.300 | 1,457 | 497 | 960 | 16.9 | 5.8 | 11.1 | |
1998 | 88.451 | 1,315 | 505 | 810 | 14.9 | 5.7 | 9.2 | |
1999 | 89.658 | 1,251 | 561 | 690 | 14.0 | 6.3 | 7.7 | |
2000 | 90.588 | 1,294 | 531 | 763 | 14.3 | 5.9 | 8.4 | 1.98 |
2001 | 91.439 | 1,263 | 435 | 828 | 13.8 | 4.8 | 9.1 | 1.95 |
2002 | 92.074 | 1,228 | 492 | 736 | 13.3 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 1.93 |
2003 | 93.128 | 1,244 | 501 | 743 | 13.4 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 1.94 |
2004 | 95.138 | 1,193 | 502 | 691 | 12.5 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 1.89 |
2005 | 97.634 | 1,263 | 482 | 781 | 12.9 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 1.91 |
2006 | 99.405 | 1,359 | 539 | 820 | 13.7 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 2.01 |
2007 | 100.149 | 1,339 | 533 | 806 | 13.4 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 1.99 |
2008 | 100.916 | 1,319 | 554 | 765 | 13.1 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 1.97 |
2009 | 101.604 | 1,254 | 629 | 625 | 12.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 1.92 |
2010 | 101.838 | 1,216 | 619 | 597 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 1.80 |
2011 | 102.591 | 1,249 | 642 | 607 | 12.2 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 1.72 |
2012 | 104.110 | 1,311 | 609 | 702 | 12.6 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 1.75 |
2013 | 105.675 | 1,326 | 573 | 753 | 12.6 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 1.77 |
2014 | 106.807 | 1,374 | 653 | 721 | 12.9 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 1.86 |
2015 | 107.906 | 1,247 | 687 | 560 | 11.6 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 1.79 |
2016 | 108.727 | 1,264 | 789 | 475 | 11.6 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 1.83 |
2017 | 108.735 | 1,248 | 717 | 531 | 11.5 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 1.81 |
2018 | 108.908 | 1,177 | 730 | 447 | 10.8 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 1.69 |
2019 | 109.203 | 1,184 | 671 | 513 | 10.8 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 1.71 |
2020 | 108.587 | 1 052 | 743 | 309 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 1.55 |
2021 | 107.700 | 1 019 | 964 | 55 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 1.69 |
2022 | 107.310 | 915 | 879 | 36 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 1.46 |
Structure of the population
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 50 117 | 55 859 | 105 976 | 100 |
0-4 | 3 061 | 3 016 | 6 077 | 5.73 |
5-9 | 3 619 | 3 387 | 7 006 | 6.61 |
10-14 | 3 733 | 3 711 | 7 445 | 7.03 |
15-19 | 3 872 | 3 744 | 7 616 | 7.19 |
20-24 | 3 145 | 2 941 | 6 086 | 5.74 |
25-29 | 2 775 | 2 994 | 5 769 | 5.44 |
30-34 | 3 011 | 3 578 | 6 589 | 6.22 |
35-39 | 3 249 | 3 860 | 7 109 | 6.71 |
40-44 | 3 906 | 4 551 | 8 456 | 7.98 |
45-49 | 4 072 | 4 798 | 8 871 | 8.37 |
50-54 | 4 275 | 4 873 | 9 148 | 8.63 |
55-59 | 3 526 | 4 176 | 7 702 | 7.27 |
60-64 | 2 805 | 3 228 | 6 033 | 5.69 |
65-69 | 1 942 | 2 456 | 4 397 | 4.15 |
70-74 | 1 413 | 1 735 | 3 148 | 2.97 |
75-79 | 886 | 1 368 | 2 254 | 2.13 |
80-84 | 554 | 842 | 1 396 | 1.32 |
85-89 | 195 | 370 | 566 | 0.53 |
90-94 | 65 | 160 | 225 | 0.21 |
95-99 | 10 | 55 | 66 | 0.06 |
100+ | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0.02 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0-14 | 10 413 | 10 114 | 20 527 | 19.37 |
15-64 | 34 635 | 38 743 | 73 378 | 69.24 |
65+ | 5 069 | 7 002 | 12 071 | 11.39 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 50 795 | 56 900 | 107 695 | 100 |
0–4 | 2 652 | 2 455 | 5 107 | 4.74 |
5–9 | 3 174 | 3 045 | 6 219 | 5.77 |
10–14 | 3 415 | 3 379 | 6 793 | 6.31 |
15–19 | 3 551 | 3 301 | 6 852 | 6.36 |
20–24 | 2 786 | 2 592 | 5 377 | 4.99 |
25–29 | 2 945 | 3 048 | 5 994 | 5.57 |
30–34 | 3 177 | 3 456 | 6 633 | 6.16 |
35–39 | 3 206 | 3 716 | 6 922 | 6.43 |
40–44 | 3 284 | 3 993 | 7 277 | 6.76 |
45–49 | 3 400 | 4 059 | 7 459 | 6.93 |
50–54 | 3 800 | 4 596 | 8 396 | 7.80 |
55–59 | 4 018 | 4 720 | 8 738 | 8.11 |
60–64 | 3 683 | 4 464 | 8 147 | 7.56 |
65-69 | 2 954 | 3 576 | 6 530 | 6.06 |
70-74 | 2 112 | 2 573 | 4 685 | 4.35 |
75-79 | 1 322 | 1 781 | 3 102 | 2.88 |
80-84 | 817 | 1 169 | 1 986 | 1.84 |
85-89 | 347 | 677 | 1 024 | 0.95 |
90-94 | 122 | 229 | 351 | 0.33 |
95+ | 30 | 72 | 102 | 0.09 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 9 241 | 8 879 | 18 120 | 16.83 |
15–64 | 33 850 | 37 944 | 71 794 | 66.66 |
65+ | 7 704 | 10 077 | 17 781 | 16.51 |
Ethnic groups
The population is estimated to be 75%
In 2019, recently arrived Venezuelan refugees were estimated to number around 17,000, accounting for some 15% of the island’s population.[13]
Languages
Religions
References
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