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Aruba

Aruba / AW

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Aruba in numbers.

Area180 kmยฒWorld # 204 โ†’Population108.8KWorld # 189 โ†’Population density604.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 13 โ†’Life expectancy76.5 yearsWorld # 90 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 38,591World # 43 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Aruba across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area180 kmยฒWorld # 204 / 2023 โ†’Population108.8KWorld # 189 / 2025 โ†’Population density604.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 13 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.7%World # 119 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.6World # 136 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate7.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 195 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 88 / 2024 โ†’Median age41 yearsWorld # 50 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+17.8%World # 51 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1416.5%World # 159 / 2025 โ†’Urban population61.7%World # 121 / 2025 โ†’Net migration111World # 81 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 64 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share68%World # 6 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy76.5 yearsWorld # 90 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 38,591World # 43 / 2024 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 4.2BWorld # 174 / 2024 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 51,712World # 50 / 2024 โ†’Real GDP growth6.8%World # 23 / 2024 โ†’Inflation4.3%World # 57 / 2019 โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.6%World # 119 / 2021 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area2.3%World # 186 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person8.5 tWorld # 32 / 2024 โ†’Internet use97.2%World # 19 / 2017 โ†’Mobile subscriptions130.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 57 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 109 / 2014 โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals2MWorld # 69 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.1BWorld # 72 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2010 / 81.9%Main languageDutchMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryPrepared food and beverages2023Most mapped OSM sportNo dataNo comparison data for this countryWriting directionLeft to rightDutchLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyAruban FlorinAWGDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country