Page last updated on February 11, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Aruban(s)
adjective:
Aruban; Dutch
Ethnic groups:
mixed white/Caribbean Amerindian 80%, other 20%
Languages:
Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 66.3%, Spanish 12.6%, English (widely spoken) 7.7%, Dutch (official) 5.8%, other 2.2%, unspecified or unknown 5.3% (2000 census)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 80.8%, Protestant 7.8% (Evangelist 4.1%, Methodist 1.2%, other Protestant 2.5%), Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%, Jewish 0.2%, other 5.1%, none or unspecified 4.6%
Population:
107,635 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 190
note:
estimate based on a revision of the base population, fertility, and mortality numbers, as well as a revision of 1985-99 migration estimates from outmigration to inmigration, which is assumed to continue into the future; the new results are consistent with the 2000 census
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.1% (male 9,793/female 9,713)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
13.6% (male 7,328/female 7,346)
25-54 years:
43.8% (male 22,859/female 24,305)
55-64 years:
12.9% (male 6,177/female 7,667)
65 years and over:
11.6% (male 4,899/female 7,548) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.4 years
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male:
36.6 years
female:
40.2 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.413% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
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Birth rate:
12.76 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
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Death rate:
7.92 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
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Net migration rate:
9.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 12
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Urbanization:
urban population: 47% of total population (2010)
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rate of urbanization:
0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
ORANJESTAD (capital) 33,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
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under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.65 male(s)/female
total population:
0.9 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 12.51 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 129
male:
16.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
8.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.93 years
country comparison to the world: 85
male:
72.89 years
female:
79.04 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.84 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
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Education expenditures:
5% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 57
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Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97.3%
male:
97.5%
female:
97.1% (2000 census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 13 years
male:
13 years
female:
13 years (2009)
youth ages 15-24:, youth ages 15-24:
total: 23.2%
country comparison to the world: 36
male:
24.1%
female:
22.9% (2007)
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