Aruba Population
Aruba had an estimated population of 108,785 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 191st most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.00% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +0.73% a year.
Aruba at a glance
How Aruba's population is changing
Aruba's population is growing: +0.73% a year, which works out to about +793 people per year, or +2 a day. Births (7.6 per 1,000) and deaths (7.8 per 1,000) alone would give −0.02% a year; net migration adds about 111 people a year (+0.10%). Roughly one in every 75,520 people on Earth lives in Aruba.
Population of Aruba since 1960
In 1960, Aruba had 54,922 people. By 2025 that was 108,785 — 2.0× larger. The fastest growth came between 1988 and 1998, when the population rose by 49%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54,922 | — |
| 1970 | 58,950 | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 59,909 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 62,753 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 90,588 | +44.4% |
| 2010 | 101,838 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 108,587 | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 108,785 | +0.2% |
Aruba from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Aruba at about 2,204 people in 1800; the UN estimates 108,157 in 2025 (49× 1800) and projects 75,189 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2026 at 108,172 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 2,204 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 2,720 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 9,600 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 42,763 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 88,772 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 108,157 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 100,006 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 87,095 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 75,189 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Aruba
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 108,785. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oranjestad | 29,998 | GeoNames settlement | 27.58% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 2 | Noord | 24,193 | GeoNames settlement | 22.24% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 3 | Tanki Leendert | 21,500 | GeoNames settlement | 19.76% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 4 | Santa Cruz | 15,236 | GeoNames settlement | 14.01% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 5 | San Nicolas | 14,175 | GeoNames settlement | 13.03% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 6 | Butucu | 14,175 | GeoNames settlement | 13.03% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 7 | Paradera | 13,834 | GeoNames settlement | 12.72% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 8 | Savaneta | 11,955 | GeoNames settlement | 10.99% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | Malmok | 5,637 | GeoNames settlement | 5.18% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 10 | Pos Chiquito | 5,259 | GeoNames settlement | 4.83% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Aruba compares
Aruba has almost the same population as Micronesia (113,683).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Aruba | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #189 |  Grenada | 117,303 | +8% | compare → |
| #190 |  Micronesia | 113,683 | +5% | compare → |
| #192 |  United States Virgin Islands | 103,792 | −5% | compare → |
| #193 |  Tonga | 103,742 | −5% | compare → |
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Nearest countries
Aruba has no land border. Closest by distance:
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In its region
Aruba is the 32nd most populous of the 42 economies in Latin America & Caribbean, holding 0.0% of the region's 666,592,570 people.
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Cities
Oranjestad, Noord, Tanki Leendert, Santa Cruz, San Nicolas, Butucu, Paradera, Savaneta — all Aruba's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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