Aruba Demographics Profile 2012

Population

106,113 (July 2011 est.)
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

Age structure

0-14 years: 18.4% (male 9,847/female 9,729)
15-64 years: 70.3% (male 35,809/female 38,816)
65 years and over: 11.2% (male 4,698/female 7,214) (2011 est.)

Median age

total: 38.2 years
male: 36.4 years
female: 40 years (2011 est.)

Population growth rate

1.436% (2011 est.)

Birth rate

12.78 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Death rate

7.84 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)

Net migration rate

9.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 47% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.021 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 12.92 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.72 years
male: 72.68 years
female: 78.82 years (2011 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.84 children born/woman (2011 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Aruban(s)
adjective: Aruban; Dutch

Ethnic groups

mixed white/Caribbean Amerindian 80%, other 20%

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%

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)

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)

Education expenditures

5% of GDP (2008)