 Nationality:
noun: Aruban(s) adjective:Aruban; Dutch
Ethnic groups:
Dutch 82.1%, Colombian 6.6%, Venezuelan 2.2%, Dominican 2.2%, Haitian 1.2%, other 5.5%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)
Languages:
Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 69.4%, Spanish 13.7%, English (widely spoken) 7.1%, Dutch (official) 6.1%, Chinese 1.5%, other 1.7%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 75.3%, Protestant 4.9% (includes Methodist .9%, Adventist .9%, Anglican .4%, other Protestant 2.7%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 12%, none 5.5%, unspecified 0.5% (2010 est.)
Population:
110,663 (July 2014 est.)country comparison to the world: 190
Age structure:
0-14 years:17.8% (male 9,852/female 9,797)15-24 years:13.5% (male 7,469/female 7,427) 25-54 years:43% (male 22,981/female 24,615) 55-64 years:13.5% (male 6,804/female 8,093) 65 years and over:12.3% (male 5,346/female 8,279) (2014 est.) Dependency ratios:total dependency ratio: 44.1 % youth dependency ratio:27.1 % elderly dependency ratio:16.9 % potential support ratio:5.9 (2014 est.)
Median age:
total:38.8 yearsmale:36.9 years female:40.6 years (2014 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.36% (2014 est.)country comparison to the world: 90
Birth rate:
12.65 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)country comparison to the world: 158
Death rate:
8.09 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)country comparison to the world: 96
Net migration rate:
9.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)country comparison to the world: 15
Urbanization:
urban population:46.8% of total population (2011)rate of urbanization:0.54% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major urban areas - population:
ORANJESTAD (capital) 37,000 (2011)
Sex ratio:
at birth:1.02 male(s)/female0-14 years:1.01 male(s)/female 15-24 years:1.01 male(s)/female 25-54 years:0.93 male(s)/female 55-64 years:0.9 male(s)/female 65 years and over:0.65 male(s)/female total population:0.9 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
| | Infant mortality rate:
total:11.74 deaths/1,000 live birthscountry comparison to the world: 128 male:15.44 deaths/1,000 live births female:7.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:76.35 yearscountry comparison to the world: 82 male:73.3 years female:79.47 years (2014 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.84 children born/woman (2014 est.)country comparison to the world: 150
Drinking water source:
improved:urban: 97.8% of population rural: 97.8% of population total: 97.8% of population unimproved: urban: 2.2% of population rural: 2.2% of population total: 2.2% of population (2012 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
improved:urban: 97.7% of population rural: 97.7% of population total: 97.7% of population unimproved: urban: 2.3% of population rural: 2.3% of population total: 2.3% of population (2012 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
Education expenditures:
6% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 41
Literacy:
definition:age 15 and over can read and writetotal population:96.8% male:96.9% female:96.7% (2010 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total:13 yearsmale:13 years female:14 years (2011)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
total:23.2%country comparison to the world: 47 male:24.1% female:22.9% (2007) |