Aruba vs Saint Helena: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Aruba
5,030 people
in 2020
Saint Helena
5,430 people
in 2020
Aruba rank
221st
Saint Helena rank
219th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Aruba
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 5,430 people against 5,030 people in Aruba, a difference of 400 people.
That makes Saint Helena's figure about 1.1 times Aruba's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 221st and Saint Helena ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 4 and Saint Helena in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8,430 people | 5,266 people | 3,164 people | Aruba |
| 1960s | 8,688 people | 5,419 people | 3,269 people | Aruba |
| 1970s | 8,692 people | 5,952 people | 2,740 people | Aruba |
| 1980s | 7,191 people | 6,522 people | 668.77 people | Aruba |
| 1990s | 6,344 people | 6,483 people | 138.25 people | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 5,773 people | 5,780 people | 6.74 people | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 5,351 people | 5,417 people | 66.48 people | Saint Helena |
| 2020s | 5,030 people | 5,430 people | 399.98 people | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Aruba or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena, at 5,430 people against 5,030 people in Aruba as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Aruba and Saint Helena?
- 400 people, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Saint Helena?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Aruba and Saint Helena rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Aruba ranks 221st and Saint Helena ranks 219th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.