Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Aruba
Aruba: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6139 people per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.6139 people per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
124th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.7037 people per person
in 1987
All-time low
0.5902 people per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Aruba, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Aruba is 0.6139 people per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Aruba peaked at 0.7037 people per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.5902 people per person, in 1960.
Aruba ranks 124th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Aruba, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5902 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5907 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5921 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5943 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5972 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.6008 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6048 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6092 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.614 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.619 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.6241 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.6293 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6436 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6517 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6635 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6762 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6845 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6881 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6909 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.69 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6844 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6796 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6755 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6694 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6653 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6791 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.698 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7037 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6985 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6868 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6718 people per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6604 people per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6527 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6307 people per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6189 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6219 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.618 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6144 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6191 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6304 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6404 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6452 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6479 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6463 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6377 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6269 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6219 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6235 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.625 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6269 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6308 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6299 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6239 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6176 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.614 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6105 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6083 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6104 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6111 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6108 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6133 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6185 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6215 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6217 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6183 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6139 people per person | -0.7% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 0.6139 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 76% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 0.6139 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 85% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6012 people per person | 0.5902 people per person | 0.619 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6642 people per person | 0.6241 people per person | 0.6909 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.684 people per person | 0.6653 people per person | 0.7037 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6338 people per person | 0.6144 people per person | 0.6718 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6342 people per person | 0.6219 people per person | 0.6479 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6167 people per person | 0.6083 people per person | 0.6308 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6179 people per person | 0.6133 people per person | 0.6217 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 121 Kazakhstan 0.6239 people per person compare
- 122 French Polynesia 0.6176 people per person compare
- 123 Mauritania 0.6149 people per person compare
- 125 Barbados 0.597 people per person compare
- 126 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5963 people per person compare
- 127 Fiji 0.5954 people per person compare
More population data for Aruba
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6462 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5592 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6462 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2545 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 417.72 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3,135 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.0063 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Aruba?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Aruba was 0.6139 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7037 people per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5902 people per person in 1960.
- How does Aruba rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Aruba ranks 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.