People practicing open defecation of population in Aruba
Aruba: People practicing open defecation of population was 0.8578 in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation of population in Aruba, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation of population in Aruba stood at 0.8578. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation of population in Aruba peaked at 1.22 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8578, in 2022.
That places Aruba 82nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation of population in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.22 | — |
| 2001 | 1.21 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.19 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.17 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.16 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.14 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.12 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.11 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.09 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.04 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.02 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.01 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9905 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9739 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9573 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9407 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9241 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9075 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.891 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8744 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8578 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8578 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8578 | +0.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 0.8578 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5704, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 | 1.07 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9822 | 0.9075 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8677 | 0.8578 | 0.891 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
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)
- Population growth rate -0.653 (2100)
- Population density 417.72 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3,135 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.653 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate -0.0686 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation of population in Aruba?
- People practicing open defecation of population in Aruba was 0.8578 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8578 in 2022.
- How does Aruba rank for people practicing open defecation of population?
- Aruba ranks 82nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of People practicing open defecation of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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