World population growth in Aruba
Aruba: World population growth was -0.7% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.7%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
173rd
of 239 countries
All-time high
8.1%
in 1940
All-time low
-0.9%
in 1920
Years of data
158
1700–2100
World population growth in Aruba, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Aruba recorded -0.7% for world population growth in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Aruba peaked at 8.1% in 1940 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 1920.
Aruba ranks 173rd of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.7% | — |
| 1800 | 0.8% | +13.6% |
| 1900 | 2.5% | +220.7% |
| 1910 | -0.2% | -107.5% |
| 1920 | -0.9% | +381.2% |
| 1930 | 4.5% | -598.8% |
| 1940 | 8.1% | +78.0% |
| 1950 | 2.5% | -68.5% |
| 1951 | 2.6% | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 2.7% | +1.7% |
| 1954 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 2.7% | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 2.6% | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 2.5% | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 1.0% | -59.0% |
| 1961 | 1.4% | +35.4% |
| 1962 | 1.3% | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 1.1% | -12.8% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | -15.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -72.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -77.6% |
| 1969 | -0.1% | -320.4% |
| 1970 | -0.2% | +118.5% |
| 1971 | -0.3% | +44.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -314.0% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | +49.2% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -60.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -15.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -19.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -19.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +154.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +35.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -32.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -73.4% |
| 1986 | -0.3% | -299.2% |
| 1987 | -0.4% | +66.0% |
| 1988 | -0.2% | -46.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -460.2% |
| 1990 | 2.4% | +199.4% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +63.4% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -26.7% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -32.2% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -36.8% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -23.2% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +29.6% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -93.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +613.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -37.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -19.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -55.2% |
| 2026 | -0.0% | -136.2% |
| 2027 | -0.0% | +52.9% |
| 2028 | -0.1% | +192.3% |
| 2029 | -0.1% | +31.6% |
| 2030 | -0.1% | +36.0% |
| 2031 | -0.2% | +46.3% |
| 2032 | -0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2033 | -0.2% | +28.3% |
| 2034 | -0.3% | +11.4% |
| 2035 | -0.3% | -4.8% |
| 2036 | -0.3% | +18.5% |
| 2037 | -0.3% | +9.4% |
| 2038 | -0.4% | +5.6% |
| 2039 | -0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2040 | -0.4% | +4.9% |
| 2041 | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2042 | -0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2043 | -0.4% | +5.0% |
| 2044 | -0.5% | +11.2% |
| 2045 | -0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2046 | -0.5% | +8.0% |
| 2047 | -0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2048 | -0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2049 | -0.6% | +6.0% |
| 2050 | -0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2051 | -0.6% | +9.2% |
| 2052 | -0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2053 | -0.6% | +2.8% |
| 2054 | -0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2055 | -0.6% | -8.8% |
| 2056 | -0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2057 | -0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2058 | -0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2059 | -0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2060 | -0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2061 | -0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2062 | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2063 | -0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2064 | -0.5% | -8.4% |
| 2065 | -0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2066 | -0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2067 | -0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2068 | -0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2069 | -0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2070 | -0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2071 | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2072 | -0.5% | -1.2% |
| 2073 | -0.5% | -0.0% |
| 2074 | -0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2075 | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| 2076 | -0.5% | -4.4% |
| 2077 | -0.5% | +4.0% |
| 2078 | -0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2079 | -0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2080 | -0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2081 | -0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2082 | -0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2083 | -0.6% | +4.7% |
| 2084 | -0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2085 | -0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2086 | -0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2087 | -0.6% | +2.4% |
| 2088 | -0.6% | +2.0% |
| 2089 | -0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2090 | -0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2091 | -0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2092 | -0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2093 | -0.7% | +3.5% |
| 2094 | -0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2095 | -0.7% | +6.4% |
| 2096 | -0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2097 | -0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2098 | -0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2099 | -0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2100 | -0.7% | -1.8% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's -0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 1.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's -0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.7%, 92% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +613.9% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 1930 | +598.8% | -0.9% | 4.5% |
| 1989 | +460.2% | -0.2% | 0.8% |
| 1920 | -381.2% | -0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | -320.4% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | +314.0% | -0.3% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 1910s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 1 |
| 1920s | -0.9% | -0.9% | -0.9% | 1 |
| 1930s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1940s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8% | -0.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | -0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | -0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.6% | -0.6% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.6% | -0.6% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 170 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba -0.6% compare
- 171 Turks and Caicos Islands -0.6% compare
- 172 Greenland -0.7% compare
- 174 Philippines -0.7% compare
- 175 North Korea -0.7% compare
- 176 Greece -0.7% 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)
- 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)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Aruba?
- World population growth in Aruba was -0.7% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1940.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 1920.
- How does Aruba rank for world population growth?
- Aruba ranks 173rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.