Population in Aruba
Aruba: Population was 107,946 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
107,946 people
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
198th
of 239 countries
All-time high
107,946 people
in 2023
All-time low
7 people
in 1000
Years of data
106
1000–2023
Population in Aruba, 1000–2023
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 107,946 people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 106 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in Aruba peaked at 107,946 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7 people, in 1000.
Aruba ranks 198th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population in Aruba, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 7 people | — |
| 1100 | 15 people | +114.3% |
| 1200 | 31 people | +106.7% |
| 1300 | 62 people | +100.0% |
| 1400 | 125 people | +101.6% |
| 1500 | 250 people | +100.0% |
| 1600 | 501 people | +100.4% |
| 1700 | 1,002 people | +100.0% |
| 1710 | 1,085 people | +8.3% |
| 1720 | 1,174 people | +8.2% |
| 1730 | 1,270 people | +8.2% |
| 1740 | 1,374 people | +8.2% |
| 1750 | 1,487 people | +8.2% |
| 1760 | 1,608 people | +8.1% |
| 1770 | 1,740 people | +8.2% |
| 1780 | 1,883 people | +8.2% |
| 1790 | 2,037 people | +8.2% |
| 1800 | 2,204 people | +8.2% |
| 1810 | 2,385 people | +8.2% |
| 1820 | 2,465 people | +3.4% |
| 1830 | 2,547 people | +3.3% |
| 1840 | 2,632 people | +3.3% |
| 1850 | 2,720 people | +3.3% |
| 1860 | 3,100 people | +14.0% |
| 1870 | 3,800 people | +22.6% |
| 1880 | 6,200 people | +63.2% |
| 1890 | 7,457 people | +20.3% |
| 1900 | 9,600 people | +28.7% |
| 1910 | 9,420 people | -1.9% |
| 1920 | 8,600 people | -8.7% |
| 1930 | 13,545 people | +57.5% |
| 1940 | 30,399 people | +124.4% |
| 1950 | 42,763 people | +40.7% |
| 1951 | 43,880 people | +2.6% |
| 1952 | 45,052 people | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 46,269 people | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 47,516 people | +2.7% |
| 1955 | 48,786 people | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 50,084 people | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 51,383 people | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 52,687 people | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 54,003 people | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 54,938 people | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 55,599 people | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 56,337 people | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 57,019 people | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 57,637 people | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 58,208 people | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 58,709 people | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 59,012 people | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 59,086 people | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 59,070 people | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 58,967 people | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 58,798 people | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 58,913 people | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 59,456 people | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 60,144 people | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 60,825 people | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 61,292 people | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 61,532 people | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 61,733 people | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 61,914 people | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 62,051 people | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 62,279 people | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 62,676 people | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 63,114 people | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 63,484 people | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 63,674 people | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 63,640 people | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 63,419 people | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 63,221 people | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 63,413 people | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 64,452 people | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 66,564 people | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 68,889 people | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 71,091 people | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 73,475 people | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 75,930 people | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 78,497 people | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 81,123 people | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 83,788 people | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 86,483 people | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 88,772 people | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 90,320 people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 91,393 people | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 92,324 people | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 93,223 people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 94,239 people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 95,403 people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 96,604 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 97,815 people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 99,040 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 100,127 people | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 100,995 people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 101,774 people | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 102,570 people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 103,381 people | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 104,200 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 104,989 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 105,737 people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 106,447 people | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 107,089 people | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 107,411 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 107,565 people | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 107,792 people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 107,946 people | +0.1% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 107,946 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.98 million people, 4% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 107,946 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.04 million people, 4% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +124.4% | 13,545 people | 30,399 people |
| 1100 | +114.3% | 7 people | 15 people |
| 1200 | +106.7% | 15 people | 31 people |
| 1400 | +101.6% | 62 people | 125 people |
| 1600 | +100.4% | 250 people | 501 people |
| 1300 | +100.0% | 31 people | 62 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7 people | 7 people | 7 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 15 people | 15 people | 15 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 31 people | 31 people | 31 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 62 people | 62 people | 62 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 125 people | 125 people | 125 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 250 people | 250 people | 250 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 501 people | 501 people | 501 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 1,002 people | 1,002 people | 1,002 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 1,085 people | 1,085 people | 1,085 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 1,174 people | 1,174 people | 1,174 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 1,270 people | 1,270 people | 1,270 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 1,374 people | 1,374 people | 1,374 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 1,487 people | 1,487 people | 1,487 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 1,608 people | 1,608 people | 1,608 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 1,740 people | 1,740 people | 1,740 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 1,883 people | 1,883 people | 1,883 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 2,037 people | 2,037 people | 2,037 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 2,204 people | 2,204 people | 2,204 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 2,385 people | 2,385 people | 2,385 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 2,465 people | 2,465 people | 2,465 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 2,547 people | 2,547 people | 2,547 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 2,632 people | 2,632 people | 2,632 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 2,720 people | 2,720 people | 2,720 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 3,100 people | 3,100 people | 3,100 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 3,800 people | 3,800 people | 3,800 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 6,200 people | 6,200 people | 6,200 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 7,457 people | 7,457 people | 7,457 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 9,600 people | 9,600 people | 9,600 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 9,420 people | 9,420 people | 9,420 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 8,600 people | 8,600 people | 8,600 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 13,545 people | 13,545 people | 13,545 people | 1 |
| 1940s | 30,399 people | 30,399 people | 30,399 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 48,242 people | 42,763 people | 54,003 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 57,562 people | 54,938 people | 59,086 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 60,357 people | 58,798 people | 61,914 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,097 people | 62,051 people | 63,674 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 75,029 people | 64,452 people | 86,483 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 93,913 people | 88,772 people | 99,040 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,731 people | 100,127 people | 107,089 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,678 people | 107,411 people | 107,946 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 195 Seychelles 127,961 people compare
- 196 Grenada 117,094 people compare
- 197 Micronesia (country) 112,646 people compare
- 199 Tonga 104,613 people compare
- 200 Jersey 103,680 people compare
- 201 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 101,331 people 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 population in Aruba?
- Population in Aruba was 107,946 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 107,946 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest population recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 people in 1000.
- How does Aruba rank for population?
- Aruba ranks 198th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.