Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Aruba
Aruba: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 38,765 people in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
38,765 people
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
184th
of 238 countries
All-time high
41,472 people
in 2029
All-time low
7.83 people
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Aruba, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2050, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Aruba stood at 38,765 people.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Aruba peaked at 41,472 people in 2029 and was at its lowest, 7.83 people, in 1000.
Aruba ranks 184th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Aruba, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 7.83 people | — |
| 1100 | 15.67 people | +100.0% |
| 1200 | 31.34 people | +100.0% |
| 1300 | 62.66 people | +100.0% |
| 1400 | 125.27 people | +99.9% |
| 1500 | 250.16 people | +99.7% |
| 1600 | 498.1 people | +99.1% |
| 1700 | 982.83 people | +97.3% |
| 1710 | 1,063 people | +8.1% |
| 1720 | 1,146 people | +7.9% |
| 1730 | 1,236 people | +7.8% |
| 1740 | 1,332 people | +7.8% |
| 1750 | 1,435 people | +7.7% |
| 1760 | 1,544 people | +7.6% |
| 1770 | 1,661 people | +7.5% |
| 1780 | 1,784 people | +7.5% |
| 1790 | 1,915 people | +7.3% |
| 1800 | 2,053 people | +7.2% |
| 1810 | 2,198 people | +7.1% |
| 1820 | 2,244 people | +2.1% |
| 1830 | 2,286 people | +1.9% |
| 1840 | 2,324 people | +1.6% |
| 1850 | 2,356 people | +1.4% |
| 1860 | 2,625 people | +11.5% |
| 1870 | 3,135 people | +19.4% |
| 1880 | 4,960 people | +58.2% |
| 1890 | 5,753 people | +16.0% |
| 1900 | 7,093 people | +23.3% |
| 1910 | 6,608 people | -6.8% |
| 1920 | 5,666 people | -14.3% |
| 1930 | 8,264 people | +45.9% |
| 1940 | 16,854 people | +103.9% |
| 1950 | 17,378 people | +3.1% |
| 1951 | 17,865 people | +2.8% |
| 1952 | 18,369 people | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 18,889 people | +2.8% |
| 1954 | 19,418 people | +2.8% |
| 1955 | 19,954 people | +2.8% |
| 1956 | 20,496 people | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 21,038 people | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 21,577 people | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 22,118 people | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 22,505 people | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 22,746 people | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 22,972 people | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 23,124 people | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 23,207 people | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 23,232 people | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 23,196 people | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 23,051 people | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 22,800 people | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 22,498 people | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 22,157 people | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 21,791 people | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 21,534 people | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 21,439 people | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 21,408 people | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 21,392 people | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 21,319 people | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 21,201 people | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 21,111 people | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 21,055 people | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 21,040 people | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 21,109 people | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 21,257 people | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 21,443 people | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 21,618 people | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 21,740 people | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 21,787 people | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 21,775 people | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 21,762 people | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 21,875 people | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 22,273 people | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 23,023 people | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 23,837 people | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 24,602 people | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 25,431 people | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 26,285 people | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 27,175 people | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 28,086 people | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 29,015 people | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 29,953 people | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 30,752 people | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 31,304 people | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 31,725 people | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 32,126 people | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 32,542 people | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 33,020 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 33,567 people | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 34,140 people | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 34,731 people | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 35,329 people | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 35,880 people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 36,354 people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 36,813 people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 37,292 people | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 37,794 people | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 38,310 people | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 38,833 people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 39,356 people | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 39,873 people | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 40,380 people | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 40,809 people | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 40,950 people | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 41,085 people | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 41,195 people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 41,291 people | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 41,368 people | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 41,418 people | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 41,452 people | +0.1% |
| 2028 | 41,470 people | +0.0% |
| 2029 | 41,472 people | +0.0% |
| 2030 | 41,460 people | -0.0% |
| 2031 | 41,424 people | -0.1% |
| 2032 | 41,377 people | -0.1% |
| 2033 | 41,317 people | -0.1% |
| 2034 | 41,239 people | -0.2% |
| 2035 | 41,156 people | -0.2% |
| 2036 | 41,064 people | -0.2% |
| 2037 | 40,955 people | -0.3% |
| 2038 | 40,835 people | -0.3% |
| 2039 | 40,707 people | -0.3% |
| 2040 | 40,571 people | -0.3% |
| 2041 | 40,431 people | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 40,288 people | -0.4% |
| 2043 | 40,135 people | -0.4% |
| 2044 | 39,969 people | -0.4% |
| 2045 | 39,788 people | -0.5% |
| 2046 | 39,595 people | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 39,396 people | -0.5% |
| 2048 | 39,194 people | -0.5% |
| 2049 | 38,983 people | -0.5% |
| 2050 | 38,765 people | -0.6% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 38,765 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 306,014 people, 13% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 38,765 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 598,606 people, 6% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 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 | +103.9% | 8,264 people | 16,854 people |
| 1100 | +100.0% | 7.83 people | 15.67 people |
| 1200 | +100.0% | 15.67 people | 31.34 people |
| 1300 | +100.0% | 31.34 people | 62.66 people |
| 1400 | +99.9% | 62.66 people | 125.27 people |
| 1500 | +99.7% | 125.27 people | 250.16 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.83 people | 7.83 people | 7.83 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 15.67 people | 15.67 people | 15.67 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 31.34 people | 31.34 people | 31.34 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 62.66 people | 62.66 people | 62.66 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 125.27 people | 125.27 people | 125.27 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 250.16 people | 250.16 people | 250.16 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 498.1 people | 498.1 people | 498.1 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 982.83 people | 982.83 people | 982.83 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 1,063 people | 1,063 people | 1,063 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 1,146 people | 1,146 people | 1,146 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 1,236 people | 1,236 people | 1,236 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 1,332 people | 1,332 people | 1,332 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 1,435 people | 1,435 people | 1,435 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 1,544 people | 1,544 people | 1,544 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 1,661 people | 1,661 people | 1,661 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 1,784 people | 1,784 people | 1,784 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 1,915 people | 1,915 people | 1,915 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 2,053 people | 2,053 people | 2,053 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 2,198 people | 2,198 people | 2,198 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 2,244 people | 2,244 people | 2,244 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 2,286 people | 2,286 people | 2,286 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 2,324 people | 2,324 people | 2,324 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 2,356 people | 2,356 people | 2,356 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 2,625 people | 2,625 people | 2,625 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 3,135 people | 3,135 people | 3,135 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 4,960 people | 4,960 people | 4,960 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 5,753 people | 5,753 people | 5,753 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 7,093 people | 7,093 people | 7,093 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 6,608 people | 6,608 people | 6,608 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 5,666 people | 5,666 people | 5,666 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 8,264 people | 8,264 people | 8,264 people | 1 |
| 1940s | 16,854 people | 16,854 people | 16,854 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 19,710 people | 17,378 people | 22,118 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 22,933 people | 22,498 people | 23,232 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 21,441 people | 21,055 people | 22,157 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,541 people | 21,040 people | 21,875 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,968 people | 22,273 people | 29,953 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,924 people | 30,752 people | 35,329 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,088 people | 35,880 people | 40,380 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,251 people | 40,809 people | 41,472 people | 10 |
| 2030s | 41,153 people | 40,707 people | 41,460 people | 10 |
| 2040s | 39,835 people | 38,983 people | 40,571 people | 10 |
| 2050s | 38,765 people | 38,765 people | 38,765 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 41,727 people compare
- 182 Kiribati 41,650 people compare
- 183 Isle of Man 39,720 people compare
- 185 Liechtenstein 37,971 people compare
- 186 Luxembourg 36,921 people compare
- 187 Cape Verde 33,467 people compare
More population data for Aruba
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6462 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3,135 people (2100)
- Population density 417.72 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2545 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.3803 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Aruba?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Aruba was 38,765 people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 41,472 people in 2029.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.83 people in 1000.
- How does Aruba rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Aruba ranks 184th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.