Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Aruba
Aruba: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 66,779 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Aruba, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas in Aruba is 66,779 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Aruba peaked at 66,779 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25,360 people, in 1950.
Aruba ranks 194th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28,511 people | 25,360 people | 31,862 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 34,610 people | 32,417 people | 36,554 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 38,898 people | 36,793 people | 40,841 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 41,540 people | 40,999 people | 41,921 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,045 people | 42,160 people | 56,519 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,977 people | 58,010 people | 63,696 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,630 people | 64,234 people | 66,696 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,699 people | 66,591 people | 66,779 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 191 Cayman Islands 75,844 people compare
- 192 Vanuatu 74,816 people compare
- 193 Andorra 73,742 people compare
- 195 Bermuda 64,554 people compare
- 196 Seychelles 60,392 people compare
- 197 Saint Lucia 52,417 people compare
More population data for Aruba
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.6 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas in Aruba?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Aruba was 66,779 people in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 66,779 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,360 people in 1950.
- How does Aruba rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Aruba ranks 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.