Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Aruba
Aruba: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 61.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
61.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
137th
of 238 countries
All-time high
66.1%
in 1981
All-time low
0.0%
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Aruba, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Aruba stood at 61.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Aruba peaked at 66.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
That places Aruba 137th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0% | — |
| 1100 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.1% | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.2% | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.7% | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 2.0% | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 2.1% | +3.3% |
| 1720 | 2.4% | +14.3% |
| 1730 | 2.7% | +14.3% |
| 1740 | 3.1% | +14.3% |
| 1750 | 3.5% | +14.3% |
| 1760 | 4.0% | +14.3% |
| 1770 | 4.6% | +14.3% |
| 1780 | 5.3% | +14.3% |
| 1790 | 6.0% | +14.3% |
| 1800 | 6.9% | +14.3% |
| 1810 | 7.9% | +14.3% |
| 1820 | 9.0% | +14.3% |
| 1830 | 10.3% | +14.3% |
| 1840 | 11.7% | +14.3% |
| 1850 | 13.4% | +14.3% |
| 1860 | 15.3% | +14.3% |
| 1870 | 17.5% | +14.3% |
| 1880 | 20.0% | +14.3% |
| 1890 | 22.9% | +14.3% |
| 1900 | 26.1% | +14.3% |
| 1910 | 29.9% | +14.3% |
| 1920 | 34.1% | +14.3% |
| 1930 | 39.0% | +14.3% |
| 1940 | 44.6% | +14.3% |
| 1950 | 59.3% | +33.2% |
| 1951 | 59.3% | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 59.2% | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 59.2% | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 59.1% | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 59.0% | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 59.0% | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 59.0% | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 59.0% | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 59.1% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 59.2% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 59.4% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 59.7% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 60.1% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 60.5% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 60.9% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 61.4% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 61.9% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 62.4% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 62.9% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 63.4% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 63.9% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 64.4% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 64.8% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 66.1% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 66.1% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 66.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 65.9% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 65.9% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 65.8% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 63.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 61.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 61.7% | -0.1% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 61.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 76% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 61.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.0%, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living in urban areas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 1740s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 1750s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1770s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 1780s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
| 1790s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
| 1810s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 1820s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 1830s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 1840s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
| 1850s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 1860s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 1870s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
| 1880s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
| 1890s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 1 |
| 1900s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 1 |
| 1910s | 29.9% | 29.9% | 29.9% | 1 |
| 1920s | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 1 |
| 1930s | 39.0% | 39.0% | 39.0% | 1 |
| 1940s | 44.6% | 44.6% | 44.6% | 1 |
| 1950s | 59.1% | 59.0% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.1% | 59.0% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.4% | 62.4% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.9% | 65.5% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.4% | 65.4% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 64.3% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 62.3% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 61.7% | 62.0% | 6 |
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- 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 share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Aruba?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Aruba was 61.7% in 2025, 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 share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Aruba rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Aruba ranks 137th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.