Official name
Aruba
Name in local language
Aruba (nl)
Continent
Americas
Subcontinent
Caribbean
Population (ranking: 206e )
111,673 inhabitants (2019)
Population growth
0.53 % / year
Area
180 km²
Density
620.41 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 184e )
2.701 billions $USD (2017)
GDP/capita (ranking )
25,630 $USD (2017)
GDP growth
1.30 % / year (2017)
Life expectancy (ranking )
76.91 years (2011)
Birth rate
11.39 ‰ (2015)
Fertility rate
1.84 children / woman (2016)
Death rate (ranking )
6.22 ‰ (2015)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
11.00 ‰ (2016)
Literacy rate
99.41 % (2015)
Official languages
Dutch, Papiamentu
Currency
Aruban florin (AWG)
HDI (ranking: 36e )
0.908 / 1 (2013)
EPI (ranking )
0.00 (2018)
Government
constitutional monarchy (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Head of State
King Willem-Alexander
National Day
27 April (King's birthday ; Koningsdag)
ISO Codes
AW, ABW
Demonym
Aruban
Tourists (ranking )
1,071,000 people (2017)
Aruba is a Caribbean island, located off the coast of Venezuela , and part of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles. The island forms an autonomous state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , just like its neighbor Curaçao .
Beach in Aruba
Mangrove in Aruba
Urban areas (2019)
Urban areas
Population
Oranjestad
111,673 inhabitants
See also