Population growth in Aruba
Aruba: Population growth was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Aruba, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Aruba is 0.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 23.4% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Aruba peaked at 6.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -3.0%, in 1986.
Aruba ranks 119th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Aruba, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.2% | — |
| 1962 | 1.3% | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 1.2% | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | -10.6% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | -41.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -73.4% |
| 1969 | -0.0% | -121.5% |
| 1970 | -0.2% | +500.6% |
| 1971 | -0.3% | +66.1% |
| 1972 | -1.3% | +337.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | -134.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -80.2% |
| 1975 | -0.1% | -208.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -235.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +189.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +110.6% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +71.4% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +31.7% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -30.2% |
| 1985 | -1.9% | -275.0% |
| 1986 | -3.0% | +56.9% |
| 1987 | -1.3% | -56.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -122.4% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | +539.6% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | +102.0% |
| 1991 | 4.9% | +30.3% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +42.3% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | -21.2% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -45.7% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +40.7% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -36.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -44.9% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -24.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -26.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +64.5% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +87.6% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -30.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -58.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -66.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +220.2% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +99.5% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -99.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +2060.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +70.2% |
| 2020 | -0.6% | -309.1% |
| 2021 | -0.8% | +45.0% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | -55.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -112.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +1193.8% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | +23.4% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +2060.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2024 | +1193.8% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| 1989 | +539.6% | 0.3% | 1.9% |
| 1970 | -500.6% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | -0.0% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | -1.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | -3.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 1.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.8% | 0.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Aruba?
- Population growth in Aruba was 0.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.0% in 1986.
- How does Aruba rank for population growth?
- Aruba ranks 119th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.