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The People of Aruba

Aruban; Dutch People

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Population: 103,065 note: estimate based on a revision of the base population, fertility, and mortality numbers, as well as a revision of 1985-1999 migration estimates from outmigration to inmigration, which is assumed to continue into the future; the new results are consistent with the 2000 census (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 19.1% (male 9,921/female 9,758) 15-64 years: 70.3% (male 34,676/female 37,752) 65 years and over: 10.6% (male 4,351/female 6,607) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 37.8 years male: 36 years female: 39.5 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.478% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 7.65 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: 9.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 13.79 deaths/1,000 live births male: 18.28 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.28 years male: 72.25 years female: 78.38 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.85 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality: noun: Aruban(s) adjective: Aruban; Dutch

Ethnic groups: mixed white/Caribbean Amerindian 80%, other 20%

Religions: Roman Catholic 80.8%, Evangelist 4.1%, Protestant 2.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%, Methodist 1.2%, Jewish 0.2%, other 5.1%, none or unspecified 4.6%

Languages: Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 66.3%, Spanish 12.6%, English (widely spoken) 7.7%, Dutch (official) 5.8%, other 2.2%, unspecified or unknown 5.3% (2000 census)

Literacy: definition: NA total population: 97.3% male: 97.5% female: 97.1% (2000 census)