Short facts about people of Aruba

Population:

70,007 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  21.29% (male 7,709; female 7,193) 15-64 years:  68.52% (male 23,111; female 24,859) 65 years and over:  10.19% (male 2,954; female 4,181) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.64% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

12.64 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

6.21 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

NEGL

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.93 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.71 male(s)/female total population:  0.93 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

6.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  78.52 years male:  75.16 years female:  82.04 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.8 children born/woman (2001 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%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish

Languages:

Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English dialect), English (widely spoken), Spanish

Literacy:

definition:  NA total population:  97% male:  NA% female:  NA%

Source: World Factbook