Aruba — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Aruba, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Aruba was 0.73% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 6.56% in 1993. The lowest was -2.95% in 1986 (about -4.1× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.76% per year.
Aruba ranks 119 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 55%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Aruba sits above it. It peaked in 1993 and has fallen 89% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 29%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 17 of 42 economies; Turks and Caicos Islands (0.69%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2061% in 2018. That is 337% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1990.
World ranking. Climbed: 170th of 216 in 1961 → 209th of 216 in 1970 → 144th of 216 in 1980 → 22nd of 216 in 1990 → 135th of 217 in 2000 → 173rd of 217 in 2010 → 194th of 217 in 2020 → 119th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.73% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 0.59% | +0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 0.05% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | -0.36% | +0.5 pp |
| 2021 | -0.82% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | -0.57% | -0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 0.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 0.16% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 0.01% | -0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 0.76% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 1.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1.07% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 1.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.47% | +0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 0.74% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 0.23% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 0.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 0.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.75% | -1.0 pp |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -0.8 pp |
| 2005 | 2.59% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 2.14% | +1.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.14% | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 0.69% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 0.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.03% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 1.36% | -1.1 pp |
| 1998 | 2.46% | -1.4 pp |
| 1997 | 3.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 3.95% | +1.1 pp |
| 1995 | 2.81% | -2.4 pp |
| 1994 | 5.17% | -1.4 pp |
| 1993 | 6.56% | +2.0 pp |
| 1992 | 4.61% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 4.89% | +1.1 pp |
| 1990 | 3.75% | +1.9 pp |
| 1989 | 1.86% | +1.6 pp |
| 1988 | 0.29% | +1.6 pp |
| 1987 | -1.3% | +1.7 pp |
| 1986 | -2.95% | -1.1 pp |
| 1985 | -1.88% | -3.0 pp |
| 1984 | 1.08% | -0.5 pp |
| 1983 | 1.54% | +0.4 pp |
| 1982 | 1.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 1.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 1.21% | +0.5 pp |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 0.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 0.36% | +0.2 pp |
| 1976 | 0.13% | +0.2 pp |
| 1975 | -0.09% | -0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 0.09% | -0.3 pp |
| 1973 | 0.43% | +1.7 pp |
| 1972 | -1.26% | -1.0 pp |
| 1971 | -0.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | -0.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | -0.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 0.13% | -0.4 pp |
| 1967 | 0.5% | -0.4 pp |
| 1966 | 0.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 0.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 1.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 1.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 1.33% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 1.19% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Aruba’s Population growth in 1962?
1.33% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Aruba’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -38.6% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.73%; 2024: 0.59%; 2023: 0.05%; 2022: -0.36%; 2021: -0.82%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.