Aruba — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Aruba, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Aruba was 61.75% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 66.10% in 1981. The lowest was 59.02% in 1960 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.07% per year.
Aruba ranks 121 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 56%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 72.52%, so Aruba sits below it. It peaked in 1981 and has fallen 7% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 2%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 27 of 42 economies; Barbados (59.70%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 41st of 217 in 1960 → 51st of 217 in 1970 → 58th of 217 in 1980 → 79th of 217 in 1990 → 81st of 217 in 2000 → 98th of 217 in 2010 → 113th of 217 in 2020 → 121st of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 61.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 61.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 61.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 61.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 62% | -0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 62.29% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 62.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 62.78% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 63.01% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 63.23% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 63.44% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 63.64% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 63.83% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 64% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 64.16% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 64.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 64.49% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 64.65% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 64.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 64.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 65.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 65.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 65.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 65.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 65.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 65.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 65.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 65.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 65.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 65.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 65.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 65.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 65.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 65.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 65.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 65.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 65.57% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 65.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 65.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 65.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 65.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 66.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 66.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 66.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 66.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 65.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 1978 | 65.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 65.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 65.21% | +0.4 pp |
| 1975 | 64.82% | +0.4 pp |
| 1974 | 64.39% | +0.5 pp |
| 1973 | 63.93% | +0.5 pp |
| 1972 | 63.44% | +0.5 pp |
| 1971 | 62.93% | +0.5 pp |
| 1970 | 62.41% | +0.5 pp |
| 1969 | 61.9% | +0.5 pp |
| 1968 | 61.4% | +0.5 pp |
| 1967 | 60.92% | +0.4 pp |
| 1966 | 60.48% | +0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 60.08% | +0.4 pp |
| 1964 | 59.72% | +0.3 pp |
| 1963 | 59.43% | +0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 59.21% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 59.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 1960 | 59.02% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Aruba’s Urban population in 1961?
59.07% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Aruba’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +4.6% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 61.75%; 2024: 61.79%; 2023: 61.84%; 2022: 61.88%; 2021: 61.93%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.