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General Information

Region		Caribbean
Population (000, 2021)		107^a
Pop. density (per km2, 2021)		595.5^a
Capital city		Oranjestad
Capital city pop. (000, 2021)		29.9^c
Surface area (km2)		180^b
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		90.2^a
National currency		Aruban Florin (AWG)
Exchange rate (per US$)		1.8^d

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2021
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	2 502	2 920	3 293^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	-3.3	5.7	-0.7^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	24 607.3	27 980.4	30 974.7^b
Economy: Agriculture^e (% of Gross Value Added)	~0.0	~0.0	~0.0^b
Economy: Industry^f,g (% of Gross Value Added)	12	13.7	13.8^b
Economy: Services and other activity^h (% of GVA)	88	86.3	86.2^b
Employment in agriculture^j,k (% of employed)	0.6ⁱ	0.6^l	...
Employment in industry^j,k (% of employed)	14.5ⁱ	14^l	...
Employment in services^j,k (% employed)	84.4ⁱ	85.1^l	...
Unemployment (% of labour force)	10.6^i,k	...	...
Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %)	59.5 / 68.9^i,k,m	58.8 / 69.6^k,l	... / ...
CPI: Consumer Price Indexⁿ (2010=100)	100	103	108^d
International trade: exports (million current US$)	125	80	66^d
International trade: imports (million current US$)	1 071	1 165	939^d
International trade: balance (million current US$)	-947	- 1 085	-873^d
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-460	111	-324^d

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Population growth rate^p (average annual %)	0.3	0.5	0.5^d
Urban population (% of total population)	43.1	43.1	43.5^b
Urban population growth rate^p (average annual %)	-0.5	0.5	...
Fertility rate, total^p (live births per woman)	1.8	1.8	1.9^d
Life expectancy at birth^p (females/males, years)	77.1 / 72.2	77.8 / 72.9	78.4 / 73.6^d
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	20.9 / 15.5	18.7 / 18.4	17.3 / 22.6^a
International migrant stock^q (000/% of total pop.)	34.3 / 33.8	36.1 / 34.6	53.6 / 50.2^d
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	~0.0^r	~0.0	17^d
Infant mortality rate^p (per 1 000 live births)	16.2	14.8	13.6^d
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	6.9	6	5.5^s
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	113.0 / 114.5	115.2 / 118.9^t	... / ...
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	98.3 / 93.5	112.1 / 110.2^u	... / ...
Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	91.2 / 78.5	107.0 / 105.6^u	... / ...
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	3.9	1.9^t	...

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Individuals using the Internet^v (per 100 inhabitants)	62	88.7	97.2^w
Threatened species (number)	22	29	60
Forested area^v (% of land area)	2.3	2.3	2.3^c
Energy production, primary^v (Petajoules)	5	1	1^c
Energy supply per capita^v (Gigajoules)	550	122	118^c
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^x (000)	824	1 225	1 119^b
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	37.1	37.1	37.1^d

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		2019
c		2018
d		2020
e		Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.
f		Excludes publishing activities.
g		Includes irrigation canals.
h		Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
i		Population aged 14 years and over.
j		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 3.
k		Break in the time series.
l		2011
m		Resident population (de jure).
n		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division from national indices.
o		Areas not elsewhere specified.
p		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
q		Including refugees.
r		Data as at the end of December.
s		2016
t		2014
u		2012
v		Estimate.
w		2017
x		Arrivals by air.