Aruba

Aruba People

Population
71,218 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 20.3% (male 7,429; female 7,051)
15-64 years: 68.2% (male 23,587; female 25,007)
65 years and over: 11.4% (male 3,347; female 4,797) (2004 est.)

Median age
total: 37.5 years
male: 35.7 years
female: 39.1 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate
0.51% (2004 est.)

Birth rate
11.53 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate
6.47 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate
total: 6.02 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.98 years
male: 75.64 years
female: 82.49 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate
1.79 children born/woman (2004 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:
total population: 97%
male: NA
female: NA



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