ARUBA

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Aruba People

Country Name: Aruba

Capital City: Oranjestad

Population: 100,018

Population Growth: 1.522% 2007

Currency: Aruban guilder/florin (AWG)

Languages: Dutch

Area: 193 sq km

Inflation Rate: 3.4% (2005)

Unemployment Rate: 6.9% (2005)

Domain extension:

PEOPLE OF ARUBA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

19.7% (male 9,943/female 9,761)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

70.2% (male 33,553/female 36,661)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

10.1% (male 4,046/female 6,054) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

37.3 years

Median Age - male:

35.5 years

Median Age - female:

39 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

1.522% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

12.83 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

7.61 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

10 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.02 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.019 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.915 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.668 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.906 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

74.83 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

71.8 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

77.91 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Aruban(s)

Ethnic Groups:

mixed white/Caribbean Amerindian 80%, other 20%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, other (includes Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish) 10%

Languages:

Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 66.3%, Spanish 12.6%, English (widely spoken) 7.7%, Dutch (official) 5.8%, other 2.2%, unspecified or unknown 5.3% (2000 census)