MigrantoMigration trends in Aruba
Latin America
71K people from around the world have made Aruba their home. That's 65.7% of the country population, arriving from 22 different countries
108K
Population
71K
Immigrants
29.3K
Emigrants
+41.7K
Inflow
Every 2nd person in Aruba was born abroad
The #146 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Aruba
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
11.1K immigrants · 4.6K emigrants
1995
- Roughly 1 in 5 residents was now foreign-born
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 71%
- Net migration doubled — the annual surplus reached 14.2K
2010
- Migration accounted for 63% of the country's population growth
2020
- Venezuela overtook Colombia as the largest source of new arrivals
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 50%
Today
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 76%
- Since 1990: 59.9K more foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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