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Population:
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101,541
note: estimate based on a revision of the base population, fertility, and mortality numbers, as well as a revision of 1985-1999 migration estimates from outmigration to inmigration, which is assumed to continue into the future; the new results are consistent with the 2000 census (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 19.4% (male 9,933/female 9,747)
15-64 years: 70.3% (male 34,123/female 37,228)
65 years and over: 10.4% (male 4,189/female 6,321) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 37.6 years
male: 35.8 years
female: 39.3 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.501% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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12.81 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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7.65 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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9.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 14.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 18.92 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 75.06 years
male: 72.03 years
female: 78.14 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.85 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Aruban(s)
adjective: Aruban; Dutch
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Ethnic groups:
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mixed white/Caribbean Amerindian 80%, other 20%
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 80.8%, Protestant 9%, other (includes Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish) 5.6%, none or unspecified 4.6%
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Languages:
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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)
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Literacy:
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definition: NA
total population: 97.3%
male: 97.5%
female: 97.1% (2000 census)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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4.8% of GDP (2005)
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