Aruba: cities by population
Aruba has a population of 108,164 (UN estimate, 2026), with Oranjestad as its capital. The 10 largest of its 10 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+22%
since 2000 (88,761)
-8%
projected by 2050 (100,002)
601
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Treat these figures with care. The settlements listed below sum to 155,962, against a national population of 108,164. Some overlap is normal where towns run together, but a gap this wide suggests the underlying figures for Aruba are unreliable, and we have not been able to verify them independently.
Largest cities in Aruba
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oranjestad | 29,998 | |
| 2 | Noord | 24,193 | |
| 3 | Tanki Leendert | 21,500 | |
| 4 | Santa Cruz | 15,236 | |
| 5 | San Nicolas | 14,175 | |
| 6 | Butucu | 14,175 | |
| 7 | Paradera | 13,834 | |
| 8 | Savaneta | 11,955 | |
| 9 | Malmok | 5,637 | |
| 10 | Pos Chiquito | 5,259 |
Twenty years earlier: Aruba in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 69,879.
Common questions
What is the population of Aruba?
Aruba has a population of 108,164, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 100,002 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Aruba?
Oranjestad.