Aruba Population: 68 325 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 22% (male 7 775; female 7 114) 15-64 years: 69% (male 22 616; female 24 700) 65 years and over: 9% (male 2 523; female 3 597) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 0.47% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 13.74 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 6.4 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -2.63 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 7.96 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.92 years male: 73.22 years female: 80.81 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.81 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Aruban(s) adjective: Aruban 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: NA
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