People using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba
Aruba: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 101,555 people in 2016. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba, 2000–2016
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2016, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba stood at 101,555 people. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba peaked at 101,555 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 84,530 people, in 2000.
Aruba ranks 195th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84,530 people | — |
| 2001 | 86,114 people | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 87,253 people | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 88,258 people | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 89,238 people | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 90,330 people | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 91,564 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 92,832 people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 94,125 people | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 95,424 people | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 96,599 people | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 97,562 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 98,445 people | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 99,214 people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 100,003 people | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 100,787 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 101,555 people | +0.8% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 101,555 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 3% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 101,555 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.49 million people, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89,967 people | 84,530 people | 95,424 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,166 people | 96,599 people | 101,555 people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 192 Tonga 102,986 people compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 102,542 people compare
- 194 Jersey 101,821 people compare
- 196 Micronesia (country) 99,694 people compare
- 197 Antigua and Barbuda 92,762 people compare
- 198 United States Virgin Islands 84,451 people compare
More environment data for Aruba
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Standard Deviation 0.339 °C (2020)
- Temperature change 1.63 °C (2020)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Aruba was 101,555 people in 2016, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 101,555 people in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,530 people in 2000.
- How does Aruba rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Aruba ranks 195th out of 231 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.