Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Aruba
Aruba: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 4,291 trips per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Aruba, 1995–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Aruba is 4,291 trips per square kilometre, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 121.4% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Aruba peaked at 6,457 trips per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,938 trips per square kilometre, in 2020.
Aruba ranks 8th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Aruba, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3,356 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 3,461 trips per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 3,389 trips per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 3,383 trips per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 3,572 trips per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 3,783 trips per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 3,617 trips per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 3,400 trips per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 3,383 trips per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 3,861 trips per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 3,883 trips per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3,667 trips per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 4,094 trips per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 4,439 trips per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 4,444 trips per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4,533 trips per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 4,756 trips per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 5,133 trips per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 5,639 trips per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 6,457 trips per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 5,789 trips per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 5,604 trips per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 5,681 trips per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 5,949 trips per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1,938 trips per square kilometre | -67.4% |
| 2021 | 4,291 trips per square kilometre | +121.4% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 4,291 trips per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 110.53 trips per square kilometre, 38.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 4,291 trips per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.15 trips per square kilometre, 224.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +121.4% | 1,938 trips per square kilometre | 4,291 trips per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -67.4% | 5,949 trips per square kilometre | 1,938 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,432 trips per square kilometre | 3,356 trips per square kilometre | 3,572 trips per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 3,792 trips per square kilometre | 3,383 trips per square kilometre | 4,439 trips per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,398 trips per square kilometre | 4,444 trips per square kilometre | 6,457 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,115 trips per square kilometre | 1,938 trips per square kilometre | 4,291 trips per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 5 Malta 8,827 trips per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bahrain 6,474 trips per square kilometre compare
- 7 Maldives 5,583 trips per square kilometre compare
- 9 British Virgin Islands 2,287 trips per square kilometre compare
- 10 Bermuda 2,276 trips per square kilometre compare
- 11 Barbados 1,183 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Aruba
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 1.79 (2026)
- Consumer price index 109.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Foreign aid received by income group -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Aruba?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Aruba was 4,291 trips per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 6,457 trips per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,938 trips per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Aruba rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Aruba ranks 8th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.