Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Aruba
Aruba: Urban area long term, per square kilometre was 0.1725 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1725 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.1725 units per square kilometre
in 2001
All-time low
0.095 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Aruba, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area long term, per square kilometre in Aruba is 0.1725 units per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per square kilometre in Aruba peaked at 0.1725 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.095 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Aruba 6th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Aruba, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.095 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0971 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.099 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1009 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1026 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.104 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1054 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1066 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1077 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1088 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.11 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1113 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1125 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1134 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.114 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1148 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1153 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1157 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1166 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1182 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1197 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1222 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1248 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1265 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1264 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1255 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1229 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1204 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1207 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1254 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1279 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.134 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1423 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1503 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.156 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.162 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1657 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1677 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1694 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1715 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 0.1725 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0209 units per square kilometre, 8.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 0.1725 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0086 units per square kilometre, 20.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.102 units per square kilometre | 0.095 units per square kilometre | 0.1077 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1132 units per square kilometre | 0.1088 units per square kilometre | 0.1166 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1227 units per square kilometre | 0.1182 units per square kilometre | 0.1265 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1501 units per square kilometre | 0.1254 units per square kilometre | 0.1694 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1724 units per square kilometre | 0.1715 units per square kilometre | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | 0.1725 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 3 Hong Kong 0.2902 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 American Samoa 0.2068 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Barbados 0.1861 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Belgium 0.1699 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 East Timor 0.1633 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Luxembourg 0.1356 units per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Aruba
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 1.79 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate -0.0686 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area long term, per square kilometre in Aruba?
- Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Aruba was 0.1725 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1725 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.095 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Aruba rank for urban area long term, per square kilometre?
- Aruba ranks 6th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban area long term, per square kilometre rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Urban area long term, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term 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.
Urban area long term ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Urban area long term 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
Urban area long term 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.