Natural hazards: lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt

Environment - current issues: NA

Environment - international agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA

@Aruba:People

Population: 68,031 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years : 22% (male 7,814; female 7,127) 15-64 years: 69% (male 22,544; female 24,656) 65 years and over: 9% (male 2,433; female 3,457) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.39% (1997 est.)

Birth rate: 14.2 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate: 6.32 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate: -3.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)