Marital status
For the total population, the share of those never married remained the largest group at 52.6% of the total population in 2025, followed by about a third (31.0%) who is married, 12.3% divorced, and 3.9% widowed.
However, when exclusively focusing on the population aged 18 years and older, the data shows a gradual decline in the married population and a rise of the divorced. In 2001, nearly half of the adult population was married (49.5%). Their share dropped with 11.9 percentage points, reaching a low of 37.6 percent in 2025. On the other hand, the divorced represented 8.6 percent of the adult population in 2021 and their share increased with 6.3 percentage points to 14.9 percent in 2025.
For the first time, in 2022, the “never married” group of the population 18 years and older, surpassed the “Married” group, respectively 40.1 percent compared to 39.9 percent. By the end of 2025, the never married group increased to 42.4 percent of the total adult population.
Graph: Marital status of the population of Aruba, 1960-2025
Source: Population and Housing Census 1960, 1972, 1981, 1991, 2000, 2010, 2020 and the Civil Registry and Population Office
Source: Population and Housing Census, 1960, 1972, 1981, 1991, 2000, 2010, 2020
Marriages
In 2025, 423 marriages were registered at the Civil Registry and Population Office. The crude marriage rate stood at 3.9 marriages per 1.000 population. The crude marriage rate has been on a steady decline since 2023.
Divorces
In 2025, 308 divorces were registered at the Civil Registry and Population Office. In the last 30 years, the number of divorces has been slowly increasing from around 200 divorces in the late 1980’s to an average of 324 in the last 5 years. The crude divorce rate in 2025 is calculated at 2.8 per 1,000 population.
Source: The Civil Registry and Population Office
Source: The Civil Registry and Population Office