Arubans in the Netherlands


Arubans in the Netherlands are migrants from Aruba to the Netherlands and their descendants. In 1986, Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles and became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. As of 2023, figures from Statistics Netherlands showed 32,884 people of Aruban origin in the Netherlands. Rotterdam has the largest Aruban community with around 4,000 people of Aruban descent. Large Aruban communities can also be found in Amsterdam, Tilburg, Almere and The Hague.

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