Arubans in the Netherlands

Arubans in the Netherlands
Arubanen in Nederland

Total population
32,884 (2023)
Languages
Dutch, Papiamento
Religion
Christianity

Arubans in the Netherlands (Dutch : Arubanen in Nederland) 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. ^[1] As of 2023, figures from Statistics Netherlands showed 32,884 people of Aruban origin in the Netherlands. ^[2] 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. ^[3]

Notable people

• Emily Bolton, actress
• Gregor Breinburg, football player
• Alain Clark, singer
• Denzel Dumfries, football player
• Caroline van der Leeuw, singer
• Greg Halman, baseball player
• Naomi Halman, basketball player
• Percy Irausquin, fashion designer
• Dwayne Kemp, baseball player
• Hedwiges Maduro, football player
• Eugène Martineau, decathlete
• Pete Philly, rapper
• Danny Rombley, baseball player
• Edsilia Rombley, singer
• James Sharpe, politician
• Jonathan Richard, football player
• Smiley, singer
• Demy de Zeeuw, football player

References

1. Zaken, Ministerie van Algemene (2014-11-20). "Koninkrijk der Nederlanden - Het Koninklijk Huis". www.koninklijkhuis.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
2. "CBS Statline". opendata.cbs.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
3. "Bevolking; herkomstland, geboorteland, leeftijd, regio, 1 januari". opendata.cbs.nl.