FOURTH POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS, ARUBA The People of Aruba, Continuity and Change Census 2000 Special Reports February 2002 CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS - ARUBA Census Statistics for progress 2000 FOURTH POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS ARUBA OCTOBER 14, 2000 The People of Aruba Continuity and Change CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS Oranjestad, February 2002 Where to order Central Bureau of Statistics L.G. Smith Boulevard 160, Oranjestad, Aruba, Dutch Caribbean Phone: (297) 5837433 Fax: (297) 5838057 Preface From 14 October till 22 October 2000 the Fourth Population and Housing Census was conducted on Aruba. After a week of intensive work in which a group of 1256 enumerators visited all households on the island, the census team started with the data-processing, editing and tabulation of the census results. To speed up this process the Central Bureau of Statistics made use of some innovative techniques such as imaging and computer aided coding. Already in June 2001 the CBS was able to finish a CD-ROM with Selected Tables. Up to now results from the population census have been used by a large group of organizations from within and outside the public sector. A population census is an ideal opportunity to draw a picture of the social and demographic characteristics of a population. In this publication the CBS highlights some interesting changes that have taken place on Aruba during the last ten years. The rapid economic developments during the last decade of the previous century have triggered an enormous growth of the population. In less than ten years time the population increased from 66,687 in 1991 to 90,506 in 2000. During this time Aruba was one of the fastest growing countries on earth. The growth of the population has had a profound effect on the composition and characteristics of the population of Aruba. In this publication dr. F.C.H. Eelens describes these demographic and social changes. Dr. F.C.H. Eelens is a senior researcher from the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI), who provided technical assistance for the 2000 and 1991 Population and Housing Censuses. The technical assistance of NIDI was financed by development aid from the Dutch government. Drs. Rendolf A. Lee Director Central Bureau of Statistics Oranjestad, February 2002. Contents HIGHLIGHTS 1. The people of Aruba 1 2. Marriage and the family 17 3. Mortality and health 33 4. Fertility 51 5. Migration 65 6. Social characteristics 87 7. Population projections 105 8. Appendices 119 APPENDICES Appendix 1: Population Aruba, annual changes since 1972 120 Appendix 2: Age structure population of Aruba by sex according to censuses 1960-2000 121 Appendix 3a: Population by abridged age groups 1991-2000, native and foreign born population 122 Appendix 3b: Relative population by abridged age groups 1991-2000 (percentage) 122 Appendix 4: Sex ratios by abridged age groups 1991-2000, native and foreign born population 123 Appendix 5: Geographical Address Classification (Zones) 124 Appendix 6: Geographical Address Classification 125 Appendix 7: Nuptiality table, based on rate of first marriage computed from census 2000 127 Appendix 8: Number of marriage unions as recorded in the census similarity in place of birth of partners and year of marriage 129 Appendix 9a: Divorce table for males and females, where both partners are born on Aruba (2000) 130 Appendix 9b: Divorce table for males and females, where husband is born on Aruba and wife abroad, 2000 130 Appendix 9c: Divorce table for males and females, where wife is born on Aruba and husband abroad, 2000 130 Appendix 9d: Divorce table for males and females, where both partners are born outside Aruba 130 Appendix 10: Percentage of population with high blood pressure, diabetes and joint illness 132 Appendix 11: Number of handicapped persons by age and sex 1991-2000 133 Appendix 12: Relative number of persons with type of limitations, age and sex 134 Appendix 13: Reason of handicap by age and sex (absolute and percentage) 135 Appendix 14: Number of persons with particular type of handicap, age and sex and number of handicapped persons 136 Appendix 15: Life expectancy in the various marital states and sex 137 Appendix 16: Number of children ever born per woman by age, Aruba and foreign born women 138 Appendix 17: Comparison between domiciliation per year with persons who are still present at the time of the Population and Housing Census 2000 139 Appendix 18: Foreign-born population, who came to Aruba after Jan. 1986, as a percentage of total population 140 Appendix 19: Native and foreign-born population by five-year age-groups, with or without occupation 141 Appendix 20: Employed population by occupation (ISCO major division), sex and native and foreign-born persons 142 Appendix 21: Employed population by branch of industry (ISIC major division), sex and native and foreign-born persons 142 Appendix 22: School-attending population by age and sex (1991-2000) 143 Appendix 23: Percentage illiteracy by age, sex and type of birth place 144 Appendix 24: International Classification of Education; operational categories 145 Appendix 25: Projection methodology 146 Appendix 26a: Low projection scenario Aruba 2001-2016, number of persons by sex 148 Appendix 26b: Medium projection scenario Aruba 2001-2016, number of persons by sex 149 Appendix 26c: High projection scenario Aruba 2001-2016, number of persons by sex 150 Bibliography 151 LIST OF TABLES 1. The people of Aruba Table 1. Relative population by abridged age-groups, 1960-2001 (percentage) 5 Table 2. Percentage of population under 15, 1998 (international comparison) 11 Table 3. Percentage growth of population by sex and age-group, native and foreign born, 1991-2000 13 Table 4. Relative population by abridged age-groups 1991-2001 (percentage), native and foreign born 15 2. Marriage and the family Table 5. Percentage of population by marital status at the time of the census in 1972, 1981, 1991 and 2000 17 Table 6. Marriages and divorces Aruba 1981-2000 18 Table 7. Age difference between marriage partners by similarity in place of birth (M/F) 21 Table 8a. Divorce table for males and females, Aruba 2000 24 Table 8b. Divorce table for males and females, Aruba 1991 24 Table 9. Persons living together on a permanent basis by marital status and sex 27 Table 10. Number of persons living in consensual unions, under and above 40 years of age, by marital status and sex, 1991 - 2000 28 Table 11. Local and foreign persons in consensual union by marital status and sex 29 Table 12. Type of households in Aruba, 1991 - 2000 32 3. Mortality and health Table 13a. Life table Aruba, males 1999 - 2000 34 Table 13b. Life table Aruba, females 1999 - 2000 34 Table 14a. Relative causes of death by sex, 1992 -1999 41 Table 14b. Cause specific death rates 1992 –1999 (per 10,000) 41 Table 15. Absolute and relative number of persons by health condition and sex 47 Table 16. Life expectancy in good and less than good health by age and sex 48 4. Fertility Table 17. Number of women and children 52 Table 18. Fertility schedules 1991 - 2000 53 Table 19. Annual births per 100 women aged 15-19 years (2001) 55 Table 20. Percentage of women 15-19 years with and without child(ren), age and school going status 56 Table 21. Componential fertility rates (legitimate and illegitimate) 1991 - 2000 58 Table 22. Legitimate/ illegitimate births by mother’s country/ region of birth, 1999 - 2001 59 Table 23. Fertility schedule for local and foreign born women, 2000 60 Table 24. Percentage of married women above the age of 50 who have remained childless, by five-year age groups (1991-2000) 61 Table 25. Proximate determinants of fertility, Aruba 2000 64 5. Migration Table 26a. Number of native and foreign born males by 5 year age-group 69 Table 26b. Number of native and foreign born females by 5 year age-group 69 Table 27. Foreign-born population by country of birth and sex, 1991 - 2000 73 Table 28. Foreign-born population by country of birth and sex 75 Table 29. Type of living quarters Aruba born population and persons from developed and developing countries 77 Table 30. Quality of living quarters, Aruba born population and persons from developed and developing countries 77 Table 31. Number of persons who have access or fail to have access to certain amenities, Aruba born population and persons originating from developed and developing countries 78 Table 32. Number of voters in the election 2001 by country of birth with their corresponding number of seats in parliament 79 Table 33. Key employment indicators by countries of births males and females 81 6. Social characteristics Table 34. Languages people speak at home on Aruba (1981-2000) 87 Table 35. Percentage of persons who can speak certain languages (native and foreign) 90 Table 36. Number of languages known by native and foreign-born persons 91 Table 37. Percentage of population by religion 1960-2001 92 Table 38. School-attending population by ISCED level category of program, age and sex 93 Table 39. Number of non-school-attending children 1991 - 2000 95 Table 40. Participation of women in the labor force by ISCO-category, 1991 - 2000 100 Table 41. Households and population in households by type of living quarters 102 Table 42. Non-collective households and population occupying housing units by quality of construction of the housing unit, type of housing unit and period of construction of the housing unit 104 7. Population projections Table 43. Age-specific fertility assumptions for all three scenarios’, Aruba 2001 - 2016 106 Table 44. Survivorship ratios assumed for the low projections Aruba 2001 - 2016 106 Table 45. Net migration assumptions 2006 – 2016 by age and sex 107 Table 46.