Arubans in the Netherlands
Ethnic group
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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]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 32,884 (2023) | |
| Languages | |
| Dutch, Papiamento | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity |
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
