Arubans in the Netherlands

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]

Arubans in the Netherlands
Arubanen in Nederland

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