Arubans in the Netherlands
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 23,800 (2013) | |
| Languages | |
| Dutch, Papiamento | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity |
Arubans in the Netherlands (Dutch: Arubanen in Nederland) are migrants from Aruba to the Netherlands and their descendants. Aruba was part of the former Netherlands Antilles until 1986 when the country seceded remaining a constituent country of Kingdom of the Netherlands. As of 2014, figures from Statistics Netherlands showed 142,953 people of Dutch Antillean origin in the Netherlands, of which 23,800 are Aruban.[1] Rotterdam has the largest Aruban community with about 4,000 people of Aruban descent. Large Aruban community can also be found in Amsterdam, Almere and The Hague.[2]
Notable people
- Emily Bolton, actress
- Gregor Breinburg, football player
- Alain Clark, singer
- Denzel Dumfries, football player
- Caro Emerald, singer
- Bobby Farrell, dancer, 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
- Smiley, singer
- Demy de Zeeuw, football player
See also
• Arubans in the United States
References
- ^ "CBS Statline". opendata.cbs.nl.
- ^ "Bevolking; herkomstland, geboorteland, leeftijd, regio, 1 januari". opendata.cbs.nl.