Distillers Aruba
A one-page guide to Aruba for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Oranjestad
- Official languages
- Dutch, Papiamento
- Currency
- Aruban florin (AWG)
- Time zone
- UTC-4
- Area
- 180 km²
People
- Population
- 108,785 (2025)
- Population growth
- 0.7% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 61.7%
- Aged under 15
- 16.5%
- Aged 65 and over
- 17.8%
- Life expectancy
- 76.5 years
Economy
- GDP
- US$4.2 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$38,591 (2024)
- Economic growth
- 6.81% (2024)
Climate
Hot semi-arid; about 500 mm of rain a year with a short rainy season September-January; Oranjestad monthly means 27.0-29.6 C; trade winds moderate heat; generally south of the hurricane belt.
Alcohol
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 11.96 litres of pure alcohol (2024)
- Traditional drinks
- Coecoei (red anise-flavoured liqueur from agave sap, rum and cane sugar), Ponche crema (rum-based eggnog-style liqueur, popular at Christmas)
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); World Bank API (population, area, GDP, growth, inflation); WHO GHO OData (SA_0000001688); UN Comtrade public preview API (HS 2208); Wikipedia: Aruba; Wikipedia: Legal drinking age; Vinexpo Americas; Aruba Tourism Authority - productos hechos en Aruba; Island Gourmet 2015 - Unique island spirits of the ABCs. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.