Arubans in the Netherlands
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Total population | |
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23,800 (2013) | |
Languages | |
Dutch, Papiamento | |
Religion | |
Christianity |
Arubans in the Netherlands consist of 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] The largest Aruban communities in the Netherlands can be found in Amsterdam, Almere, Haarlem, The Hague, Rotterdam, Alkmaar and Amersfoort.
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
References[]
- ^ "CBS Statline". opendata.cbs.nl.
Categories:
- Ethnic groups in the Netherlands
- Aruban diaspora
- Dutch people of Aruban descent
- Netherlands stubs