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Aruba Tourism Statistics for November 2026
Aruba received 1,515,102 stay-over visitors in 2025, 6.6% more than in 2024 and the highest annual total since at least 2015. Visitors spent Afl. 5.57 billion on the island, measured as tourism credits in the balance of payments, up 6.9%. A further 970,803 cruise passengers arrived, and in January–September 2026 stay-over arrivals were 11.6% higher than a year earlier.
How many people visit Aruba, where they come from, what they spend, when they travel and where they stay, compiled from the latest official statistics. Full sources are listed at the bottom of the page. Headline numbers are for 2025, the most recent full year, with 2026 year-to-date where available. The headline count is stay-over visitors, who stay in hotels, timeshares, rentals and other accommodation. Cruise passengers are counted separately and are never added to it.
Inbound visitors
Stay-over visitors to Aruba
Aruba received 1,515,102 stay-over visitors in 2025, 6.6% more than the 1,421,616 of 2024 and 35.4% more than the 1,118,944 of 2019, before the pandemic. Numbers fell to 368,322 in 2020. Visitors spent 10.31 million nights on the island in 2025 and stayed 6.8 nights on average, down from 6.9 in 2024.
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| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.12m | pre-pandemic |
| 2020 | 0.37m | pandemic |
| 2021 | 0.81m | |
| 2022 | 1.10m | |
| 2023 | 1.26m | |
| 2024 | 1.42m | |
| 2025 | 1.52m | series high |
Stay-over visitors only; cruise passengers are not included. The 2024 figure has been corrected and some earlier years have been revised. 2026 so far: 1,266,626 stay-over visitors in January–September, 11.6% more than the 1,134,766 of the same months of 2025, and 8.53 million visitor nights (+11.8%). September 2026 alone was 17.1% higher than September 2025.
Visitor spending
What international visitors spend
Visitors spent Afl. 5.57 billion in Aruba in 2025, 6.9% more than the Afl. 5.21 billion of 2024. The measure is tourism credits in the balance of payments: what non-residents spend on goods and services during their visit, excluding passenger fares. Figures are in nominal Aruban florins. In January–June 2026 tourism credits were 12.0% higher than a year earlier (provisional).
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| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Afl. 3.49bn | pre-pandemic · earlier release |
| 2020 | Afl. 1.68bn | pandemic · earlier release |
| 2021 | Afl. 2.94bn | earlier release |
| 2022 | Afl. 4.12bn | |
| 2023 | Afl. 4.71bn | |
| 2024 | Afl. 5.21bn | |
| 2025 | Afl. 5.57bn |
Tourism credits in the balance of payments, Afl. million, nominal. 2025 total: Afl. 5,569.6 million, revised up from an earlier estimate of Afl. 5,554.4 million. The values for 2019–2021 come from a release of December 2023 and may not match later revisions; that release gave Afl. 4,114.6 million for 2022, against Afl. 4,116.6 million in the latest tables. 2026 so far: Afl. 3,225.0 million in January–June, against Afl. 2,878.4 million in January–June 2025 (provisional).
Source markets
Where stay-over visitors come from
The United States is by far the largest market: 1,092,842 stay-over visitors came from there in 2025, 72.1% of the total, down from 74.7% in 2024. Canada followed with 80,013. Visitors from Argentina rose 154.4% to 69,743, and from Brazil 65.7%. Bars show 2025 stay-over visitors; the muted figure is the change on 2024.
Stay-over visitors by market, 2025. North America supplied 77.4% of the total, South America 15.3% and Europe 4.7%. Among US states, New York sent the most visitors (206,576), ahead of New Jersey and Massachusetts. 2026 so far (January–September): United States 873,621 (+5.2%, 69.0% of the total) and Argentina 117,379 (+135.2%).
Seasonality
When they visit
Stay-over arrivals are spread fairly evenly through the year. The January–March quarter was the busiest in 2025, with 392,421 visitors (25.9% of the total), and April–June the quietest, with 369,935. December was the busiest single month (146,515) and September the quietest (97,778). Cruise traffic is far more seasonal: 160,420 cruise passengers arrived in December 2025, against 42,085 in July.
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| Period | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 392,421 | Jan–Mar |
| Q2 | 369,935 | Apr–Jun |
| Q3 | 372,410 | Jul–Sep |
| Q4 | 380,336 | Oct–Dec |
Stay-over visitors by quarter, 2025, from the official monthly series. The four quarters add up to the annual total of 1,515,102. Cruise passengers are not included.
Accommodation
Hotels & occupancy
Hotels were 76.4% occupied on average in 2025, down from 81.7% in 2024 as two new hotels added rooms. The average daily room rate rose 12.3% to US$408.99. Short-term vacation rentals and other accommodation took 35.1% of stay-over visitors and 39.1% of visitor nights, more than any hotel type. Timeshare properties accounted for 23.1% of visitors, European Plan (room only) hotels for 26.7% and all-inclusive hotels for 15.0%.
Economic impact
Tourism in Aruba's economy
Tourism is the main source of foreign earnings. Tourism credits of Afl. 5.57 billion made up 83.7% of Aruba's exports of goods and services in 2025. GDP is estimated to have grown 3.4% in 2025, driven mainly by tourism and a rapid rise in consumption. Short-term vacation rentals took in an estimated US$315.5 million.
The export share is tourism credits (Afl. 5,569.6 million) divided by total exports of goods and services (Afl. 6,652.5 million) in the balance of payments. The GDP figure is an estimate. Short-term rental revenue comes from a commercial tracking platform and is an estimate. No official tourism share of GDP for 2025 was found.
At a glance
Fast facts
- 72.1% Share of stay-over visitors from the United States (2025)
- 6.8 Avg. nights per stay-over visitor (2025)
- +154.4% Growth in visitors from Argentina (2025)
- 224,660 Stay-over visitors who flew in from New York JFK, the top departure airport (2025)
- 693,058 Cruise passengers, Jan–Sep 2026 (+6.1%)
- 206,576 Visitors from New York State, the top US state (2025)
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How many tourists visit Aruba each year?
Aruba received 1,515,102 stay-over visitors in 2025, 6.6% more than in 2024 and the highest annual total since at least 2015. A further 970,803 cruise passengers arrived, counted separately. In January–September 2026 there were 1,266,626 stay-over visitors, 11.6% more than in the same months of 2025.
How much do tourists spend in Aruba?
Visitors spent Afl. 5.57 billion in 2025, up 6.9% on 2024, measured as tourism credits in the balance of payments. That was 83.7% of Aruba's exports of goods and services. In January–June 2026 tourism credits were Afl. 3,225.0 million, 12.0% more than a year earlier (provisional).
Where do most tourists in Aruba come from?
The United States. In 2025, 1,092,842 stay-over visitors (72.1%) came from the United States, followed by Canada (80,013), Argentina (69,743) and Colombia (60,856). The Netherlands was the largest European market, with 36,593. New York was the top US state, with 206,576 visitors.
How many cruise passengers visit Aruba?
970,803 cruise passengers arrived in 2025, 8.2% more than the 897,274 of 2024 and the highest number since at least 2015. December was the busiest cruise month of 2025, with 160,420 passengers. In January–September 2026 there were 693,058, up 6.1%.
When is Aruba's peak tourist season?
Stay-over arrivals are spread fairly evenly, but the January–March quarter was the busiest in 2025, with 392,421 visitors. December was the busiest single month (146,515) and September the quietest (97,778). Cruise passengers are concentrated between November and April.
What is the hotel occupancy rate in Aruba?
Hotels were 76.4% occupied on average in 2025, down from 81.7% in 2024 after new hotels opened. The average daily room rate was US$408.99. Short-term vacation rentals were 61% occupied, and they and other non-hotel accommodation took 35.1% of stay-over visitors.
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Methodology & sources
This page compiles publicly available official statistics from the Centrale Bank van Aruba (CBA) and the Aruba Tourism Authority (A.T.A.); the sources for every figure are listed below. Caveats:
- Annual and monthly arrivals come from the CBA Monthly Tables for August 2026 (published 1 October 2026), which credit the A.T.A., the Central Bureau of Statistics, the Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association and the Cruise Tourism Authority. January–September 2026 totals come from the A.T.A. Monthly Report for September 2026; the CBA monthly figures for January–August 2026 plus the A.T.A. September figure give the same total. The A.T.A. notes that its numbers may change and may carry a margin of error of up to 5%.
- Stay-over visitors are arrivals who stay on the island, grouped by market and accommodation type. Cruise passengers are counted separately from port data and are never added to stay-over visitors on this page. The A.T.A. has corrected its 2024 figures: the CBA State of the Economy 2025 Retrospective still shows 1,421,686 for 2024, against 1,421,616 in the corrected series used here. The years 2019–2021 come from the A.T.A. Annual Report 2025, whose 2021 value (806,531) differs slightly from the 806,555 shown in earlier A.T.A. reports.
- Visitor spending is tourism credits in the balance of payments, in nominal Aruban florins (Afl.), from the CBA quarterly external sector tables published 1 October 2026. Tourism credits cover goods and services bought by non-residents during their visit and exclude passenger fares. The CBA reclassified timeshare maintenance fees into travel services, which raised the series. 2025 is Afl. 5,569.6 million in the latest tables; the CBA 2025 Retrospective gave Afl. 5,554.4 million (+6.5%) before revision. Values for 2019–2021 come from the Q3 2023 tables and may not be on exactly the same basis. 2026 figures are provisional. The A.T.A. Annual Report 2025 shows a different estimate (Afl. 5,666.1 million), which is not used.
- The 2025 cruise total of 970,803 appears in the CBA Monthly Tables and the A.T.A. reports; the CBA 2025 Retrospective gives 970,533. Published counts of cruise ship calls for 2025 differ (355 or 376), so calls are not shown.
- Hotel occupancy, average daily rate and RevPAR are hotel association data as published by the CBA. Short-term rental occupancy and revenue are tracked by the A.T.A. through the Lighthouse platform and are estimates. Accommodation shares are A.T.A. figures for stay-over arrivals by accommodation type; the "other" category is mainly short-term vacation rentals.
- No official purpose-of-visit split, attraction visitor counts or tourism share of GDP for 2025 were found, so those items are omitted. The Central Bureau of Statistics tourism pages could not be opened during this review.
Primary sources
- Centrale Bank van Aruba: Monthly Tables, Table 10 Tourism : Stay-over visitors by origin, visitor nights, average stay, cruise passengers and ship calls, annual 2022–2025 and monthly January 2024 to August 2026; Monthly Tables August 2026, published 1 Oct 2026.
- Centrale Bank van Aruba: Quarterly Tables External Sector 2026-I & II, Table 8.2 : Balance of payments components of the current account: tourism credits, services and goods exports, Afl. million, annual 2022–2025 and quarterly to Q2 2026 (2026 provisional), published 1 Oct 2026.
- Centrale Bank van Aruba: Quarterly Tables External Sector, Balance of Payments Q3 2023, Table 8.2 : Tourism credits, Afl. million, annual 2019–2022, published 15 Dec 2023; used for 2019–2021 only.
- Centrale Bank van Aruba: State of the Economy, 2025 Retrospective : Tourism indicators 2023–2025 (Table 1): hotel occupancy, average daily rate, RevPAR, accommodation shares and estimated GDP growth for 2025; published August 2026.
- Aruba Tourism Authority: Monthly Report December 2025 : Year-to-date January–December 2025 stay-over arrivals and nights by market, US arrivals by state, arrivals and nights by accommodation type, departure airports, cruise passengers and short-term rental occupancy.
- Aruba Tourism Authority: Monthly Report September 2026 : Year-to-date January–September 2026 stay-over arrivals, visitor nights, markets and cruise passengers, with quarterly 2025 arrivals and tourism credits; file dated 12 Oct 2026.
- Aruba Tourism Authority: Annual Report 2025 : Chapter 4, stay-over guest arrivals 2015–2025, cruise visitor arrivals 2015–2025 and short-term vacation rental revenue 2019–2025.