Aruba
Aruba is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in Caribbean. UN Tourism counted 2 million international arrivals there in 2019, rarer than 53% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Hologram.
- International arrivals
- 2 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 106th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Hologramrarer than 53%
- Area
- 170 km² (66 sq mi)
- Population
- 106,000Natural Earth estimate
- Airports
- 1with scheduled flights
Does Aruba count as a country?
It depends on the list. Aruba is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Aruba”.
| List | Counts Aruba? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | No |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Aruba |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
Aruba belongs to the Netherlands, but travelers usually count it on its own, because it has its own entry rules, its own flag or its own place on the map. Other places in the same family: Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
The Aruba stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Aruba’s is Hologram: cracked ice, a mosaic of small mirrors, the finish for places with 500,000 to 2 million visitors a year. With 2 million international arrivals in 2019, Aruba is rarer than 53% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Aruba
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Aruba when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. With a single airport with scheduled flights (Queen Beatrix International Airport, AUA), photos only at the airport make a transit stamp, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 68,775 |
Airports
Aruba has 1 airport with scheduled flights. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
Questions people ask
Is Aruba a country?
It depends on the list. Aruba is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Aruba”.
How many tourists visit Aruba a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 1,951,000 international arrivals in Aruba in 2019, the 106th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Aruba stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Hologram, the finish for places with 500,000 to 2 million visitors a year, rarer than 53% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Aruba count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Aruba”, one of its 330 destinations.
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Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.