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1 (National)
Papiamento
[pap]
1 (National). De facto national language, limited use in higher official domains. 60,000 in Aruba (2009 UNSD).
3 (Wider communication)
Dutch
[nld]
3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. 5,290 in Aruba (2009 UNSD), decreasing.
English
[eng]
3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. 63,950 in Aruba, all users. L1 users: 7,950 in Aruba (2019 World Factbook). L2 users: 56,000 (2019).
4 (Educational)
Spanish
[spa]
4 (Educational). 84,700 in Aruba, all users. L1 users: 15,300 in Aruba (2019 World Factbook). L2 users: 69,400 (Instituto Cervantes 2017).
6a (Vigorous)
Sign Language of the Netherlands
[dse]
6a* (Vigorous). 100 in Aruba (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated at 0.1% of the total population.
