Gender in Suriname 199 indicators covering gender for Suriname. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 10.1% 93rd Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 30.5% 89th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.26 index 2025 up 1.5% 9th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.41 index 2025 up 2.2% 3rd Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year 2025 down 60.9% 95th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 54.3% 2050 up 1.6% 112th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 0.6475 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.5% 182nd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.001 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.6% 182nd Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.0% 181st Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.722 2023 up 1.1% 114th SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.329 2025 up 229.0% 85th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.76 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 5.0% 25th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 1.4 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 7.7% 9th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 21,958 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 23.5% 88th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.93 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 7.0% 20th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 up 10.0% 9th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.1% 2025 up 0.8% 138th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 91.92 2024 down 13.6% 171st Gender Development Index 0.993 2023 up 0.4% 46th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.993 2023 up 0.4% 46th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.993 2023 up 0.4% 46th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7222 2023 up 0.9% 114th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 49.5% 25th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.3578 % change on previous year 2023 down 16.8% 120th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 27.7 2016 up 3.0% 44th Access to justice for women 0 2025 down 100.0% 47th Gender of the chief executive 1 2025 — 1st Gender of the head of government 1 2025 — 1st Gender of the head of state 1 2025 — 1st Share of women in parliament 31.4% 2025 up 23.2% 60th Population 634,431 2024 up 10.3% 161st Life Expectancy at Birth 73.76 2024 up 4.9% 117th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 22.2% 2023 up 16.8% 123rd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 22.2% 2023 up 16.8% 125th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 26.9% 2023 up 4.3% 104th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 76.11 2023 up 11.1% 145th Sex ratio at birth 103.72 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 162nd Sex ratio by age 7.14 males per 100 females 2023 — 176th Sex ratio at age 5 103.8 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.7% 143rd Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.72 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 162nd Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 1.2% 2023 down 24.5% 96th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 37.6% 2023 up 0.3% 161st Sex ratio at age 60 97.87 males per 100 females 2023 up 13.5% 74th Male population by age group 27,152 people 2023 down 4.1% 166th Female population by age group 26,178 people 2023 down 4.4% 166th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 184th Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 50 2023 unchanged 182nd Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 — 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 — 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 60 2023 — 76th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →