Work & Labour in Suriname

63 indicators covering work & labour for Suriname.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% 2025 up 1.6% 129th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 42.4% 2025 down 7.9% 102nd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 53.8% 2025 down 3.1% 144th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.9% 2025 down 5.7% 146th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 35.1% 2025 down 4.6% 112th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.0% 2025 up 4.4% 136th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 69.0% 2025 down 3.8% 149th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.1% 2025 down 0.6% 142nd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 44.9% 2025 up 1.2% 137th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.4% 2025 up 7.3% 123rd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 77.5% 2025 up 0.4% 64th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 79.3% 2025 down 0.1% 69th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 76.3% 2025 up 0.6% 62nd
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 55.4% 2025 down 2.0% 79th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 4.7% 2025 down 15.5% 89th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 3.5% 2025 down 0.3% 74th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 4.0% 2025 down 7.0% 81st
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 10.5% 2025 down 0.9% 87th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 36.8% 2025 up 6.8% 20th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 26.1% 2025 up 2.8% 35th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 83.8% 2025 down 0.1% 63rd
Employment in services (% of total employment) 66.9% 2025 up 0.1% 72nd
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 22.5% 2025 down 1.5% 123rd
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 23.7% 2025 down 2.0% 125th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 20.7% 2025 up 0.5% 118th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.1% 2025 up 10.1% 65th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.2% 2025 up 5.0% 95th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 4.0% 2025 up 20.2% 23rd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 37.2% 2025 up 78.4% 20th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 18.0% 2025 up 109.1% 60th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 25.4% 2025 up 95.3% 28th
GDP per person employed 52,265 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 17.6% 77th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 7.9% 2016 down 16.5% 53rd
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.7% 2016 down 19.2% 77th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 11.1% 2016 down 19.1% 35th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.3% 2016 down 11.0% 128th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 45.3% 2016 down 9.4% 144th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.1% 2016 down 10.3% 143rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 28.3% 2016 up 26.0% 118th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.4% 2016 up 4.0% 82nd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.3% 2016 up 1.9% 143rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 37.6% 2016 up 12.5% 96th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 26.5% 2016 up 23.2% 21st
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 18.7% 2016 up 41.1% 36th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 39.9% 2016 up 18.9% 9th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 22.4% 2025 up 19.2% 91st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 15.6% 2025 up 31.5% 78th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 18.9% 2025 up 24.2% 90th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 17.4% 2025 down 19.4% 145th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 34.7% 2025 down 17.4% 114th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 26.2% 2025 down 18.2% 130th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 18.4% 2025 down 3.8% 123rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 40.0% 2025 up 2.0% 138th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 59.3% 2025 down 6.9% 140th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 49.6% 2025 down 3.8% 143rd
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 16.7% 2025 down 3.3% 119th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 19.5% 2025 down 3.4% 123rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 40.3% 2016 down 6.0% 134th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 63.5% 2016 down 11.8% 112th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 51.7% 2016 down 9.5% 134th