Work & Labour in Suriname 219 indicators covering work & labour for Suriname. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment rate, men vs. women 59.3% 2025 down 6.9% 140th Employment rate 49.6% 2025 down 3.8% 143rd Youth unemployment rate 25.4% 2025 up 95.3% 28th Population by labor force status 162,122 people 2025 down 2.8% 165th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 31.3 2025 down 22.4% 76th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 6.32 Persons 2022 up 35.1% 148th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 15.26 Persons 2022 down 53.7% 144th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.8% 2020 down 6.8% 85th Female labor force by age 982 people 2024 up 45.1% 181st Labor force participation rate by age 35.1% 2024 down 2.6% 115th Female labor force participation rate by age 27.6% 2024 up 5.5% 130th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 24.9% 2024 up 59.9% 30th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.6% 179th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0002 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.1% 156th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.0575 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.9% 181st Employment by status 77.2% 2024 down 0.7% 65th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 77.2% 2024 down 0.7% 65th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0259 units per square kilometre 2023 up 366.2% 102nd Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0259 units per square kilometre 2023 up 366.2% 102nd Employment 189.68 2016 up 21.0% 144th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth -4.84 % change on previous year 2016 down 2.5% 120th Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate -4.84 % change on previous year 2016 down 2.5% 120th Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate -4.84 % change on previous year 2016 down 2.5% 120th Cases of fatal occupational injury 1 1999 down 87.5% 115th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 1.7% 2025 up 130.4% 91st SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 0.17 2024 — 168th Level of national compliance with labor rights 0.17 score 2024 — 169th 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 Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 942 1999 down 49.1% 91st Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 27.6% 2016 up 3.6% 109th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 37.7% 2016 down 2.5% 80th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 17.0% 2016 up 14.0% 130th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 50.4% 2020 up 33.0% 69th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 7.9% 2016 down 16.5% 51st Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 16,766 1996 up 10.1% 69th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 0.17 2024 — 184th Own-account workers, total 11.3% 2016 down 4.7% 145th ← Previous Page 4 of 4