Population in Suriname

247 indicators covering population for Suriname.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 314.12 thousands 2025 up 13.9% 171st
General government total expenditure 62.55 billion current LCU 2025 up 1,095.0% 128th
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 5.0% 2024 down 44.4% 104th
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 93.8% 2024 up 2.4% 96th
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 93.8% 2024 up 2.4% 96th
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 90.0% 2024 up 4.9% 142nd
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 96.1% 2024 up 2.4% 140th
Share of people practicing open defecation 1.2% 2024 down 65.1% 78th
Population growth 0.9% 2024 down 20.9% 115th
Rural population 33.5% 2024 down 1.3% 113th
DEC alternative conversion factor 33.18 LCU per US$ 2024 up 905.5% 86th
Official exchange rate 33.18 LCU per US$, period average 2024 up 905.5% 89th
GDP 156.42 billion current LCU 2024 up 804.5% 140th
GDP per capita 246,555 current LCU 2024 up 720.3% 85th
GDP 4.71 billion current US$ 2024 down 10.0% 170th
GDP per capita 7,431 current US$ 2024 down 18.4% 115th
GDP 15.90 billion constant LCU 2024 down 12.3% 168th
GDP deflator 983.84 base year varies by country 2024 up 931.6% 14th
GDP growth 2.8% 2024 up 1,011.4% 118th
GDP at market prices 4.65 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 down 12.3% 166th
GNI 144.27 billion current LCU 2024 up 745.6% 141st
GNI per capita 227,402 current LCU 2024 up 666.9% 85th
GNI per capita, Atlas method 5,870 current US$ 2024 down 34.0% 119th
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 82.4% 2024 up 10.7% 98th
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 98 2023 up 2.6% 89th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 3.9% 2025 up 2,876.5% 69th
Population growth rate 0.9% 2023 down 18.9% 116th
Population 628,892 people 2023 up 10.5% 170th
Population: comparison of UN projections 628,892 people 2023 up 10.5% 170th
Birth rate 17.3 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 14.0% 92nd
Number of births, by world region 10,879 births 2023 down 5.0% 167th
Annual change in population 5,720 people 2023 down 10.4% 144th
Population 628,892 people 2023 up 10.5% 171st
Number of children under 15, by world region 163,174 people 2023 down 2.6% 167th
Population by age group 628,892 people 2023 up 10.5% 170th
Life expectancy by sex 76.84 years 2023 up 4.4% 134th
Total dependency ratio 50.5% 2023 down 7.9% 163rd
Youth dependency ratio 39.1% 2023 down 14.3% 99th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 47,906 people 2023 up 40.7% 171st
Population by age group 47,906 people 2023 up 40.7% 171st
Population growth rate with and without migration 0.9% 2023 down 18.9% 116th
Median age vs. births per woman 28.1 years 2023 up 7.5% 145th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 47,906 people 2023 up 40.7% 171st
The global population hockey stick 628,892 people 2023 up 10.5% 171st
Number of births 10,879 births 2023 down 5.0% 167th
Population 628,892 people 2023 up 10.5% 170th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 163,174 people 2023 down 2.6% 167th
Population 628,892 people 2023 up 10.5% 171st
Births, by age of mother 0 births 2023 132nd
Population by age group 53,331 people 2023 down 4.2% 166th
Share of births by age of mother 12.3% 2023 down 12.8% 59th
Birth rate 17.3 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 14.0% 92nd
Birth rate by women's age group 48.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 21.4% 76th
Has the population peaked? 628,892 people 2023 up 10.5% 170th
Life expectancy at birth, total 73.63 years 2023 up 5.0% 115th
Fertility rate, total 2.25 births per woman 2023 down 15.2% 89th
Mortality rate, infant 15.2 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 23.2% 86th
Total population by age 3.04 2023 up 42.7% 172nd
Population density of the capital city 2,553 people per km² 2100 up 0.9% 172nd
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.3% 2022 down 14.1% 76th