Age dependency ratio in Suriname
Suriname: Age dependency ratio was 50.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Suriname, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Suriname stood at 50.4%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Suriname peaked at 113.8% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2025.
Suriname ranks 147th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107.8% | 98.2% | 113.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 99.2% | 85.8% | 112.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.4% | 68.6% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.7% | 61.0% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 57.0% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 51.4% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.4% | 51.1% | 6 |
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More health data for Suriname
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 5,362 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 25.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 425,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 5,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 5,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 5,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 5,565 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 5,561 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 82,486 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 162,121 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Suriname?
- Age dependency ratio in Suriname was 50.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 113.8% in 1968.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for age dependency ratio?
- Suriname ranks 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.