Population ages 65 and above in Suriname
Suriname: Population ages 65 and above was 8.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above in Suriname, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 8.2% for population ages 65 and above in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in Suriname peaked at 8.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1992.
Suriname ranks 114th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.0% | 8.2% | 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 population ages 65 and above in Suriname?
- Population ages 65 and above in Suriname was 8.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1992.
- How does Suriname rank for population ages 65 and above?
- Suriname ranks 114th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.