Population ages 65 and above, total in Suriname
Suriname: Population ages 65 and above, total was 52,412 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total in Suriname, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, total in Suriname is 52,412, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total in Suriname peaked at 52,412 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12,735, in 1988.
Suriname ranks 167th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,476 | 13,185 | 16,161 | 10 |
| 1970s | 16,335 | 15,885 | 16,590 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,699 | 12,735 | 16,105 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,799 | 12,882 | 19,606 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,776 | 21,423 | 31,503 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,816 | 32,155 | 41,018 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,221 | 42,762 | 52,412 | 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, total in Suriname?
- Population ages 65 and above, total in Suriname was 52,412 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 52,412 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,735 in 1988.
- How does Suriname rank for population ages 65 and above, total?
- Suriname ranks 167th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.