Suriname's population rose from 438,830 in 1996 to 639,850 in 2025.
Suriname · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
23 indicators · 23 with data
Suriname's population growth fell from 2.1 % in 1996 to 0.9 % in 2025.
Suriname's population density rose from 2.6 in 1994 to 3.9 in 2023.
Suriname's population, female (% of total) rose from 49.8 % in 1996 to 50.1 % in 2025.
Suriname's urbanisation fell from 66.6 % in 1996 to 65.8 % in 2025.
Suriname's urban population rose from 292,245 in 1996 to 420,949 in 2025.
Suriname's rural population rose from 146,585 in 1996 to 218,901 in 2025.
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- Fertilitydown −0.8 %89th of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −0.8 %88th of 217
- Death rate, crudeup +2.9 %128th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −2.4 %144th of 217
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- Median ageup +0.2 yrs128th of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.3 pts93rd of 217
- Working age (15–64)up +0.0 pts70th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.3 pts116th of 217
- Age dependency ratiodown −0.0 pts148th of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.4 pts115th of 217
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- Net migrationup +17.1 %108th of 217
- Migrant stockup +0.4 pts92nd of 216
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- Refugees hostedunchanged +0.0 %148th of 178
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- Life expectancyup +0.1 yrs118th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.1 yrs119th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.1 yrs116th of 217