Suriname Population (LIVE)

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Suriname Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Suriname is 636,870 as of Friday, December 13, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Suriname 2024 population is estimated at 634,431 people at mid year.
  • Suriname population is equivalent to 0.01% of the total world population.
  • Suriname ranks number 170 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Suriname is 4 per Km2 (11 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 156,000 Km2 (60,232 sq. miles).
  • 62.4 % of the population is urban (395,944 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Suriname is 28.4 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Suriname (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationSuriname
Global Rank
2024 634,431 0.88 % 5,545 -1,166 28.4 2.23 4 62.4 % 395,944 0.01 % 8,161,972,572 170
2023 628,886 0.92 % 5,722 -988 28.1 2.25 4 62.4 % 392,476 0.01 % 8,091,734,930 170
2022 623,164 0.85 % 5,268 -988 27.9 2.27 4 62.4 % 389,026 0.01 % 8,021,407,192 169
2020 612,317 1.08 % 6,549 -296 27.5 2.31 4 62.4 % 382,175 0.01 % 7,887,001,292 169
2015 581,627 1.13 % 6,341 -967 26.5 2.57 4 62.8 % 365,427 0.01 % 7,470,491,872 169
2010 549,923 1.15 % 6,122 -1,138 25.4 2.69 4 63.5 % 349,037 0.01 % 7,021,732,148 168
2005 519,313 1.73 % 8,534 -1,534 24.4 2.71 3 64.1 % 332,708 0.01 % 6,586,970,132 167
2000 476,643 2.10 % 9,4071,516 23.0 3.05 3 65.9 % 313,876 0.01 % 6,171,702,993 167
1995 429,606 0.82 % 3,423 1,275 21.0 2.90 3 68.2 % 293,195 0.01 % 5,758,878,982 167
1990 412,493 1.29 % 5,104 -6,471 19.8 3.23 3 64.9 % 267,733 0.01 % 5,327,803,110 167
1985 386,972 0.61 % 2,319 -3,763 18.7 3.71 2 62.7 % 242,695 0.01 % 4,868,943,465 165
1980 375,377 -0.82 % -3,159 -7,390 17.3 3.79 2 62.8 % 235,660 0.01 % 4,447,606,236 162
1975 391,170 0.61 % 2,346 -11,287 15.9 4.63 3 49.8 % 194,923 0.01 % 4,070,735,277 161
1970 379,442 3.47 % 11,888 3,791 14.5 5.53 2 45.0 % 170,592 0.01 % 3,694,683,794 160
1965 320,000 3.93 % 11,216 1,657 15.3 6.32 2 48.8 % 156,305 0.01 % 3,334,533,703 164
1960 263,918 3.22 % 7,745 544 17.0 6.59 2 51.9 % 137,039 0.01 % 3,015,470,894 165
1955 225,195 2.86 % 5,926 222 17.5 6.37 1 52.3 % 117,726 0.01 % 2,740,213,792 164
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Suriname Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationSuriname
Global Rank
2025 639,850 0.88 % 5,507 -967 28.6 2.21 4 62.4 % 399,428 0.01 % 8,231,613,070 169
2030 665,652 0.79 % 5,160 -963 30.1 2.11 4 62.6 % 417,001 0.01 % 8,569,124,911 169
2035 688,191 0.67 % 4,508 -888 31.8 2.04 4 63.2 % 434,693 0.01 % 8,885,210,181 169
2040 707,160 0.55 % 3,794 -629 33.1 1.98 5 63.9 % 452,153 0.01 % 9,177,190,203 169
2045 722,756 0.44 % 3,119 -612 34.5 1.93 5 64.7 % 467,461 0.01 % 9,439,639,668 169
2050 733,904 0.31 % 2,230   35.8 1.89 5 65.4 % 480,037 0.01 % 9,664,378,587 169
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Suriname Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Suriname
Life Expectancy
73.76 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
View by sex and historical chart
Infant Mortality
10.8
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
12.4
(per 1,000 live births)
View historical chart

Main Cities by Population in Suriname

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Paramaribo 223,757
2 Lelydorp 18,223

See also

Notes

The Suriname Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Suriname delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Suriname (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Suriname in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.