Demographics of Suriname
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 24 Jul 2024 |
There are 317k males and 318k females in Suriname. The percentage of the male population is 49.95%, compared to 50.05% of the female population. Suriname has 579 more females than males. The sex ratio in Suriname in 2024 will be 99.818 males per 100 females. Suriname is in the 157th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 195,565 | 2.09 |
| 1955 | 225,195 | 3.00 |
| 1960 | 263,918 | 3.31 |
| 1965 | 320,000 | 3.42 |
| 1970 | 379,442 | 3.33 |
| 1975 | 391,170 | -0.69 |
| 1980 | 375,377 | -0.10 |
| 1985 | 386,972 | 1.40 |
| 1990 | 412,493 | 0.63 |
| 1995 | 429,606 | 2.15 |
| 2000 | 476,643 | 2.06 |
| 2005 | 519,313 | 1.06 |
| 2010 | 549,923 | 1.16 |
| 2015 | 581,627 | 1.06 |
| 2020 | 612,317 | 1.04 |
| 2021 | 617,896 | 0.78 |
| 2024 | 634,431 | 0.85 |
- Population
- Growth
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 3,735 | 8,441 | 19.097 | 43.161 |
| 1955 | 3,544 | 10,071 | 15.737 | 44.719 |
| 1960 | 3,674 | 11,844 | 13.922 | 44.879 |
| 1965 | 3,814 | 13,083 | 11.918 | 40.885 |
| 1970 | 3,979 | 12,803 | 10.487 | 33.741 |
| 1975 | 3,970 | 12,557 | 10.148 | 32.101 |
| 1980 | 3,953 | 10,956 | 10.531 | 29.186 |
| 1985 | 3,537 | 12,714 | 9.141 | 32.856 |
| 1990 | 3,382 | 12,429 | 8.199 | 30.132 |
| 1995 | 3,239 | 11,208 | 7.540 | 26.089 |
| 2000 | 3,840 | 12,163 | 8.055 | 25.518 |
| 2005 | 4,233 | 11,269 | 8.151 | 21.701 |
| 2010 | 3,905 | 11,393 | 7.100 | 20.718 |
| 2015 | 4,180 | 11,329 | 7.186 | 19.479 |
| 2020 | 4,193 | 10,833 | 6.848 | 17.692 |
| 2021 | 5,569 | 10,861 | 9.013 | 17.577 |
| 2022 | 4,167 | 10,887 | 6.687 | 17.470 |
| 2023 | 4,182 | 10,879 | 6.649 | 17.298 |
| 2024 | 4,340 | 10,882 | 6.841 | 17.152 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 100,809 | 114,193 | 46.888 |
| 1955 | 117,726 | 132,362 | 47.074 |
| 1960 | 137,039 | 152,927 | 47.260 |
| 1965 | 156,305 | 175,488 | 47.109 |
| 1970 | 170,592 | 200,681 | 45.948 |
| 1975 | 194,923 | 167,731 | 53.749 |
| 1980 | 235,660 | 127,117 | 64.960 |
| 1985 | 242,695 | 128,775 | 65.334 |
| 1990 | 267,733 | 139,739 | 65.706 |
| 1995 | 293,195 | 150,529 | 66.076 |
| 2000 | 313,876 | 158,514 | 66.444 |
| 2005 | 332,708 | 166,238 | 66.682 |
| 2010 | 349,037 | 177,066 | 66.344 |
| 2015 | 365,427 | 187,781 | 66.056 |
| 2020 | 382,175 | 195,577 | 66.149 |
| 2021 | 385,591 | 196,705 | 66.219 |
| 2022 | 389,026 | 197,681 | 66.307 |
| 2023 | 392,476 | 198,501 | 66.411 |
| 2024 | 395,944 | 199,164 | 66.533 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 27,163 | 26,192 | 53,355 | 8.41 | 103.707 |
| 05-09 | 27,510 | 26,546 | 54,056 | 8.52 | 103.631 |
| 10-14 | 28,079 | 27,174 | 55,252 | 8.71 | 103.330 |
| 15-19 | 27,592 | 26,825 | 54,416 | 8.58 | 102.859 |
| 20-24 | 27,871 | 27,332 | 55,203 | 8.70 | 101.972 |
| 25-29 | 25,731 | 25,333 | 51,064 | 8.05 | 101.571 |
| 30-34 | 22,605 | 21,738 | 44,343 | 6.99 | 103.988 |
| 35-39 | 22,193 | 21,183 | 43,377 | 6.84 | 104.768 |
| 40-44 | 21,593 | 19,952 | 41,545 | 6.55 | 108.225 |
| 45-49 | 17,835 | 17,622 | 35,457 | 5.59 | 101.209 |
| 50-54 | 18,358 | 17,633 | 35,992 | 5.67 | 104.112 |
| 55-59 | 16,380 | 16,334 | 32,714 | 5.16 | 100.282 |
| 60-64 | 13,420 | 14,121 | 27,541 | 4.34 | 95.036 |
| 65-69 | 8,806 | 10,826 | 19,633 | 3.09 | 81.341 |
| 70-74 | 5,721 | 7,678 | 13,399 | 2.11 | 74.512 |
| 75-79 | 3,135 | 5,013 | 8,149 | 1.28 | 62.537 |
| 80-84 | 1,847 | 3,402 | 5,250 | 0.83 | 54.292 |
| 85-89 | 786 | 1,647 | 2,433 | 0.38 | 47.723 |
| 90-94 | 255 | 740 | 995 | 0.16 | 34.459 |
| 95-99 | 40 | 184 | 224 | 0.04 | 21.739 |
| 100+ | 3 | 30 | 34 | 0.01 | 10.000 |
| Total | 316,923 | 317,505 | 634,432 | 99.817 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio