Demographics of Suriname
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 04 Nov 2021 |
Top Statistics
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 214,996 | - |
| 1955 | 249,002 | 2.8 |
| 1960 | 287,870 | 2.9 |
| 1965 | 328,939 | 2.71 |
| 1970 | 367,926 | 1.2 |
| 1975 | 359,234 | -0.67 |
| 1980 | 359,531 | 0.2 |
| 1985 | 368,636 | 1.07 |
| 1990 | 405,169 | 2.04 |
| 1995 | 441,851 | 1.55 |
| 2000 | 470,944 | 1.2 |
| 2005 | 499,461 | 1.17 |
| 2010 | 529,126 | 1.15 |
| 2015 | 559,136 | 1.06 |
| 2016 | 564,883 | 1.03 |
| 2017 | 570,501 | 0.99 |
| 2018 | 575,987 | 0.96 |
| 2019 | 581,363 | 0.93 |
| 2020 | 586,634 | 0.91 |
| 2021 | 591,798 | 0.88 |
- Population
- Growth
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 3,507 | 10,535 | 15.99 | 48.13 |
| 1955 | 3,356 | 11,490 | 13.44 | 46.02 |
| 1960 | 3,279 | 13,017 | 11.36 | 45.08 |
| 1965 | 3,250 | 13,941 | 9.84 | 42.26 |
| 1970 | 3,188 | 13,409 | 8.86 | 37.29 |
| 1975 | 2,907 | 11,710 | 8.02 | 32.28 |
| 1980 | 2,686 | 10,720 | 7.47 | 29.80 |
| 1985 | 2,758 | 10,977 | 7.39 | 29.42 |
| 1990 | 2,934 | 11,306 | 7.26 | 27.95 |
| 1995 | 3,199 | 11,348 | 7.26 | 25.76 |
| 2000 | 3,513 | 11,190 | 7.45 | 23.73 |
| 2005 | 3,645 | 11,016 | 7.30 | 22.04 |
| 2010 | 3,714 | 10,846 | 7.02 | 20.48 |
| 2015 | 4,004 | 10,783 | 7.16 | 19.29 |
| 2020 | 4,369 | 10,587 | 7.45 | 18.05 |
| 2021 | 4,441 | 10,540 | 7.51 | 17.82 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 100,809 | 114,193 | - | 46.888 |
| 1955 | 117,726 | 132,362 | 2.96 | 47.074 |
| 1960 | 137,039 | 152,927 | 3.03 | 47.260 |
| 1965 | 156,305 | 175,488 | 2.22 | 47.109 |
| 1970 | 170,592 | 200,681 | 0.70 | 45.948 |
| 1975 | 194,923 | 167,731 | 3.83 | 53.749 |
| 1980 | 235,660 | 127,117 | 3.62 | 64.960 |
| 1985 | 242,695 | 128,775 | 1.15 | 65.334 |
| 1990 | 267,733 | 139,739 | 2.11 | 65.706 |
| 1995 | 293,195 | 150,529 | 1.64 | 66.076 |
| 2000 | 313,876 | 158,514 | 1.27 | 66.444 |
| 2005 | 332,708 | 166,238 | 0.99 | 66.682 |
| 2010 | 349,037 | 177,066 | 0.95 | 66.344 |
| 2015 | 365,427 | 187,781 | 0.91 | 66.056 |
| 2020 | 382,175 | 195,577 | 0.90 | 66.149 |
| 2021 | 385,591 | 196,705 | 0.89 | 66.219 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 26,863 | 24,995 | 51,858 | 8.76 | 107.473 |
| 05-09 | 27,297 | 25,402 | 52,699 | 8.90 | 107.460 |
| 10-14 | 26,794 | 24,936 | 51,730 | 8.74 | 107.451 |
| 15-19 | 26,288 | 24,408 | 50,696 | 8.57 | 107.702 |
| 20-24 | 25,325 | 23,534 | 48,859 | 8.26 | 107.610 |
| 25-29 | 24,145 | 23,188 | 47,333 | 8.00 | 104.127 |
| 30-34 | 22,361 | 21,194 | 43,555 | 7.36 | 105.506 |
| 35-39 | 20,190 | 20,246 | 40,436 | 6.83 | 99.723 |
| 40-44 | 17,641 | 17,759 | 35,400 | 5.98 | 99.336 |
| 45-49 | 18,376 | 18,860 | 37,236 | 6.29 | 97.434 |
| 50-54 | 16,696 | 16,603 | 33,299 | 5.63 | 100.560 |
| 55-59 | 15,881 | 16,486 | 32,367 | 5.47 | 96.330 |
| 60-64 | 11,289 | 11,887 | 23,176 | 3.92 | 94.969 |
| 65-69 | 7,223 | 8,617 | 15,840 | 2.68 | 83.823 |
| 70-74 | 5,017 | 6,579 | 11,596 | 1.96 | 76.258 |
| 75-79 | 2,977 | 4,582 | 7,559 | 1.28 | 64.972 |
| 80-84 | 1,768 | 3,007 | 4,775 | 0.81 | 58.796 |
| 85-89 | 845 | 1,482 | 2,327 | 0.39 | 57.018 |
| 90-94 | 286 | 559 | 845 | 0.14 | 51.163 |
| 95-99 | 57 | 131 | 188 | 0.03 | 43.511 |
| 100+ | 5 | 19 | 24 | 0.00 | 26.316 |
| Total | 297,324 | 294,474 | 591,798 | 100.968 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio