The total population in Suriname was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 51 thousand people (+7.88 percent). After the twenty-second consecutive increasing year, the total population is estimated to reach 698 thousand people and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the total population was continuously increasing over the past years.As defined by the International Monetary Fund, the total population of a country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.Find more key insights for the total population in countries like Guyana, Colombia, and Venezuela.

Chart and table of Suriname population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

Population with at least secondary education of Paramaribo slumped by 11.55% from 55.40 % in 2004 to 49.00 % in 2009. Since the 11.55% drop in 2009, population with at least secondary education remained constant by 0.00% in 2009.

Population ages 40-44, male (% of male population) in Suriname was reported at 6.6113 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Suriname - Population ages 40-44, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) in Suriname was reported at 26.4 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Suriname - Population ages 0-14, male (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Suriname SR: Population: Male: Ages 40-44: % of Male Population data was reported at 6.588 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.793 % for 2016. Suriname SR: Population: Male: Ages 40-44: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 4.413 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.340 % in 2006 and a record low of 3.448 % in 1960. Suriname SR: Population: Male: Ages 40-44: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Suriname – Table SR.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 40 to 44 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in Suriname was reported at 9.0023 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Suriname - Population ages 65 and above, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Suriname SR: Population: Female: Ages 40-44: % of Female Population data was reported at 6.702 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.924 % for 2016. Suriname SR: Population: Female: Ages 40-44: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 4.570 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.240 % in 2006 and a record low of 3.963 % in 1962. Suriname SR: Population: Female: Ages 40-44: % of Female Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Suriname – Table SR.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population between the ages 40 to 44 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

The world's most accurate population datasets. Seven maps/datasets for the distribution of various populations in Suriname: (1) Overall population density (2) Women (3) Men (4) Children (ages 0-5) (5) Youth (ages 15-24) (6) Elderly (ages 60+) (7) Women of reproductive age (ages 15-49).

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The annual population growth in Suriname increased by 0.02 percentage points (+2.44 percent) in 2023. In total, the population growth amounted to 0.84 percent in 2023. This increase was preceded by a declining population growth.Annual population growth refers to the change in the population over time, and is affected by factors such as fertility, mortality, and migration.Find more key insights for the annual population growth in countries like Venezuela and Colombia.

People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Suriname was reported at 1.2147 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Suriname - People practicing open defecation (% of population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

WorldPop produces different types of gridded population count datasets, depending on the methods used and end application. Please make sure you have read our Mapping Populations overview page before choosing and downloading a dataset.

Datasets are available to download in Geotiff and ASCII XYZ format at a resolution of 30 arc-seconds (approximately 1km at the equator)

-Unconstrained individual countries 2000-2020: Population density datasets for all countries of the World for each year 2000-2020 – derived from the corresponding Unconstrained individual countries 2000-2020 population count datasets by dividing the number of people in each pixel by the pixel surface area. These are produced using the unconstrained top-down modelling method.
-Unconstrained individual countries 2000-2020 UN adjusted: Population density datasets for all countries of the World for each year 2000-2020 – derived from the corresponding Unconstrained individual countries 2000-2020 population UN adjusted count datasets by dividing the number of people in each pixel, adjusted to match the country total from the official United Nations population estimates (UN 2019), by the pixel surface area. These are produced using the unconstrained top-down modelling method.

Data for earlier dates is available directly from WorldPop.

WorldPop (www.worldpop.org - School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton; Department of Geography and Geosciences, University of Louisville; Departement de Geographie, Universite de Namur) and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University (2018). Global High Resolution Population Denominators Project - Funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1134076). https://dx.doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/WP00674

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Suriname was reported at 19720 Persons in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Suriname - Population of the official age for post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Nearly 400,000 inhabitants in Suriname were aged between 15 and 64 as of 2020. Even though the island nation's population has been on a decline since at least 2010, demographic data shows Suriname's younger population is rapidly replacing the older population, as the population aged 65 and older gradually increases.

WorldPop produces different types of gridded population count datasets, depending on the methods used and end application. Please make sure you have read our Mapping Populations overview page before choosing and downloading a dataset.


Bespoke methods used to produce datasets for specific individual countries are available through the WorldPop Open Population Repository (WOPR) link below. These are 100m resolution gridded population estimates using customized methods ("bottom-up" and/or "top-down") developed for the latest data available from each country. They can also be visualised and explored through the woprVision App.
The remaining datasets in the links below are produced using the "top-down" method, with either the unconstrained or constrained top-down disaggregation method used. Please make sure you read the Top-down estimation modelling overview page to decide on which datasets best meet your needs. Datasets are available to download in Geotiff and ASCII XYZ format at a resolution of 3 and 30 arc-seconds (approximately 100m and 1km at the equator, respectively):

- Unconstrained individual countries 2000-2020 ( 1km resolution ): Consistent 1km resolution population count datasets created using unconstrained top-down methods for all countries of the World for each year 2000-2020.
- Unconstrained individual countries 2000-2020 ( 100m resolution ): Consistent 100m resolution population count datasets created using unconstrained top-down methods for all countries of the World for each year 2000-2020.
- Unconstrained individual countries 2000-2020 UN adjusted ( 100m resolution ): Consistent 100m resolution population count datasets created using unconstrained top-down methods for all countries of the World for each year 2000-2020 and adjusted to match United Nations national population estimates (UN 2019)
-Unconstrained individual countries 2000-2020 UN adjusted ( 1km resolution ): Consistent 1km resolution population count datasets created using unconstrained top-down methods for all countries of the World for each year 2000-2020 and adjusted to match United Nations national population estimates (UN 2019).
-Unconstrained global mosaics 2000-2020 ( 1km resolution ): Mosaiced 1km resolution versions of the "Unconstrained individual countries 2000-2020" datasets.
-Constrained individual countries 2020 ( 100m resolution ): Consistent 100m resolution population count datasets created using constrained top-down methods for all countries of the World for 2020.
-Constrained individual countries 2020 UN adjusted ( 100m resolution ): Consistent 100m resolution population count datasets created using constrained top-down methods for all countries of the World for 2020 and adjusted to match United Nations national population estimates (UN 2019).

Older datasets produced for specific individual countries and continents, using a set of tailored geospatial inputs and differing "top-down" methods and time periods are still available for download here: Individual countries and Whole Continent.

Data for earlier dates is available directly from WorldPop.

WorldPop (www.worldpop.org - School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton; Department of Geography and Geosciences, University of Louisville; Departement de Geographie, Universite de Namur) and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University (2018). Global High Resolution Population Denominators Project - Funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1134076). https://dx.doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/WP00645

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

Households Individuals

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The questionnaire is made up of the following modules: - Household Identification (Huishoud Identificatie) - Indivdiual Module (Persoonsmodule) - Household module (Huishoudmodule)

Suriname SR: Population: Female data was reported at 280,664.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 278,070.000 Person for 2016. Suriname SR: Population: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 194,478.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 280,664.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 144,973.000 Person in 1960. Suriname SR: Population: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Suriname – Table SR.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum;

Map shows the population distribution across the Districts of Suriname as well as the population density per km2

This statistic shows the median age of the population in Suriname from 1950 to 2100*.The median age is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. In 2020, the median age of the population of Suriname was 27.5 years.