Suriname Population

Population now

606,103

World: 165th
South America: 12th

Male:	303,641	(50.18 %)
Female:	301,641	(49.82 %)

Births in 2024:	8,537
Deaths in 2024:	3,840

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	69.07 years
Female:	75.75 years
Total:	72.32 years
Median Age:	29.17 years

Birth Rate:	17.14
Death Rate:	7.71
Growth Rate:	1.22 %
Fertility Rate:	2.28

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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Suriname Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	288k	144k	144k	1	2.97%	45.08	11.36	6.61	59.68	57.93	61.57	15.68	47.26%	1.76
1961	296k	148k	148k	1	3.07%	44.81	11.02	6.59	60.04	58.26	61.95	15.44	47.30%	1.81
1962	304k	152k	152k	1	3.15%	44.40	10.70	6.56	60.38	58.58	62.32	15.29	47.34%	1.86
1963	312k	155k	156k	0.99	3.22%	43.84	10.40	6.50	60.71	58.88	62.67	15.23	47.37%	1.91
1964	320k	160k	161k	0.99	3.27%	43.12	10.11	6.41	61.03	59.18	63.01	15.20	47.34%	1.96
1965	329k	164k	165k	0.99	3.29%	42.26	9.84	6.30	61.35	59.48	63.35	15.20	47.11%	2.01
1966	338k	168k	170k	0.99	3.31%	41.30	9.59	6.18	61.67	59.77	63.69	15.01	46.88%	2.07
1967	348k	173k	174k	0.99	3.30%	40.28	9.37	6.05	61.98	60.04	64.05	14.89	46.64%	2.13
1968	357k	178k	179k	0.99	3.28%	39.26	9.18	5.92	62.30	60.31	64.41	14.83	46.41%	2.18
1969	364k	181k	182k	0.99	3.25%	38.27	9.01	5.79	62.61	60.56	64.78	14.84	46.18%	2.23
1970	368k	184k	184k	1	3.21%	37.29	8.86	5.65	62.91	60.81	65.14	14.91	45.95%	2.25
1971	369k	184k	185k	1	3.17%	36.31	8.71	5.50	63.20	61.04	65.49	15.02	45.72%	2.26
1972	368k	184k	184k	1	3.13%	35.30	8.55	5.34	63.47	61.27	65.81	15.08	46.76%	2.25
1973	365k	182k	182k	1	3.09%	34.27	8.38	5.15	63.72	61.49	66.11	15.11	49.09%	2.23
1974	362k	181k	181k	1	3.05%	33.25	8.20	4.95	63.96	61.71	66.38	15.10	51.42%	2.22
1975	359k	180k	179k	1.01	3.02%	32.28	8.02	4.73	64.20	61.93	66.64	15.09	53.75%	2.20
1976	358k	180k	178k	1.01	3.01%	31.44	7.85	4.53	64.45	62.16	66.91	15.69	56.06%	2.19
1977	358k	180k	178k	1.01	2.99%	30.76	7.70	4.33	64.70	62.39	67.22	16.28	58.35%	2.19
1978	358k	180k	178k	1.01	2.99%	30.27	7.59	4.16	64.98	62.62	67.56	16.84	60.60%	2.19
1979	359k	181k	178k	1.02	2.99%	29.96	7.51	4.02	65.27	62.85	67.94	17.38	62.80%	2.20
1980	360k	182k	178k	1.02	2.99%	29.80	7.47	3.90	65.58	63.08	68.34	17.88	64.96%	2.20
1981	360k	182k	178k	1.02	2.99%	29.75	7.45	3.80	65.87	63.29	68.75	18.40	65.04%	2.21
1982	361k	183k	178k	1.03	3.00%	29.73	7.44	3.72	66.15	63.48	69.15	18.89	65.11%	2.21
1983	362k	184k	178k	1.03	3.00%	29.69	7.43	3.64	66.41	63.65	69.50	19.42	65.18%	2.22
1984	365k	185k	179k	1.03	2.99%	29.59	7.41	3.57	66.63	63.80	69.81	19.91	65.26%	2.23
1985	369k	188k	181k	1.04	2.98%	29.42	7.39	3.51	66.82	63.92	70.07	20.37	65.33%	2.26
1986	374k	190k	184k	1.04	2.96%	29.19	7.37	3.45	66.98	64.03	70.28	20.56	65.41%	2.29
1987	381k	194k	187k	1.04	2.94%	28.91	7.34	3.39	67.11	64.13	70.45	20.81	65.48%	2.33
1988	389k	198k	191k	1.04	2.91%	28.61	7.31	3.35	67.23	64.23	70.60	21.11	65.56%	2.38
1989	397k	202k	195k	1.03	2.89%	28.30	7.28	3.30	67.34	64.32	70.71	21.39	65.63%	2.43
1990	405k	206k	199k	1.03	2.85%	27.95	7.26	3.27	67.44	64.41	70.81	21.63	65.71%	2.48
1991	413k	210k	203k	1.03	2.81%	27.58	7.24	3.23	67.52	64.48	70.90	21.89	65.78%	2.53
1992	421k	214k	207k	1.03	2.76%	27.17	7.23	3.20	67.59	64.55	70.97	22.11	65.85%	2.58
1993	428k	218k	210k	1.03	2.70%	26.72	7.23	3.16	67.65	64.59	71.03	22.28	65.93%	2.62
1994	435k	221k	214k	1.03	2.63%	26.25	7.24	3.12	67.70	64.63	71.08	22.45	66.00%	2.66
1995	442k	224k	217k	1.03	2.55%	25.76	7.26	3.07	67.73	64.64	71.13	22.63	66.08%	2.71
1996	448k	227k	221k	1.03	2.47%	25.29	7.29	3.03	67.75	64.64	71.18	22.82	66.15%	2.75
1997	454k	230k	224k	1.03	2.39%	24.85	7.33	2.99	67.76	64.63	71.21	23.04	66.22%	2.78
1998	460k	233k	227k	1.03	2.32%	24.44	7.37	2.96	67.77	64.61	71.25	23.29	66.30%	2.82
1999	465k	235k	230k	1.02	2.24%	24.07	7.42	2.92	67.78	64.61	71.29	23.55	66.37%	2.85
2000	471k	238k	233k	1.02	2.19%	23.74	7.45	2.90	67.82	64.64	71.35	23.81	66.44%	2.88
2001	477k	241k	236k	1.02	2.13%	23.41	7.47	2.87	67.91	64.72	71.45	23.98	66.52%	2.92
2002	482k	243k	239k	1.02	2.10%	23.09	7.46	2.84	68.06	64.87	71.61	24.10	66.59%	2.95
2003	488k	246k	242k	1.02	2.06%	22.76	7.43	2.81	68.28	65.09	71.81	24.21	66.66%	2.99
2004	494k	249k	245k	1.02	2.04%	22.40	7.37	2.78	68.56	65.37	72.07	24.35	66.74%	3.02
2005	499k	252k	248k	1.02	2.02%	22.04	7.30	2.75	68.88	65.70	72.36	24.51	66.68%	3.06
2006	505k	255k	250k	1.02	2.00%	21.69	7.22	2.72	69.23	66.06	72.68	24.73	66.62%	3.09
2007	511k	258k	253k	1.02	1.99%	21.35	7.14	2.69	69.58	66.43	73.00	24.97	66.55%	3.13
2008	517k	261k	257k	1.02	1.97%	21.03	7.08	2.66	69.91	66.77	73.30	25.21	66.48%	3.17
2009	523k	264k	260k	1.02	1.95%	20.75	7.04	2.63	70.21	67.08	73.57	25.46	66.41%	3.20
2010	529k	267k	263k	1.01	1.92%	20.49	7.02	2.61	70.47	67.34	73.81	25.69	66.34%	3.24
2011	535k	270k	266k	1.01	1.88%	20.24	7.02	2.59	70.68	67.55	74.01	25.92	66.28%	3.28
2012	541k	272k	269k	1.01	1.84%	20.01	7.04	2.57	70.85	67.72	74.18	26.15	66.21%	3.32
2013	547k	275k	272k	1.01	1.80%	19.78	7.07	2.54	71.00	67.86	74.33	26.38	66.14%	3.35
2014	553k	278k	275k	1.01	1.75%	19.54	7.11	2.52	71.13	67.98	74.46	26.62	66.09%	3.39
2015	559k	281k	278k	1.01	1.69%	19.29	7.16	2.49	71.25	68.09	74.58	26.86	66.06%	3.42
2016	565k	284k	281k	1.01	1.64%	19.04	7.22	2.47	71.36	68.18	74.70	27.08	66.04%	3.46
2017	571k	287k	284k	1.01	1.58%	18.79	7.28	2.44	71.46	68.27	74.82	27.30	66.04%	3.49
2018	576k	290k	286k	1.01	1.53%	18.54	7.34	2.42	71.57	68.37	74.94	27.53	66.06%	3.53
2019	581k	292k	289k	1.01	1.48%	18.30	7.39	2.39	71.68	68.47	75.06	27.76	66.10%	3.56
2020	587k	295k	292k	1.01	1.42%	18.05	7.45	2.37	71.80	68.58	75.20	27.99	66.15%	3.59
2021	592k	297k	294k	1.01	1.42%	18.05	7.45	2.37	71.80	68.58	75.20	28.23	66.22%	3.62
2022	597k	300k	297k	1.01	1.42%	18.05	7.45	2.37	71.80	68.58	75.20	28.63	66.31%	3.66
2023	602k	302k	300k	1.01	1.27%	17.37	7.64	2.30	72.19	68.95	75.61	28.79	66.41%	3.69
2024	607k	304k	302k	1.01	1.22%	17.14	7.71	2.28	72.32	69.07	75.75	29.17	66.53%	3.72

Suriname Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	611k	307k	305k	1.01	1.18%	16.91	7.77	2.26	72.45	69.19	75.89	29.16	66.67%	3.74
2026	616k	309k	307k	1.01	1.13%	16.71	7.85	2.24	72.58	69.31	76.02	29.43	66.83%	3.77
2027	620k	311k	309k	1.01	1.08%	16.51	7.93	2.22	72.71	69.44	76.15	29.53	67.00%	3.80
2028	624k	313k	312k	1	1.03%	16.31	8.02	2.21	72.83	69.56	76.29	29.85	67.19%	3.82
2029	628k	315k	314k	1	0.99%	16.11	8.10	2.19	72.96	69.69	76.42	30.09	67.39%	3.85
2030	632k	316k	316k	1	0.94%	15.91	8.18	2.17	73.09	69.81	76.55	30.41	67.62%	3.87
2031	636k	318k	318k	1	0.90%	15.74	8.28	2.15	73.22	69.94	76.68	30.74	67.85%	3.90
2032	640k	320k	320k	1	0.86%	15.56	8.38	2.14	73.35	70.07	76.81	31.02	68.11%	3.92
2033	643k	321k	322k	1	0.82%	15.39	8.47	2.12	73.48	70.19	76.93	31.18	68.37%	3.94
2034	647k	323k	324k	1	0.77%	15.21	8.57	2.11	73.61	70.32	77.06	31.50	68.66%	3.96
2035	650k	324k	326k	0.99	0.73%	15.04	8.67	2.09	73.74	70.45	77.19	31.87	68.96%	3.98
2036	653k	326k	327k	1	0.70%	14.89	8.77	2.08	73.87	70.58	77.32	31.93	69.27%	4.00
2037	656k	327k	329k	0.99	0.66%	14.73	8.88	2.06	74.00	70.72	77.44	32.19	69.60%	4.02
2038	659k	328k	330k	0.99	0.62%	14.58	8.98	2.05	74.13	70.85	77.57	32.67	69.94%	4.04
2039	661k	329k	332k	0.99	0.59%	14.42	9.09	2.03	74.26	70.99	77.69	32.78	70.29%	4.05
2040	664k	330k	333k	0.99	0.55%	14.27	9.19	2.02	74.39	71.12	77.82	32.85	70.65%	4.07
2041	666k	331k	335k	0.99	0.52%	14.14	9.29	2.01	74.52	71.26	77.94	32.96	71.00%	4.08
2042	668k	332k	336k	0.99	0.49%	14.01	9.39	2.00	74.65	71.40	78.06	33.37	71.35%	4.09
2043	670k	333k	337k	0.99	0.46%	13.87	9.49	1.98	74.79	71.53	78.19	33.69	71.69%	4.10
2044	672k	334k	338k	0.99	0.43%	13.74	9.59	1.97	74.92	71.67	78.31	33.79	72.03%	4.12
2045	674k	335k	339k	0.99	0.40%	13.61	9.69	1.96	75.05	71.81	78.43	34.21	72.37%	4.13
2046	675k	335k	340k	0.99	0.38%	13.50	9.78	1.95	75.18	71.95	78.55	34.48	72.71%	4.13
2047	677k	336k	341k	0.99	0.36%	13.38	9.86	1.94	75.32	72.10	78.67	34.59	73.05%	4.15
2048	678k	336k	342k	0.98	0.33%	13.27	9.95	1.94	75.45	72.24	78.79	34.64	73.38%	4.15
2049	679k	337k	342k	0.99	0.31%	13.15	10.03	1.93	75.59	72.39	78.91	35.22	73.71%	4.16
2050	680k	337k	343k	0.98	0.29%	13.04	10.12	1.92	75.72	72.53	79.03	35.38	74.03%	4.16

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