Peru vs Suriname: Natural population growth rate

Peru
1.0%
in 2023
Suriname
1.1%
in 2023
Peru rank
95th
Suriname rank
94th

Natural population growth rate over time

  • Peru
  • Suriname
0.511.522.53195019862023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 95th and Suriname ranks 94th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 6 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Suriname Difference Ahead
1950s 2.9% 2.8% 0.0% Peru
1960s 3.0% 2.8% 0.1% Peru
1970s 2.7% 2.2% 0.5% Peru
1980s 2.5% 2.2% 0.2% Peru
1990s 2.1% 1.9% 0.2% Peru
2000s 1.6% 1.5% 0.1% Peru
2010s 1.2% 1.2% 0.0% Suriname
2020s 0.9% 1.0% 0.1% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Peru or Suriname?
Suriname, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Peru and Suriname?
0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Suriname?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Peru and Suriname rank globally for natural population growth rate?
Peru ranks 95th and Suriname ranks 94th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.