Which has higher number of births, Reunion or Suriname?

Reunion, at 12,003 births against 10,879 births in Suriname as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births between Reunion and Suriname?

1,124 births, with Reunion ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Suriname?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Reunion vs Suriname: Number of births

Reunion

12,003 births

in 2023

Suriname

10,879 births

in 2023

Reunion rank

163rd

Suriname rank

167th

Number of births over time

Reunion
Suriname

How they compare

Reunion currently reports 12,003 births against 10,879 births in Suriname, a difference of 1,124 births.

That makes Reunion's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Reunion ahead.

Reunion ranks 163rd and Suriname ranks 167th of 236 countries.

Reunion has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Reunion	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	13,592 births	9,933 births	3,658 births	Reunion
1960s	15,868 births	12,679 births	3,189 births	Reunion
1970s	14,138 births	12,390 births	1,748 births	Reunion
1980s	12,705 births	12,336 births	369.7 births	Reunion
1990s	12,943 births	11,648 births	1,295 births	Reunion
2000s	15,224 births	11,654 births	3,570 births	Reunion
2010s	13,209 births	11,215 births	1,994 births	Reunion
2020s	12,034 births	10,865 births	1,169 births	Reunion

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Reunion or Suriname?: Reunion, at 12,003 births against 10,879 births in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Reunion and Suriname?: 1,124 births, with Reunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Suriname?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Reunion and Suriname rank globally for number of births?: Reunion ranks 163rd and Suriname ranks 167th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
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: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.