Australia vs Suriname: Population growth rate
Australia
1.0%
in 2023
Suriname
0.9%
in 2023
Australia rank
113th
Suriname rank
116th
Population growth rate over time
- Australia
- Suriname
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Suriname, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 113th and Suriname ranks 116th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Suriname |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 3.6% | 1.6% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.6% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Australia or Suriname?
- Australia, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Australia and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Suriname rank globally for population growth rate?
- Australia ranks 113th and Suriname ranks 116th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.