Which has higher population, Luxembourg or Suriname?

Luxembourg, at 665,101 people against 628,892 people in Suriname as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Luxembourg and Suriname?

36,209 people, with Luxembourg ahead.

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

241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Luxembourg vs Suriname: Population

Luxembourg

665,101 people

in 2023

Suriname

628,892 people

in 2023

Luxembourg rank

168th

Suriname rank

170th

Population over time

Luxembourg
Suriname

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 665,101 people against 628,892 people in Suriname, a difference of 36,209 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 168th and Suriname ranks 170th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 35 and Suriname in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1000s	55,892 people	9,442 people	46,450 people	Luxembourg
1100s	57,033 people	10,300 people	46,733 people	Luxembourg
1200s	58,197 people	11,236 people	46,961 people	Luxembourg
1300s	59,384 people	12,258 people	47,126 people	Luxembourg
1400s	60,596 people	13,372 people	47,224 people	Luxembourg
1500s	61,833 people	14,588 people	47,245 people	Luxembourg
1600s	63,095 people	15,914 people	47,181 people	Luxembourg
1700s	64,382 people	17,361 people	47,021 people	Luxembourg
1710s	68,061 people	18,939 people	49,122 people	Luxembourg
1720s	71,951 people	20,661 people	51,290 people	Luxembourg
1730s	76,062 people	22,540 people	53,522 people	Luxembourg
1740s	80,409 people	24,589 people	55,820 people	Luxembourg
1750s	85,003 people	26,824 people	58,179 people	Luxembourg
1760s	89,861 people	29,263 people	60,598 people	Luxembourg
1770s	94,996 people	31,923 people	63,073 people	Luxembourg
1780s	100,424 people	34,825 people	65,599 people	Luxembourg
1790s	106,163 people	37,991 people	68,172 people	Luxembourg
1800s	127,030 people	80,721 people	46,309 people	Luxembourg
1810s	127,105 people	80,724 people	46,381 people	Luxembourg
1820s	145,667 people	81,394 people	64,273 people	Luxembourg
1830s	174,153 people	82,869 people	91,284 people	Luxembourg
1840s	185,795 people	84,382 people	101,413 people	Luxembourg
1850s	197,385 people	85,517 people	111,868 people	Luxembourg
1860s	200,593 people	86,162 people	114,431 people	Luxembourg
1870s	203,358 people	86,803 people	116,555 people	Luxembourg
1880s	210,258 people	87,438 people	122,820 people	Luxembourg
1890s	222,020 people	88,068 people	133,952 people	Luxembourg
1900s	246,299 people	88,753 people	157,546 people	Luxembourg
1910s	263,598 people	104,973 people	158,625 people	Luxembourg
1920s	282,419 people	133,221 people	149,198 people	Luxembourg
1930s	299,780 people	154,904 people	144,876 people	Luxembourg
1940s	298,149 people	180,954 people	117,195 people	Luxembourg
1950s	304,262 people	223,296 people	80,967 people	Luxembourg
1960s	327,259 people	314,211 people	13,048 people	Luxembourg
1970s	351,978 people	388,195 people	36,217 people	Suriname
1980s	368,169 people	387,529 people	19,359 people	Suriname
1990s	405,536 people	432,771 people	27,236 people	Suriname
2000s	464,014 people	513,631 people	49,617 people	Suriname
2010s	563,443 people	578,167 people	14,724 people	Suriname
2020s	647,322 people	620,572 people	26,750 people	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Luxembourg or Suriname?: Luxembourg, at 665,101 people against 628,892 people in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Luxembourg and Suriname?: 36,209 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Suriname?: 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Suriname rank globally for population?: Luxembourg ranks 168th and Suriname ranks 170th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.