Macao vs Suriname: Population

Macao
713,916 people
in 2023
Suriname
628,892 people
in 2023
Macao rank
167th
Suriname rank
170th

Population over time

  • Macao
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Macao currently reports 713,916 people against 628,892 people in Suriname, a difference of 85,024 people.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Suriname ahead.

Macao ranks 167th and Suriname ranks 170th of 238 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Suriname Difference Ahead
1800s 17,310 people 80,721 people 63,411 people Suriname
1830s 24,000 people 83,244 people 59,244 people Suriname
1860s 85,000 people 85,873 people 873 people Suriname
1900s 64,000 people 88,412 people 24,412 people Suriname
1910s 76,000 people 90,910 people 14,910 people Suriname
1920s 120,500 people 131,032 people 10,532 people Suriname
1930s 170,000 people 161,934 people 8,066 people Macao
1940s 375,000 people 170,501 people 204,499 people Macao
1950s 193,265 people 223,296 people 30,031 people Suriname
1960s 223,459 people 314,211 people 90,752 people Suriname
1970s 242,606 people 388,195 people 145,589 people Suriname
1980s 288,549 people 387,529 people 98,980 people Suriname
1990s 393,099 people 432,771 people 39,672 people Suriname
2000s 490,161 people 513,631 people 23,470 people Suriname
2010s 616,778 people 578,167 people 38,611 people Macao
2020s 698,937 people 620,572 people 78,365 people Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Macao or Suriname?
Macao, at 713,916 people against 628,892 people in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Macao and Suriname?
85,024 people, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Suriname?
84 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Macao and Suriname rank globally for population?
Macao ranks 167th 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

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