Which has higher population, Montenegro or Suriname?

Montenegro, at 633,553 people against 628,892 people in Suriname as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Montenegro and Suriname?

4,661 people, with Montenegro ahead.

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

224 years are reported by both, from 1800 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.

Montenegro vs Suriname: Population

Montenegro

633,553 people

in 2023

Suriname

628,892 people

in 2023

Montenegro rank

169th

Suriname rank

170th

Population over time

Montenegro
Suriname

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 633,553 people against 628,892 people in Suriname, a difference of 4,661 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Montenegro ahead.

Montenegro ranks 169th and Suriname ranks 170th of 238 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 22 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Montenegro	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1800s	126,582 people	80,721 people	45,861 people	Montenegro
1810s	126,622 people	80,724 people	45,898 people	Montenegro
1820s	136,121 people	81,394 people	54,727 people	Montenegro
1830s	158,941 people	82,869 people	76,073 people	Montenegro
1840s	185,800 people	84,382 people	101,418 people	Montenegro
1850s	217,249 people	85,517 people	131,732 people	Montenegro
1860s	254,091 people	86,162 people	167,929 people	Montenegro
1870s	297,182 people	86,803 people	210,378 people	Montenegro
1880s	347,579 people	87,438 people	260,141 people	Montenegro
1890s	406,524 people	88,068 people	318,455 people	Montenegro
1900s	475,232 people	88,753 people	386,479 people	Montenegro
1910s	501,655 people	104,973 people	396,682 people	Montenegro
1920s	470,336 people	133,221 people	337,115 people	Montenegro
1930s	440,105 people	154,904 people	285,201 people	Montenegro
1940s	411,993 people	180,954 people	231,039 people	Montenegro
1950s	435,713 people	223,296 people	212,417 people	Montenegro
1960s	499,060 people	314,211 people	184,849 people	Montenegro
1970s	554,394 people	388,195 people	166,199 people	Montenegro
1980s	601,673 people	387,529 people	214,144 people	Montenegro
1990s	629,403 people	432,771 people	196,631 people	Montenegro
2000s	633,591 people	513,631 people	119,960 people	Montenegro
2010s	626,287 people	578,167 people	48,120 people	Montenegro
2020s	614,998 people	620,572 people	5,575 people	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Montenegro or Suriname?: Montenegro, at 633,553 people against 628,892 people in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Montenegro and Suriname?: 4,661 people, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Suriname?: 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do Montenegro and Suriname rank globally for population?: Montenegro ranks 169th 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.