Macao vs Suriname: Has the population peaked?

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

Has the population peaked? over time

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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 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Macao ahead.

Macao ranks 167th and Suriname ranks 170th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Suriname Difference Ahead
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 has the population peaked?, Macao or Suriname?
Macao, at 713,916 people against 628,892 people in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Macao and Suriname?
85,024 people, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Suriname?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Macao and Suriname rank globally for has the population peaked??
Macao ranks 167th and Suriname ranks 170th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.