Which has higher population, Malta or Suriname?

Suriname, at 628,892 people against 532,964 people in Malta as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Malta and Suriname?

95,928 people, with Suriname ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Suriname: Population

Malta

532,964 people

in 2023

Suriname

628,892 people

in 2023

Malta rank

172nd

Suriname rank

170th

Population over time

Malta
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 628,892 people against 532,964 people in Malta, a difference of 95,928 people.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 172nd and Suriname ranks 170th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	315,025 people	223,296 people	91,729 people	Malta
1960s	327,598 people	314,211 people	13,387 people	Malta
1970s	332,964 people	388,195 people	55,231 people	Suriname
1980s	352,494 people	387,529 people	35,035 people	Suriname
1990s	382,729 people	432,771 people	50,042 people	Suriname
2000s	411,306 people	513,631 people	102,325 people	Suriname
2010s	449,359 people	578,167 people	128,808 people	Suriname
2020s	525,938 people	620,572 people	94,634 people	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Malta or Suriname?: Suriname, at 628,892 people against 532,964 people in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Malta and Suriname?: 95,928 people, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and Suriname rank globally for population?: Malta ranks 172nd 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 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: 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: 07 August 2026

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