Bhutan vs Suriname: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Bhutan
50,074 people
in 2023
Suriname
47,906 people
in 2023
Bhutan rank
170th
Suriname rank
171st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Bhutan
- Suriname
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 50,074 people against 47,906 people in Suriname, a difference of 2,168 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.
Bhutan ranks 170th and Suriname ranks 171st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,801 people | 9,323 people | 4,522 people | Suriname |
| 1960s | 6,215 people | 15,483 people | 9,268 people | Suriname |
| 1970s | 8,768 people | 16,341 people | 7,573 people | Suriname |
| 1980s | 13,273 people | 13,705 people | 431.7 people | Suriname |
| 1990s | 17,956 people | 14,805 people | 3,151 people | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 29,476 people | 27,781 people | 1,695 people | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 40,937 people | 35,813 people | 5,124 people | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 48,170 people | 45,180 people | 2,990 people | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Bhutan or Suriname?
- Bhutan, at 50,074 people against 47,906 people in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Bhutan and Suriname?
- 2,168 people, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Suriname rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Bhutan ranks 170th and Suriname ranks 171st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.