Saint Lucia vs Suriname: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Saint Lucia
123,415 people
in 2050
Suriname
185,743 people
in 2050
Saint Lucia rank
165th
Suriname rank
163rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Saint Lucia
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 185,743 people against 123,415 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 62,328 people.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.5 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 165th and Suriname ranks 163rd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 28 and Suriname in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 13,452 people | 9,442 people | 4,009 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1100s | 14,674 people | 10,300 people | 4,374 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1200s | 16,008 people | 11,236 people | 4,772 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1300s | 17,463 people | 12,255 people | 5,208 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1400s | 19,050 people | 13,360 people | 5,689 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1500s | 20,779 people | 14,548 people | 6,230 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1600s | 22,658 people | 15,782 people | 6,875 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1700s | 24,684 people | 16,928 people | 7,757 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1710s | 26,696 people | 18,414 people | 8,282 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1720s | 28,871 people | 20,017 people | 8,854 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1730s | 31,219 people | 21,748 people | 9,471 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1740s | 33,754 people | 23,617 people | 10,137 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1750s | 36,490 people | 25,632 people | 10,859 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1760s | 39,442 people | 27,799 people | 11,642 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1770s | 42,623 people | 30,127 people | 12,496 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1780s | 46,050 people | 32,621 people | 13,429 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1790s | 49,737 people | 35,286 people | 14,452 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1800s | 53,701 people | 38,125 people | 15,577 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1810s | 57,956 people | 41,138 people | 16,819 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1820s | 59,706 people | 43,530 people | 16,176 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1830s | 61,471 people | 45,982 people | 15,490 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1840s | 63,241 people | 48,473 people | 14,768 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1850s | 65,002 people | 50,979 people | 14,023 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1860s | 66,739 people | 53,469 people | 13,270 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1870s | 68,506 people | 57,969 people | 10,537 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1880s | 70,206 people | 62,610 people | 7,596 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1890s | 71,805 people | 67,316 people | 4,488 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1900s | 73,260 people | 71,983 people | 1,277 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1910s | 74,519 people | 76,465 people | 1,946 people | Suriname |
| 1920s | 73,145 people | 87,011 people | 13,866 people | Suriname |
| 1930s | 71,459 people | 98,005 people | 26,546 people | Suriname |
| 1940s | 69,399 people | 105,173 people | 35,774 people | Suriname |
| 1950s | 75,330 people | 115,625 people | 40,295 people | Suriname |
| 1960s | 76,657 people | 109,766 people | 33,110 people | Suriname |
| 1970s | 83,660 people | 132,058 people | 48,399 people | Suriname |
| 1980s | 92,133 people | 131,028 people | 38,895 people | Suriname |
| 1990s | 104,350 people | 144,791 people | 40,441 people | Suriname |
| 2000s | 125,447 people | 171,154 people | 45,707 people | Suriname |
| 2010s | 138,862 people | 195,357 people | 56,494 people | Suriname |
| 2020s | 128,393 people | 217,200 people | 88,807 people | Suriname |
| 2030s | 128,479 people | 225,106 people | 96,627 people | Suriname |
| 2040s | 125,862 people | 207,760 people | 81,898 people | Suriname |
| 2050s | 123,415 people | 185,743 people | 62,328 people | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Saint Lucia or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 185,743 people against 123,415 people in Saint Lucia as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Saint Lucia and Suriname?
- 62,328 people, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Suriname?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Saint Lucia and Suriname rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Saint Lucia ranks 165th and Suriname ranks 163rd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.