Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6579 people per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.6579 people per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
105th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.6674 people per person
in 2004
All-time low
0.6097 people per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Suriname, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Suriname stood at 0.6579 people per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.6674 people per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6097 people per person, in 1960.
That places Suriname 105th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6097 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6303 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.646 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6556 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.6582 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6584 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6586 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6588 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6589 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6591 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6592 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6593 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6595 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6596 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6598 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6599 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.66 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6601 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6603 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6604 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6606 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6608 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.661 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6613 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6616 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6619 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6623 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6626 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.663 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6634 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6638 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6642 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6645 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6649 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6653 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6656 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.666 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6663 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6666 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6668 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.667 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6672 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6673 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6674 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6674 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6673 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.667 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6664 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6658 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6651 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6643 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6637 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6631 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6627 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6622 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6618 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6614 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.661 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6607 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6604 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6601 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6599 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.659 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6576 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6576 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6579 people per person | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.6579 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.6579 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6493 people per person | 0.6097 people per person | 0.6591 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6598 people per person | 0.6592 people per person | 0.6604 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6619 people per person | 0.6606 people per person | 0.6634 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6654 people per person | 0.6638 people per person | 0.6668 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6668 people per person | 0.6651 people per person | 0.6674 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6621 people per person | 0.6604 people per person | 0.6643 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6587 people per person | 0.6576 people per person | 0.6601 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 102 Cyprus 0.667 people per person compare
- 103 Montenegro 0.6662 people per person compare
- 104 Panama 0.6615 people per person compare
- 106 Tuvalu 0.6545 people per person compare
- 107 Gambia 0.6499 people per person compare
- 108 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.6419 people per person compare
More population data for Suriname
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3455 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3455 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3304 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 725.52 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7378 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6331 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 4.54 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 34,218 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Suriname?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Suriname was 0.6579 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6674 people per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6097 people per person in 1960.
- How does Suriname rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 105th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.