Population growth rate in Suriname
Suriname: Population growth rate was -0.353 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.353
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
136th
of 239 countries
All-time high
4.66
in 1962
All-time low
-1.07
in 1979
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Suriname, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Suriname is -0.353, measured in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Suriname peaked at 4.66 in 1962 and was at its lowest, -1.07, in 1979.
Suriname ranks 136th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.087 | — |
| 1800 | 0.4351 | +399.9% |
| 1900 | 0.0702 | -83.9% |
| 1905 | 0.0699 | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 1.46 | +1993.9% |
| 1915 | 3.48 | +137.4% |
| 1920 | 2.59 | -25.6% |
| 1925 | 1.18 | -54.5% |
| 1930 | 1.45 | +23.2% |
| 1935 | 1.84 | +27.2% |
| 1940 | 1.59 | -13.7% |
| 1945 | 1.23 | -22.8% |
| 1950 | 2.09 | +69.6% |
| 1951 | 2.89 | +38.6% |
| 1952 | 2.86 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 2.88 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 2.93 | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 3 | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 3.08 | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 3.15 | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 3.22 | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 3.27 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 3.31 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 3.31 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 4.66 | +40.9% |
| 1963 | 4.38 | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 3.56 | -18.9% |
| 1965 | 3.42 | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 3.42 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 3.43 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 3.42 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 3.39 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 3.33 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 3.15 | -5.2% |
| 1972 | -0.352 | -111.2% |
| 1973 | -0.475 | +34.9% |
| 1974 | -0.587 | +23.6% |
| 1975 | -0.691 | +17.7% |
| 1976 | -0.788 | +14.0% |
| 1977 | -0.879 | +11.5% |
| 1978 | -0.981 | +11.6% |
| 1979 | -1.07 | +9.5% |
| 1980 | -0.105 | -90.2% |
| 1981 | 0.148 | -241.0% |
| 1982 | 0.434 | +193.2% |
| 1983 | 0.725 | +67.1% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | +49.8% |
| 1985 | 1.4 | +28.7% |
| 1986 | 1.35 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.971 | -28.2% |
| 1988 | 1.69 | +73.6% |
| 1989 | 1.37 | -18.9% |
| 1990 | 0.627 | -54.1% |
| 1991 | 0.592 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.646 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.197 | -69.5% |
| 1994 | 1.24 | +526.9% |
| 1995 | 2.15 | +74.3% |
| 1996 | 2.1 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.07 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.06 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.06 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.06 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.05 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.01 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.92 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | -46.6% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.12 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.16 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.17 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.17 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.16 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.14 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.14 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.12 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.983 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.962 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.11 | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 1.04 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.778 | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.919 | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 0.909 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.847 | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 0.854 | +0.8% |
| 2026 | 0.829 | -2.9% |
| 2027 | 0.81 | -2.3% |
| 2028 | 0.787 | -2.8% |
| 2029 | 0.736 | -6.5% |
| 2030 | 0.729 | -1.0% |
| 2031 | 0.699 | -4.1% |
| 2032 | 0.685 | -2.0% |
| 2033 | 0.643 | -6.1% |
| 2034 | 0.632 | -1.7% |
| 2035 | 0.615 | -2.7% |
| 2036 | 0.589 | -4.2% |
| 2037 | 0.524 | -11.0% |
| 2038 | 0.536 | +2.3% |
| 2039 | 0.507 | -5.4% |
| 2040 | 0.51 | +0.6% |
| 2041 | 0.467 | -8.4% |
| 2042 | 0.455 | -2.6% |
| 2043 | 0.411 | -9.7% |
| 2044 | 0.403 | -1.9% |
| 2045 | 0.382 | -5.2% |
| 2046 | 0.327 | -14.4% |
| 2047 | 0.337 | +3.1% |
| 2048 | 0.296 | -12.2% |
| 2049 | 0.248 | -16.2% |
| 2050 | 0.264 | +6.5% |
| 2051 | 0.225 | -14.8% |
| 2052 | 0.226 | +0.4% |
| 2053 | 0.198 | -12.4% |
| 2054 | 0.215 | +8.6% |
| 2055 | 0.206 | -4.2% |
| 2056 | 0.163 | -20.9% |
| 2057 | 0.191 | +17.2% |
| 2058 | 0.108 | -43.5% |
| 2059 | 0.121 | +12.0% |
| 2060 | 0.131 | +8.3% |
| 2061 | 0.091 | -30.5% |
| 2062 | 0.103 | +13.2% |
| 2063 | 0.072 | -30.1% |
| 2064 | 0.11 | +52.8% |
| 2065 | 0.092 | -16.4% |
| 2066 | 0.045 | -51.1% |
| 2067 | 0.06 | +33.3% |
| 2068 | 0.036 | -40.0% |
| 2069 | 0.011 | -69.4% |
| 2070 | 0.018 | +63.6% |
| 2071 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2072 | -0.011 | — |
| 2073 | -0.04 | +263.6% |
| 2074 | -0.025 | -37.5% |
| 2075 | -0.071 | +184.0% |
| 2076 | -0.057 | -19.7% |
| 2077 | -0.081 | +42.1% |
| 2078 | -0.088 | +8.6% |
| 2079 | -0.098 | +11.4% |
| 2080 | -0.139 | +41.8% |
| 2081 | -0.156 | +12.2% |
| 2082 | -0.159 | +1.9% |
| 2083 | -0.186 | +17.0% |
| 2084 | -0.193 | +3.8% |
| 2085 | -0.229 | +18.7% |
| 2086 | -0.237 | +3.5% |
| 2087 | -0.247 | +4.2% |
| 2088 | -0.289 | +17.0% |
| 2089 | -0.3 | +3.8% |
| 2090 | -0.281 | -6.3% |
| 2091 | -0.314 | +11.7% |
| 2092 | -0.323 | +2.9% |
| 2093 | -0.334 | +3.4% |
| 2094 | -0.315 | -5.7% |
| 2095 | -0.335 | +6.3% |
| 2096 | -0.319 | -4.8% |
| 2097 | -0.337 | +5.6% |
| 2098 | -0.329 | -2.4% |
| 2099 | -0.338 | +2.7% |
| 2100 | -0.353 | +4.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's -0.353 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 61% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's -0.353 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.711, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | +1993.9% | 0.0699 | 1.46 |
| 1994 | +526.9% | 0.197 | 1.24 |
| 1800 | +399.9% | 0.087 | 0.4351 |
| 2073 | -263.6% | -0.011 | -0.04 |
| 1981 | +241.0% | -0.105 | 0.148 |
| 1982 | +193.2% | 0.148 | 0.434 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4351 | 0.4351 | 0.4351 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.07 | 0.0699 | 0.0702 | 2 |
| 1910s | 2.47 | 1.46 | 3.48 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.88 | 1.18 | 2.59 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.65 | 1.45 | 1.84 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.41 | 1.23 | 1.59 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.94 | 2.09 | 3.27 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.63 | 3.31 | 4.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0653 | -1.07 | 3.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9063 | -0.105 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 | 0.197 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 | 1.03 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 0.962 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8506 | 0.736 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.6159 | 0.507 | 0.729 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.3836 | 0.248 | 0.51 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.1917 | 0.108 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.0751 | 0.011 | 0.131 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.0453 | -0.098 | 0.018 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.2135 | -0.3 | -0.139 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.3225 | -0.338 | -0.281 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.353 | -0.353 | -0.353 | 1 |
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- Population density 4.54 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 34,218 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.353 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Suriname?
- Population growth rate in Suriname was -0.353 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 4.66 in 1962.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.07 in 1979.
- How does Suriname rank for population growth rate?
- Suriname ranks 136th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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