People using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname
Suriname: People using improved sanitation facilities was 609,494 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname is 609,494 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname peaked at 609,494 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 423,314 people, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 167th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 464,907 people | 423,314 people | 500,455 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 543,833 people | 508,235 people | 579,545 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 598,744 people | 588,078 people | 609,494 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 165 Comoros 632,204 people compare
- 166 Montenegro 626,364 people compare
- 169 Maldives 527,799 people compare
- 170 Cape Verde 472,026 people compare
More population data for Suriname
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 34,218 people (2100)
- Population density 4.54 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.23 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 24 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.23 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.23 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.25 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Suriname was 609,494 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 609,494 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 423,314 people in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Suriname ranks 167th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.