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Population in Suriname

Suriname: Population was 628,892 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
628,892 people
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
170th
of 238 countries
All-time high
628,892 people
in 2023
All-time low
9,442 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Suriname, 1000–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Suriname stood at 628,892 people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Suriname peaked at 628,892 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,442 people, in 1000.

That places Suriname 170th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 9,442 people 9,442 people 9,442 people 1
1100s 10,300 people 10,300 people 10,300 people 1
1200s 11,236 people 11,236 people 11,236 people 1
1300s 12,258 people 12,258 people 12,258 people 1
1400s 13,372 people 13,372 people 13,372 people 1
1500s 14,588 people 14,588 people 14,588 people 1
1600s 15,914 people 15,914 people 15,914 people 1
1700s 17,361 people 17,361 people 17,361 people 1
1710s 18,939 people 18,939 people 18,939 people 1
1720s 20,661 people 20,661 people 20,661 people 1
1730s 22,540 people 22,540 people 22,540 people 1
1740s 24,589 people 24,589 people 24,589 people 1
1750s 26,824 people 26,824 people 26,824 people 1
1760s 29,263 people 29,263 people 29,263 people 1
1770s 31,923 people 31,923 people 31,923 people 1
1780s 34,825 people 34,825 people 34,825 people 1
1790s 37,991 people 37,991 people 37,991 people 1
1800s 80,721 people 80,721 people 80,721 people 10
1810s 80,724 people 80,721 people 80,750 people 10
1820s 81,394 people 80,809 people 82,047 people 10
1830s 82,869 people 82,195 people 83,545 people 10
1840s 84,382 people 83,697 people 85,071 people 10
1850s 85,517 people 85,225 people 85,808 people 10
1860s 86,162 people 85,873 people 86,452 people 10
1870s 86,803 people 86,516 people 87,090 people 10
1880s 87,438 people 87,153 people 87,723 people 10
1890s 88,068 people 87,786 people 88,350 people 10
1900s 88,753 people 88,412 people 89,589 people 10
1910s 104,973 people 90,910 people 121,535 people 10
1920s 133,221 people 124,719 people 140,812 people 10
1930s 154,904 people 142,870 people 167,807 people 10
1940s 180,954 people 170,501 people 191,880 people 10
1950s 223,296 people 195,575 people 255,395 people 10
1960s 314,211 people 263,935 people 366,916 people 10
1970s 388,195 people 377,607 people 397,420 people 10
1980s 387,529 people 375,393 people 408,415 people 10
1990s 432,771 people 412,500 people 466,925 people 10
2000s 513,631 people 476,647 people 543,580 people 10
2010s 578,167 people 549,931 people 605,779 people 10
2020s 620,572 people 612,320 people 628,892 people 4

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 167 Macao 713,916 people compare
  2. 169 Montenegro 633,553 people compare
  3. 171 Western Sahara 579,734 people compare
  4. 173 Maldives 526,009 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Suriname?
Population in Suriname was 628,892 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 628,892 people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 9,442 people in 1000.
How does Suriname rank for population?
Suriname ranks 170th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.