Suriname - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Suriname was 586,634 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 586,634 in 2020 and a minimum value of 287,870 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 287,870
1961 295,913
1962 303,894
1963 311,945
1964 320,267
1965 328,939
1966 338,155
1967 347,673
1968 356,551
1969 363,574
1970 367,926
1971 369,230
1972 367,907
1973 364,907
1974 361,665
1975 359,234
1976 357,949
1977 357,649
1978 358,103
1979 358,826
1980 359,531
1981 360,144
1982 360,927
1983 362,282
1984 364,722
1985 368,636
1986 374,133
1987 381,033
1988 388,877
1989 397,082
1990 405,169
1991 413,009
1992 420,658
1993 428,028
1994 435,099
1995 441,851
1996 448,207
1997 454,165
1998 459,838
1999 465,380
2000 470,944
2001 476,574
2002 482,228
2003 487,938
2004 493,680
2005 499,461
2006 505,292
2007 511,181
2008 517,122
2009 523,113
2010 529,126
2011 535,177
2012 541,247
2013 547,295
2014 553,278
2015 559,136
2016 564,883
2017 570,501
2018 575,987
2019 581,363
2020 586,634

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Suriname was 291,812 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 291,812 in 2020 and a minimum value of 143,955 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 143,955
1961 148,180
1962 152,323
1963 156,475
1964 160,715
1965 165,103
1966 169,736
1967 174,485
1968 178,872
1969 182,303
1970 184,375
1971 184,895
1972 184,085
1973 182,409
1974 180,589
1975 179,148
1976 178,263
1977 177,859
1978 177,816
1979 177,895
1980 177,943
1981 177,934
1982 177,999
1983 178,369
1984 179,328
1985 181,087
1986 183,723
1987 187,133
1988 191,062
1989 195,179
1990 199,219
1991 203,096
1992 206,856
1993 210,481
1994 214,004
1995 217,443
1996 220,779
1997 223,984
1998 227,076
1999 230,089
2000 233,059
2001 235,987
2002 238,872
2003 241,751
2004 244,623
2005 247,540
2006 250,494
2007 253,479
2008 256,505
2009 259,553
2010 262,604
2011 265,677
2012 268,755
2013 271,823
2014 274,853
2015 277,821
2016 280,733
2017 283,583
2018 286,364
2019 289,108
2020 291,812

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Suriname was 49.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.19 in 1966, while its lowest value was 49.11 in 1986.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.01
1961 50.08
1962 50.12
1963 50.16
1964 50.18
1965 50.19
1966 50.19
1967 50.19
1968 50.17
1969 50.14
1970 50.11
1971 50.08
1972 50.04
1973 49.99
1974 49.93
1975 49.87
1976 49.80
1977 49.73
1978 49.65
1979 49.58
1980 49.49
1981 49.41
1982 49.32
1983 49.23
1984 49.17
1985 49.12
1986 49.11
1987 49.11
1988 49.13
1989 49.15
1990 49.17
1991 49.17
1992 49.17
1993 49.17
1994 49.19
1995 49.21
1996 49.26
1997 49.32
1998 49.38
1999 49.44
2000 49.49
2001 49.52
2002 49.54
2003 49.55
2004 49.55
2005 49.56
2006 49.57
2007 49.59
2008 49.60
2009 49.62
2010 49.63
2011 49.64
2012 49.65
2013 49.67
2014 49.68
2015 49.69
2016 49.70
2017 49.71
2018 49.72
2019 49.73
2020 49.74

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Suriname was 294,822 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 294,822 in 2020 and a minimum value of 143,915 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 143,915
1961 147,733
1962 151,571
1963 155,470
1964 159,552
1965 163,836
1966 168,419
1967 173,188
1968 177,679
1969 181,271
1970 183,551
1971 184,335
1972 183,822
1973 182,498
1974 181,076
1975 180,086
1976 179,686
1977 179,790
1978 180,287
1979 180,931
1980 181,588
1981 182,210
1982 182,928
1983 183,913
1984 185,394
1985 187,549
1986 190,410
1987 193,900
1988 197,815
1989 201,903
1990 205,950
1991 209,913
1992 213,802
1993 217,547
1994 221,095
1995 224,408
1996 227,428
1997 230,181
1998 232,762
1999 235,291
2000 237,885
2001 240,587
2002 243,356
2003 246,187
2004 249,057
2005 251,921
2006 254,798
2007 257,702
2008 260,617
2009 263,560
2010 266,522
2011 269,500
2012 272,492
2013 275,472
2014 278,425
2015 281,315
2016 284,150
2017 286,918
2018 289,623
2019 292,255
2020 294,822

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Suriname was 50.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.89 in 1986, while its lowest value was 49.81 in 1966.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.99
1961 49.92
1962 49.88
1963 49.84
1964 49.82
1965 49.81
1966 49.81
1967 49.81
1968 49.83
1969 49.86
1970 49.89
1971 49.92
1972 49.96
1973 50.01
1974 50.07
1975 50.13
1976 50.20
1977 50.27
1978 50.35
1979 50.42
1980 50.51
1981 50.59
1982 50.68
1983 50.77
1984 50.83
1985 50.88
1986 50.89
1987 50.89
1988 50.87
1989 50.85
1990 50.83
1991 50.83
1992 50.83
1993 50.83
1994 50.81
1995 50.79
1996 50.74
1997 50.68
1998 50.62
1999 50.56
2000 50.51
2001 50.48
2002 50.46
2003 50.45
2004 50.45
2005 50.44
2006 50.43
2007 50.41
2008 50.40
2009 50.38
2010 50.37
2011 50.36
2012 50.35
2013 50.33
2014 50.32
2015 50.31
2016 50.30
2017 50.29
2018 50.28
2019 50.27
2020 50.26

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population