Suriname

Population estimates and projections 628,886 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 28.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 2.25 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.91% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 639,850 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.85% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 8.2% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 25.3% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 2.23 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 17.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 6.8 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 65.8% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 46.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 50.4 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 4.0 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 0.89% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -1.6 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -967 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 8.2% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 3.9% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 7.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 25.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 53.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 44.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 49.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 7.0% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 26.1% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 66.9% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$4.5 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$7,070 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$19,357 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$6,140 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 1.8% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 50.8% 2024 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 36.2% 2010 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 50.3% 2010 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 9.2% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 1,855.2 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 13.0% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 37.260 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 15.8% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 19.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 92.5% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 71.1% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 40.8% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 16.2% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 39.6% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 56.0% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 83.8% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 97.7% 2018 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 99.8% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 8.6% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 2.9% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 91.9% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 2.6% 2024 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 92.9% 2012 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 75.2% 2021 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 76.1% 2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 73.6 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 16.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 61.2 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 74 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 5.40 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 30.8% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 42.9% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 35.0 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 20.3% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 48.7% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 80% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 22.2% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.3 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 18.4 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 0.70 per 10,000 people 2021 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 73.8 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 77.0 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 70.6 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 5.4% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 15.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 14.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 84 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 1.36 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Hospital beds 2.9 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Measles immunisation 73% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 19.7% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$297 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 13.8% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 9.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 8.3% 2018 · World Bank Malaria incidence 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 34 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 1.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 87.4% 2023 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 142 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 18.8 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 35.1% 2024 · World Bank New businesses registered 1,147 companies 2022 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 11.5% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 19.8% 2024 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 52.5% 2010 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 38.4% 2010 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 91.0% 2010 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 45.4% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -55.3% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 10.4% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 15.3 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 149,672 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 99.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 95.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 14.5% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 52.4% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports 13.8% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.86e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 24.29e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 3.7 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 5.8 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 4.06 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 0.9 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.16 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 9.5 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 91.5% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 8.6% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 15.7 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 14.8% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 98.0% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 55.8% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 90.0% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 4.0% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 158,867 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 25.1% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$5.94e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 23.7%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 14.01e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 223.7e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 6.8% 2024 · World Bank Cereal yield 4,447 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 0.5% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 32,147 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 12.7% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 73.0 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 262.2 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 160,508 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 39.2 (0 to 100) 2022 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 30.1% 2022 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 2.2% 2022 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 17.6% 2022 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 4.6% 2022 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 20.9% 2022 · World Bank

Scientific and technical journal articles 26 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 6.5 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 31.4% 2025 · World Bank