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Suriname Population
Suriname had a population of 639,850 in 2025, ranking #168 of 216 countries and territories (0.01% of the world). The population grew by 10.0% over the past ten years.
Population of Suriname, 1960–2025
Values in people · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 639,850 | +0.85% |
| 2024 | 634,431 | +0.88% |
| 2023 | 628,886 | +0.92% |
| 2022 | 623,164 | +0.85% |
| 2021 | 617,896 | +0.91% |
| 2020 | 612,317 | +1.08% |
| 2019 | 605,768 | +1.04% |
| 2018 | 599,513 | +0.98% |
| 2017 | 593,713 | +1.01% |
| 2016 | 587,757 | +1.05% |
| 2015 | 581,627 | +1.09% |
| 2014 | 575,373 | +1.12% |
| 2013 | 569,020 | +1.14% |
| 2012 | 562,633 | +1.14% |
| 2011 | 556,269 | +1.15% |
| 2010 | 549,923 | +1.17% |
| 2009 | 543,568 | +1.18% |
| 2008 | 537,245 | +1.17% |
| 2007 | 531,016 | +1.15% |
| 2006 | 524,997 | +1.09% |
| 2005 | 519,313 | +1.05% |
| 2004 | 513,923 | +1.48% |
| 2003 | 506,414 | +1.99% |
| 2002 | 496,551 | +2.05% |
| 2001 | 486,560 | +2.08% |
| 2000 | 476,643 | +2.08% |
| 1999 | 466,916 | +2.08% |
| 1998 | 457,406 | +2.08% |
| 1997 | 448,067 | +2.10% |
| 1996 | 438,830 | +2.15% |
| 1995 | 429,606 | +1.71% |
| 1994 | 422,375 | +0.72% |
| 1993 | 419,352 | +0.42% |
| 1992 | 417,589 | +0.62% |
| 1991 | 415,013 | +0.61% |
| 1990 | 412,493 | +1.00% |
| 1989 | 408,409 | +1.54% |
| 1988 | 402,227 | +1.34% |
| 1987 | 396,911 | +1.17% |
| 1986 | 392,330 | +1.38% |
| 1985 | 386,972 | +1.25% |
| 1984 | 382,193 | +0.91% |
| 1983 | 378,746 | +0.58% |
| 1982 | 376,555 | +0.29% |
| 1981 | 375,459 | +0.02% |
| 1980 | 375,377 | -0.59% |
| 1979 | 377,602 | -1.02% |
| 1978 | 381,502 | -0.93% |
| 1977 | 385,067 | -0.83% |
| 1976 | 388,289 | -0.74% |
| 1975 | 391,170 | -0.64% |
| 1974 | 393,676 | -0.53% |
| 1973 | 395,772 | -0.41% |
| 1972 | 397,413 | +1.40% |
| 1971 | 391,932 | +3.29% |
| 1970 | 379,442 | +3.42% |
| 1969 | 366,906 | +3.47% |
| 1968 | 354,616 | +3.48% |
| 1967 | 342,679 | +3.49% |
| 1966 | 331,135 | +3.48% |
| 1965 | 320,000 | +3.55% |
| 1964 | 309,041 | +4.04% |
| 1963 | 297,034 | +4.62% |
| 1962 | 283,912 | +4.08% |
| 1961 | 272,791 | +3.36% |
| 1960 | 263,918 | — |
Demographics of Suriname
Ethnic groups
Hindustani (also known locally as "East Indians"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 27.4%, Maroon (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 21.7%, Creole (mixed White and Black) 15.7%, Javanese 13.7%, mixed 13.4%, other 7.6%, unspecified 0.6% (2012 est.)
Languages
Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is the native language of Creoles and much of the younger population), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese
Religions
Protestant 23.6% (includes Evangelical 11.2%, Moravian 11.2%, Reformed 0.7%, Lutheran 0.5%), Hindu 22.3%, Roman Catholic 21.6%, Muslim 13.8%, other Christian 3.2%, Winti 1.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 1.7%, none 7.5%, unspecified 3.2% (2012 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 66.4% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).