Suriname's Demographics

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The population of Suriname is estimated by the United Nations to be 0.0 million in 2021.

The population of Suriname grew at N/A% in the last year and is ranked the 24th most populated country in Americas, ahead of Bahamas, The.

Population data for Suriname has been rated as Grade D - Extremely Poor. The primary reasons being that Suriname last conducted a national census in 2012 and 98.3% of births in Suriname are recorded.


Source: World Economics, World Bank & United Nations
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Suriname's Population Data Quality

Suriname last conducted a national census in 2012 and 98.3% of births are recorded.

Suriname's data quality ranks 100th out of 150 countries in the World Economics Global Population Data Quality Ratings. In the Americas region, Suriname ranks 17th for the region.

It is important to have good quality population data as this impacts other key indicators such as GDP per capita. See the World Economics Wealth Indicators for re-estimated wealth levels for Suriname.


Key Demographic Data

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Population
Total Size (Millions) Million people
Annual Growth Rate (%) N/A Year on Year Percentage Change
 
Employment
Unemployment Rate (%) 11.1 Percentage of the working population out of work
 
Age Dependency Ratio
Young (2019, %) 38.6 The ratio of younger dependents, compared to the number of people of working age
Old (2019, %) 11.9 The ratio of elderly dependents, compared to the number of people of working age
Total (2019, %) 50.5 The ratio of all dependents (young + elderly), compared to the number of people of working age
 
Additional Data
Last Census Year 2012 % of GDP
Registration of Births 98.3% The percentage of births recorded in offical population data each year
 
 
Population Quality Rating Grade D Grade D - Extremely Poor


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