How many people live in Suriname right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
646,934
| Today | In 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
| Growth | · | · |
2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 170 of 237
- Share of world population
- 0.0078%
- Median age
- 28.9 years
- Children per woman
- 2.19
- Life expectancy
- 74.0 years
- People per km²
- 4
According to UN estimates, about 646,934 people live in Suriname right now. It ranks 170th out of 237 countries and territories by population, between Luxembourg and Montenegro, and it is home to one in every 12,900 people on the planet.
Every day, about 30 people are born there and about 12 die. More people leave than arrive: net migration reduces the population by about 970 people a year. Overall, the population grows by about 15 people a day (0.83% a year).
In 1950, about 195,565 people lived there. Today there are 3.3 times as many. The UN expects it to peak around 2071, at about 752,896, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 733,904 people (13% more than today), and by 2100 about 709,006.
Half of its people are younger than 29 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 2.19 children each, above the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 74 years (worldwide, 74). There are 4 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Suriname in 2026?
- Suriname has about 646,934 people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 645,256.
- How many people are born each day in Suriname?
- About 30 a day (10,800 a year). About 12 people die each day (4,500 a year).
- Is the population of Suriname growing?
- Yes: it grows by 0.83% a year, or about 5,300 people.
- What will the population of Suriname be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 733,904, with a peak around 2071 at about 752,896.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Bhutan 803,811
- Macao 723,468
- Luxembourg 689,605
- Montenegro 625,164
- Western Sahara 613,813
- Malta 549,633
More countries in the Americas
- United States 349,570,998
- Brazil 213,783,697
- Mexico 133,320,022
- Colombia 54,089,758
- Argentina 46,051,085
- Canada 40,567,117
- Peru 35,027,488
- Venezuela 28,673,213
- Chile 19,971,260
- Guatemala 19,055,635
- Ecuador 18,493,735
- Bolivia 12,801,750
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.