Suriname Population Pyramid 2040
Year
2040Suriname in 2040
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Suriname at 707,160 in 2040. Compared with 2030, when the projection stands at 665,651, that represents growth of 6.2% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 34.2 years, with 33.5 children under 15 and 19.7 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Suriname was 2.25 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 73.6 years on average (76.8 years for girls, 70.5 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
30,451 immigrants live in Suriname, 4.8% of the population.
| Guyana | 14,720 |
| Brazil | 6,044 |
| China | 5,913 |
| Netherlands | 3,774 |
257,434 people born in Suriname live in other countries.
| Netherlands | 177,165 |
| France | 34,228 |
| French Guiana | 28,615 |
| Belgium | 6,731 |
| Guyana | 4,717 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 707,160 | 34.2 | |
| Guyana | 907,507 | 30.7 | |
| French Guiana | 406,169 | 28.1 | |
| Uruguay | 3,336,459 | 42.7 | |
| Paraguay | 8,087,572 | 31.9 |
