Age dependency ratio, old in Suriname
Suriname: Age dependency ratio, old was 12.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Suriname, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 12.3% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Suriname peaked at 12.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1992.
That places Suriname 115th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.9% | — |
| 1961 | 10.6% | +7.4% |
| 1962 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 11.1% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 10.9% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 10.6% | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 10.2% | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 9.9% | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 9.5% | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 9.2% | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 8.9% | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 8.6% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 8.3% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 8.3% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 8.2% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 8.2% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 8.2% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 8.2% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 7.8% | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 7.3% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 6.3% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 6.0% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 5.8% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 5.6% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 5.3% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.3% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 12.3% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.3% | 9.2% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.2% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.2% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.6% | 12.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 112 Dominican Republic 12.5% compare
- 113 Iran 12.4% compare
- 114 El Salvador 12.3% compare
- 116 Seychelles 12.2% compare
- 117 Tonga 11.8% compare
- 118 Tuvalu 11.7% compare
More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0097 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3466 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Suriname?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Suriname was 12.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1992.
- How does Suriname rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Suriname ranks 115th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.