Age dependency ratio in Suriname
Suriname: Age dependency ratio was 50.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Suriname, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Suriname stood at 50.4%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Suriname peaked at 113.8% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2025.
Suriname ranks 147th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 98.2% | — |
| 1961 | 99.6% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 102.4% | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 106.0% | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 108.5% | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 110.4% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 112.0% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 113.2% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 113.8% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 113.6% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 112.5% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 110.8% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 107.7% | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 103.8% | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 100.4% | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 97.2% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 94.2% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 91.2% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 88.4% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 85.8% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 82.7% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 79.2% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 76.4% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 74.3% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 72.7% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 71.4% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 70.3% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 69.5% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 69.0% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 68.6% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 68.2% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 67.9% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 67.5% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 67.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 66.5% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 65.3% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 63.9% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 62.4% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 59.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 57.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 57.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 57.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 50.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107.8% | 98.2% | 113.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 99.2% | 85.8% | 112.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.4% | 68.6% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.7% | 61.0% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 57.0% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 51.4% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.4% | 51.1% | 6 |
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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 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1245 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3202 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1289 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Suriname?
- Age dependency ratio in Suriname was 50.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 113.8% in 1968.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for age dependency ratio?
- Suriname ranks 147th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.