Birth rate vs death rate in Suriname
Suriname: Birth rate vs death rate was 17.3 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
17.3
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
92nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
45.1
in 1958
All-time low
17.3
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Birth rate vs death rate in Suriname, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 17.3 for birth rate vs death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate vs death rate in Suriname peaked at 45.1 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 17.3, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 92nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.44 | 43.16 | 45.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 40.69 | 34.94 | 44.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.91 | 29.8 | 33.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.82 | 29.19 | 33.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.97 | 25.55 | 30.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.75 | 21.05 | 25.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.43 | 17.87 | 20.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.51 | 17.3 | 17.69 | 4 |
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More health data for Suriname
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,195 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, male 25.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 425,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 5,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 5,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 5,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 5,370 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate vs death rate in Suriname?
- Birth rate vs death rate in Suriname was 17.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate vs death rate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1 in 1958.
- What is the lowest birth rate vs death rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3 in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for birth rate vs death rate?
- Suriname ranks 92nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate vs death rate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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