Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.2534 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Suriname, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Suriname is 0.2534 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.4887 units per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.2534 units per person, in 2025.
Suriname ranks 93rd 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.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4455 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4457 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4513 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.461 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4682 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4744 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4801 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4848 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4878 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4887 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4877 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4845 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4777 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4683 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4595 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.451 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4426 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4342 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4259 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.418 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4097 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4015 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3948 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3898 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.386 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3828 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3802 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3781 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3765 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3753 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3743 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3731 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.372 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3712 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3704 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3671 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3607 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3533 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3452 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.337 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3295 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.323 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3175 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3128 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3101 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3092 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3082 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3074 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3063 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3049 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.303 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3005 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2976 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2943 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2907 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2869 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2828 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2788 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2751 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2716 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2683 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2654 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2626 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2595 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2564 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2534 units per person | -1.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.2534 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2286 units per person, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.2534 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.192 units per person, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4688 units per person | 0.4455 units per person | 0.4887 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4549 units per person | 0.418 units per person | 0.4877 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3875 units per person | 0.3753 units per person | 0.4097 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3624 units per person | 0.337 units per person | 0.3743 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3129 units per person | 0.3049 units per person | 0.3295 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2881 units per person | 0.2716 units per person | 0.303 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2609 units per person | 0.2534 units per person | 0.2683 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Suriname?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Suriname was 0.2534 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4887 units per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2534 units per person in 2025.
- How does Suriname rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 93rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.