Population ages 15-64, female in Suriname
Suriname: Population ages 15-64, female was 65.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female in Suriname, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, female in Suriname is 65.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Suriname peaked at 65.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 1969.
Suriname ranks 75th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.8% | — |
| 1961 | 50.5% | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 49.8% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 49.1% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 48.6% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 47.7% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 47.3% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 47.1% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 48.3% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 49.2% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 50.0% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 50.8% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 51.7% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 52.5% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 53.3% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 54.1% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 55.1% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 56.1% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 56.9% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 58.5% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 58.8% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 59.3% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 59.5% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 59.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 60.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 61.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 61.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 62.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 65.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.9%, 100% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 65.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.9%, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.6% | 47.1% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.5% | 47.3% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.9% | 55.1% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.3% | 59.5% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 62.3% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 63.3% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 65.3% | 65.5% | 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 15-64, female in Suriname?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Suriname was 65.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 1969.
- How does Suriname rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Suriname ranks 75th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.