Population, female in Suriname
Suriname: Population, female was 320,340 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
320,340
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
170th
of 218 countries
All-time high
320,340
in 2025
All-time low
130,710
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female in Suriname, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Suriname stood at 320,340. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Suriname peaked at 320,340 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 130,710, in 1960.
That places Suriname 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 130,710 | — |
| 1961 | 134,937 | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 140,165 | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 146,070 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 151,465 | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 156,732 | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 162,177 | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 167,771 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 173,514 | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 179,386 | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 185,345 | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 191,274 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 194,071 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 193,670 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 193,010 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 192,117 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 191,016 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 189,726 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 188,260 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 186,638 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 185,793 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 186,017 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 186,722 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 187,955 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 189,798 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 192,292 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 195,087 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 197,501 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 200,277 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 203,469 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 205,600 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 206,954 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 208,337 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 209,316 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 210,926 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 214,356 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 218,505 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 222,660 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 226,863 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 231,153 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 235,548 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 240,038 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 244,566 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 249,031 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 252,666 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 255,576 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 258,626 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 261,841 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 265,156 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 268,513 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 271,888 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 275,264 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 278,655 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 282,053 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 285,428 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 288,749 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 292,071 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 295,365 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 298,574 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 301,924 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 305,402 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 308,474 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 311,399 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 314,537 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 317,505 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 320,340 | +0.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 320,340 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.44 million, 9% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 320,340 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.56 million, 21% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 154,293 | 130,710 | 179,386 | 10 |
| 1970s | 190,513 | 185,345 | 194,071 | 10 |
| 1980s | 192,491 | 185,793 | 203,469 | 10 |
| 1990s | 215,467 | 205,600 | 231,153 | 10 |
| 2000s | 253,156 | 235,548 | 268,513 | 10 |
| 2010s | 286,997 | 271,888 | 301,924 | 10 |
| 2020s | 312,943 | 305,402 | 320,340 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 167 Macao 370,199 compare
- 168 Luxembourg 341,071 compare
- 169 Montenegro 323,108 compare
- 171 Malta 278,675 compare
- 172 Cape Verde 259,172 compare
- 173 Brunei 218,895 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 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, female in Suriname?
- Population, female in Suriname was 320,340 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 320,340 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,710 in 1960.
- How does Suriname rank for population, female?
- Suriname ranks 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.