Suriname — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Suriname, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Suriname was 0.85% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4.52% in 1963. The lowest was -1.03% in 1979 (about -1.2× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.10% per year.
Suriname ranks 110 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 51%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Suriname sits above it. It peaked in 1963 and has fallen 81% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 21%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 13 of 42 economies; Ecuador (0.85%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1234% in 1982. That is 12% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 28th of 216 in 1961 → 24th of 216 in 1970 → 214th of 216 in 1980 → 145th of 216 in 1990 → 66th of 217 in 2000 → 111th of 217 in 2010 → 104th of 217 in 2020 → 110th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.91% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 0.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 0.91% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 1.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 1.04% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 0.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 1.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 1.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 1.08% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 1.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 1.09% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.04% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 1.47% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 1.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 2.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 2.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 2.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 2.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 2.08% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 2.12% | +0.4 pp |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +1.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.72% | +0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 0.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 0.62% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 0.61% | -0.4 pp |
| 1990 | 1% | -0.5 pp |
| 1989 | 1.53% | +0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 1.33% | +0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 1.16% | -0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 1.38% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 1.24% | +0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 0.91% | +0.3 pp |
| 1983 | 0.58% | +0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 0.29% | +0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 0.02% | +0.6 pp |
| 1980 | -0.59% | +0.4 pp |
| 1979 | -1.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | -0.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | -0.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | -0.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | -0.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | -0.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | -0.41% | -1.8 pp |
| 1972 | 1.39% | -1.8 pp |
| 1971 | 3.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 3.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 3.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 3.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 3.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 3.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 3.48% | -0.5 pp |
| 1964 | 3.96% | -0.6 pp |
| 1963 | 4.52% | +0.5 pp |
| 1962 | 4% | +0.7 pp |
| 1961 | 3.31% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Suriname’s Population growth in 1962?
4% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Suriname’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -74.3% in total — about 2.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.85%; 2024: 0.88%; 2023: 0.91%; 2022: 0.85%; 2021: 0.91%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.