Suriname — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Suriname, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Suriname was 65.79% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 66.74% in 2004. The lowest was 60.97% in 1960 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.12% per year.
Suriname ranks 104 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 48%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 72.52%, so Suriname sits below it. It peaked in 2004 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 1%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 25 of 42 economies; Ecuador (63.39%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 37th of 217 in 1960 → 40th of 217 in 1970 → 59th of 217 in 1980 → 77th of 217 in 1990 → 80th of 217 in 2000 → 91st of 217 in 2010 → 101st of 217 in 2020 → 104th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65.79% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 65.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 65.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 65.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 65.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 66.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 66.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 66.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 66.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 66.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 66.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 66.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 66.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 66.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 66.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 66.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 66.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 66.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 66.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 66.7% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 66.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 66.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 66.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 66.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 66.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 66.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 66.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 66.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 66.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 66.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 66.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 66.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 66.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 66.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 66.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 66.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 66.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 66.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 66.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 66.23% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 66.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 66.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 66.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 66.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 66.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 66.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 66.04% | +0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 66.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 66.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 66% | +0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 65.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 65.98% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 65.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 65.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 65.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 65.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 65.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 65.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 65.88% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 65.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 65.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 65.82% | +0.3 pp |
| 1963 | 65.56% | +1.0 pp |
| 1962 | 64.6% | +1.6 pp |
| 1961 | 63.03% | +2.1 pp |
| 1960 | 60.97% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Suriname’s Urban population in 1961?
63.03% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Suriname’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +7.9% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 65.79%; 2024: 65.76%; 2023: 65.76%; 2022: 65.9%; 2021: 65.99%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.