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Suriname — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Suriname, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
65.79%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +7.9% since 1960
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
65.79%
First (1960)
60.97%
Change
+7.9%
Highest
66.74%
in 2004
Lowest
60.97%
in 1960
Average
66.07%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.12%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 65.79% |
| 2024 | 65.76% |
| 2023 | 65.76% |
| 2022 | 65.9% |
| 2021 | 65.99% |
| 2020 | 66.01% |
| 2019 | 66.04% |
| 2018 | 66.07% |
| 2017 | 66.1% |
| 2016 | 66.14% |
| 2015 | 66.18% |
| 2014 | 66.22% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.