Society profile
Suriname
Suriname: 33 indicators from open sources, newest value for each.
Demography
Population, total 639 850World Bank2025
Population aged 0-14 25.3%World Bank2025
Population aged 15-64 66.5%World Bank2025
Population aged 65+ 8.2%World Bank2025
Female share of population 50.1%World Bank2025
Urban population 65.8%World Bank2025
Fertility rate 2.2World Bank2024
Adolescent fertility rate 46.9World Bank2024
Life expectancy at birth 73.8yearsWorld Bank2024
Infant mortality 14.8‰World Bank2024
Net migration -967World Bank2025
Education
Adult literacy rate 92.9%World Bank2012
Secondary school enrolment 76.1%World Bank2023
Tertiary enrolment 2.6%World Bank2024
Education spending 2.9%World Bank2023
Income
GDP per capita, PPP $22 652$World Bank2025
GNI per capita, PPP $21 000$World Bank2025
Gini index 39.2World Bank2022
Poverty headcount at $2.15/day 2.2%World Bank2022
Income share held by richest 10% 30.1%World Bank2022
Health
Connectivity
Individuals using the internet 87.4%World Bank2023
Mobile subscriptions 142.1per 100World Bank2024
Access to electricity 99.0%World Bank2024
Environment
Gender Roles
Employment
Unemployment rate 7.8%World Bank2025
Youth unemployment rate 25.4%World Bank2025
Female labour force participation 44.9%World Bank2025
Male labour force participation 62.9%World Bank2025
Self-employed share 22.5%World Bank2025
Safety
Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.