Latin America & Caribbean
Suriname in numbers Suriname is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Paramaribo. Its population was 639,850 in 2025, ranking 168 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$7,070 in 2025.
Population 639,850 2025
GDP US$4.5 billion 2025
GDP per person US$7,070 2025
Life expectancy 73.8 2024
Area 163,820 2024
Urban share 65.8% 2025
People 639,850
2025 · +34% since 2000 · Rank 168 of 217
0.85%
2025 · 2.06% in 2000 · Rank 110 of 217
4.0
2024 · +33% since 2000 · Rank 210 of 216
65.8%
2025 · 66.7% in 2000 · Rank 104 of 217
25.3%
2025 · 33.0% in 2000 · Rank 93 of 217
8.2%
2025 · 4.5% in 2000 · Rank 116 of 217
2.23
2024 · -27% since 2000 · Rank 89 of 217
Health and living standards 73.8
2024 · +15% since 2000 · Rank 118 of 217
15.8
2024 · -49% since 2000 · Rank 93 of 196
US$297
2023 · +78% since 2000 · Rank 114 of 193
99.0%
2024 · 95.4% in 2000 · Rank 135 of 215
87.4%
2023 · 2.5% in 2000 · Rank 73 of 186
91.9%
2024 · 107.1% in 2001 · Rank 159 of 190
Economy US$4.5 billion
2025 · +377% since 2000 · Rank 171 of 210
US$7,070
2025 · +256% since 2000 · Rank 120 of 210
Int$22,652
2025 · +201% since 2000 · Rank 97 of 199
1.79%
2025 · 2.10% in 2000 · Rank 152 of 210
9.21%
2025 · 59.40% in 2000 · Rank 23 of 180
7.8%
2025 · 12.9% in 2000 · Rank 56 of 187
52.5%
2010 · 52.7% in 2006
3.9%
2025 · 0.1% in 2000 · Rank 62 of 176
Land and environment 163,820
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 91 of 216
91.5%
2024 · 92.8% in 2000 · Rank 2 of 214
4.06
2024 · +31% since 2000 · Rank 68 of 203
Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Suriname. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.