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🇸🇷 Suriname

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3SUR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2SR
UN M49 numeric740
IOC codeSUR
Official nameRepublic of Suriname
Native name(s)nld: official: Republiek Suriname; common: Suriname
Alt spellingsSR, Sarnam, Sranangron, Republic of Suriname, Republiek Suriname
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionAmericas
SubregionSouth America
UN regional groupLatin American and Caribbean Group
CapitalParamaribo
Area (km²)163,820
Lat / Lng4.0000, -56.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)BRA, GUF, GUY
Top-level domain.sr
Calling coderoot: +5; suffixes: 97

Demographics

Population (World Bank)639,850 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)73.757 (2024)
Languagesnld: Dutch
Demonymseng: f: Surinamer; m: Surinamer; fra: f: Surinamaise; m: Surinamais
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)4,523,657,796.864 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)7,069.872 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)7.834 (2025)
CurrenciesSRD: name: Surinamese dollar; symbol: $

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
1950195,565
1951200,503
1952206,352
1953212,362
1954218,623
1955225,195
1956232,142
1957239,484
1958247,234
1959255,386
1960263,918
1961272,791
1962283,912
1963297,034
1964309,041
1965320,000
1966331,135
1967342,679
1968354,616
1969366,906
1970379,442
1971391,932
1972397,413
1973395,772
1974393,676
1975391,170
1976388,289
1977385,067
1978381,502
1979377,602
1980375,377
1981375,459
1982376,555
1983378,746
1984382,193
1985386,972
1986392,330
1987396,911
1988402,227
1989408,409
1990412,493
1991415,013
1992417,589
1993419,352
1994422,375
1995429,606
1996438,830
1997448,067
1998457,406
1999466,916
2000476,643
2001486,560
2002496,551
2003506,414
2004513,923
2005519,313
2006524,997
2007531,016
2008537,245
2009543,568
2010549,923
2011556,269
2012562,633
2013569,020
2014575,373
2015581,627
2016587,757
2017593,713
2018599,513
2019605,768
2020612,317
2021617,896
2022623,164
2023628,886

Full raw record (JSON)

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      },
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      },
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