Key demographics
- Population
- 632.6K
- Density
- 3.4/km²
- HDI
- 0.722 (High)
- Gini index (1999)
- 57.9
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 73.8 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.23
- Urban population (2025)
- 65.8%
- Literacy rate (2012)
- 92.9%
- Labor force (2025)
- 60.1%
- Gender wage gap (1999)
- 6.2%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 50.4%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 65.8%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 17.2 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.8 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.23
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 14.8 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 15.8%
- Tourism (2017)
- 279.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Nederlands |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 48.4% |
| Hinduism | 22.3% |
| Islam | 13.9% |
| Winti | 1.8% |
| Kejawèn | 0.8% |
| Judaism | 0.0% |
| No religion | 7.5% |
| Not stated | 2.0% |
| Don't know | 1.1% |
| Others | 0.9% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Asian surinamese | 42.6% |
| Afro-surinamese | 37.4% |
| Multiracial | 13.4% |
| Indigenous | 3.8% |
| European | 0.3% |
- Demonym (male)
- Surinamer
- Demonym (female)
- Surinamer
- National anthem
- God zij met ons Suriname
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 73.8 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 60.3 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 5.4% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 14.8/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 74/100
- Hospital beds (2022)
- 2.9/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 1.36/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 1.73/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $297
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 19.7%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2012)
- 92.9%
- Education spending (2023)
- 2.9% of GDP
- Internet users (2023)
- 87.4%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 142.1/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 18.8/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 2,060/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 18.8
Geography and practical
- Area
- 163,820 km²
- Continent
- South America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- South America
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC-03:00
- Calling codes
- +597
- TLD
- .sr
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Suriname is composed of five horizontal bands of green, white, red, white and green in the ratio of 2:1:4:1:2. A large five-pointed yellow star is centered in the red band.
- National anthem
- God zij met ons Suriname