Demographic profile
Suriname is the 171st most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.01% of everyone alive. Within South America, it ranks 12 of 14.
Each day brings roughly 23 births and 11 deaths, adding about 4,382 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.7% annually, the population would double in roughly 100 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 94.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 12.0%, with life expectancy at about 71.4 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Suriname in 2026? Approximately 609,496 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Suriname growing? About 0.7% per year — roughly 23 births and 11 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Suriname? Around 0.01% — ranked 171 worldwide by population.