Fertility & birth rates in Slovakia and Suriname

Fertility rate in Slovakia vs Suriname chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Slovakia was 1.49 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.25 in Suriname in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Slovakia vs Suriname population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Slovakia	Suriname
1960	3.04	6.59
1961	2.96	6.58
1962	2.83	6.57
1963	2.92	6.51
1964	2.89	6.43
1965	2.78	6.32
1966	2.66	6.2
1967	2.48	6.04
1968	2.39	5.86
1969	2.43	5.7
1970	2.41	5.53
1971	2.43	5.36
1972	2.49	5.18
1973	2.56	5.01
1974	2.61	4.81
1975	2.55	4.63
1976	2.55	4.45
1977	2.49	4.26
1978	2.47	4.08
1979	2.45	3.93
1980	2.32	3.79
1981	2.29	3.75
1982	2.28	3.82
1983	2.28	3.87
1984	2.26	3.8
1985	2.26	3.71
1986	2.2	3.61
1987	2.14	3.53
1988	2.13	3.46
1989	2.07	3.39
1990	2.09	3.23
1991	2.05	3.09
1992	1.93	3.01
1993	1.87	2.94
1994	1.67	2.9
1995	1.52	2.9
1996	1.47	2.92
1997	1.43	2.95
1998	1.37	2.99
1999	1.33	3.02
2000	1.3	3.05
2001	1.2	3.06
2002	1.19	2.96
2003	1.2	2.84
2004	1.25	2.74
2005	1.27	2.71
2006	1.25	2.73
2007	1.27	2.74
2008	1.34	2.73
2009	1.44	2.71
2010	1.43	2.69
2011	1.45	2.67
2012	1.34	2.67
2013	1.34	2.65
2014	1.37	2.62
2015	1.4	2.57
2016	1.48	2.5
2017	1.52	2.43
2018	1.54	2.38
2019	1.57	2.35
2020	1.59	2.31
2021	1.63	2.3
2022	1.57	2.27
2023	1.49	2.25
2024	1.49	2.23
2025	1.5	2.21
2026	1.5	2.19
2027	1.5	2.16
2028	1.51	2.14
2029	1.51	2.13
2030	1.51	2.11
2031	1.51	2.09
2032	1.51	2.08
2033	1.52	2.06
2034	1.52	2.05
2035	1.52	2.04
2036	1.52	2.02
2037	1.52	2.01
2038	1.52	2
2039	1.52	1.99
2040	1.52	1.98
2041	1.52	1.97
2042	1.52	1.96
2043	1.52	1.95
2044	1.53	1.94
2045	1.53	1.93
2046	1.53	1.92
2047	1.53	1.91
2048	1.53	1.9
2049	1.53	1.9
2050	1.53	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Slovakia	Suriname
1960	31.5%	44.5%
1961	31.5%	44.6%
1962	31.3%	45.1%
1963	31%	46.1%
1964	30.8%	46.8%
1965	30.4%	47.4%
1966	29.9%	48%
1967	29.3%	48.5%
1968	28.6%	48.8%
1969	28.1%	48.9%
1970	27.5%	48.8%
1971	27%	48.5%
1972	26.6%	47.8%
1973	26.2%	46.8%
1974	26.1%	46%
1975	26%	45.1%
1976	26%	44.3%
1977	26%	43.4%
1978	26.1%	42.6%
1979	26.1%	41.8%
1980	26.1%	41%
1981	26.1%	40.1%
1982	26.2%	39.5%
1983	26.3%	39%
1984	26.4%	38.6%
1985	26.5%	38.3%
1986	26.4%	38%
1987	26.3%	37.8%
1988	26.1%	37.7%
1989	25.7%	37.5%
1990	25.2%	37.4%
1991	24.8%	37.3%
1992	24.4%	37.2%
1993	23.9%	37.1%
1994	23.3%	37%
1995	22.7%	36.7%
1996	22.1%	36.1%
1997	21.5%	35.3%
1998	20.9%	34.5%
1999	20.3%	33.7%
2000	19.7%	33%
2001	19%	32.3%
2002	18.4%	31.8%
2003	17.9%	31.3%
2004	17.3%	31%
2005	16.9%	30.9%
2006	16.4%	30.8%
2007	16%	30.7%
2008	15.7%	30.6%
2009	15.5%	30.5%
2010	15.5%	30.3%
2011	15.4%	30%
2012	15.4%	29.8%
2013	15.3%	29.4%
2014	15.3%	29.1%
2015	15.3%	28.7%
2016	15.4%	28.3%
2017	15.5%	27.9%
2018	15.7%	27.5%
2019	15.8%	27.2%
2020	15.9%	26.8%
2021	15.9%	26.5%
2022	16%	26.3%
2023	15.9%	25.9%
2024	15.8%	25.6%
2025	15.6%	25.3%
2026	15.4%	25%
2027	15.1%	24.8%
2028	15%	24.5%
2029	14.8%	24.2%
2030	14.6%	23.9%
2031	14.4%	23.6%
2032	14.1%	23.4%
2033	13.8%	23.2%
2034	13.6%	23%
2035	13.4%	22.8%
2036	13.2%	22.6%
2037	13%	22.4%
2038	12.9%	22.2%
2039	12.8%	22%
2040	12.7%	21.8%
2041	12.7%	21.6%
2042	12.7%	21.4%
2043	12.7%	21.3%
2044	12.7%	21.1%
2045	12.8%	20.9%
2046	12.8%	20.7%
2047	12.9%	20.5%
2048	13%	20.3%
2049	13%	20.1%
2050	13.1%	19.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.8% of the population in Slovakia and 25.6% in Suriname in 2024, compared to 25.2% and 37.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Slovakia and Suriname compared.

Natural population change in Slovakia vs Suriname by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.02% in Slovakia and +1.11% in Suriname. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Slovakia	Suriname
1960	56,546	8,170
1961	55,749	8,361
1962	49,587	8,529
1963	54,382	8,838
1964	54,092	9,174
1965	48,517	9,270
1966	45,440	9,243
1967	41,824	9,104
1968	38,113	8,980
1969	39,312	8,880
1970	38,575	8,823
1971	40,105	8,814
1972	46,426	8,893
1973	49,199	8,877
1974	52,524	8,751
1975	52,604	8,587
1976	54,121	8,327
1977	52,762	7,998
1978	52,324	7,650
1979	52,353	7,312
1980	44,320	7,002
1981	43,640	7,541
1982	41,958	8,197
1983	39,717	8,797
1984	38,966	9,031
1985	37,680	9,177
1986	34,279	9,222
1987	31,859	9,319
1988	30,979	9,347
1989	26,380	9,441
1990	25,436	9,047
1991	23,865	8,637
1992	21,220	8,355
1993	20,769	8,127
1994	14,970	7,929
1995	9,115	7,968
1996	9,135	8,031
1997	6,999	8,106
1998	4,312	8,173
1999	3,777	8,236
2000	2,155	8,323
2001	-1,076	8,349
2002	-538	7,916
2003	-537	7,396
2004	1,611	6,948
2005	537	7,037
2006	537	7,278
2007	537	7,468
2008	4,303	7,552
2009	8,619	7,559
2010	7,008	7,489
2011	9,177	7,401
2012	3,245	7,405
2013	2,707	7,350
2014	3,793	7,284
2015	2,170	7,150
2016	5,431	6,979
2017	4,351	6,772
2018	3,268	6,613
2019	3,818	6,564
2020	-2,184	6,640
2021	-16,886	5,291
2022	-7,062	6,719
2023	-5,427	6,697

Maternal mortality chart: Slovakia vs Suriname

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Slovakia, compared to 84 deaths in Suriname.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Slovakia	Suriname
1985	19	386
1986	19	377
1987	19	372
1988	18	364
1989	17	360
1990	18	350
1991	17	347
1992	15	346
1993	14	343
1994	12	334
1995	11	331
1996	10	323
1997	10	312
1998	10	302
1999	9	291
2000	8	282
2001	8	270
2002	7	253
2003	7	238
2004	7	219
2005	7	202
2006	6	187
2007	6	173
2008	5	161
2009	6	147
2010	5	134
2011	5	126
2012	5	122
2013	5	121
2014	5	120
2015	5	115
2016	5	109
2017	5	105
2018	5	101
2019	5	97
2020	4	94
2021	12	144
2022	5	88
2023	4	84

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Slovakia and 1.62% in Suriname. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Slovakia	Suriname
1960	3.67%	-
1961	3.47%	-
1962	3.32%	-
1963	3.21%	-
1964	3.14%	-
1965	3.08%	-
1966	3.05%	-
1967	3.02%	-
1968	3%	-
1969	2.97%	-
1970	2.95%	-
1971	2.92%	-
1972	2.89%	-
1973	2.84%	-
1974	2.78%	-
1975	2.72%	-
1976	2.64%	-
1977	2.55%	-
1978	2.46%	-
1979	2.36%	-
1980	2.27%	-
1981	2.17%	-
1982	2.08%	-
1983	1.99%	5.67%
1984	1.91%	5.49%
1985	1.82%	5.31%
1986	1.73%	5.13%
1987	1.65%	4.97%
1988	1.59%	4.81%
1989	1.53%	4.65%
1990	1.47%	4.49%
1991	1.42%	4.34%
1992	1.37%	4.19%
1993	1.31%	4.03%
1994	1.25%	3.88%
1995	1.2%	3.74%
1996	1.14%	3.6%
1997	1.09%	3.47%
1998	1.05%	3.34%
1999	1%	3.22%
2000	0.96%	3.11%
2001	0.93%	3%
2002	0.91%	2.9%
2003	0.88%	2.81%
2004	0.86%	2.72%
2005	0.83%	2.64%
2006	0.8%	2.57%
2007	0.77%	2.5%
2008	0.74%	2.44%
2009	0.71%	2.38%
2010	0.69%	2.32%
2011	0.67%	2.26%
2012	0.66%	2.21%
2013	0.64%	2.16%
2014	0.63%	2.11%
2015	0.62%	2.05%
2016	0.61%	2%
2017	0.6%	1.95%
2018	0.6%	1.9%
2019	0.59%	1.84%
2020	0.59%	1.78%
2021	0.6%	1.73%
2022	0.6%	1.68%
2023	0.61%	1.62%