Suriname Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Suriname vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Suriname	World
1960	18.1	22.5
1961	18.2	22.5
1962	17.8	22.4
1963	17.3	22.2
1964	16.8	22
1965	16.4	21.8
1966	16.1	21.7
1967	15.8	21.6
1968	15.6	21.5
1969	15.6	21.5
1970	15.6	21.4
1971	15.7	21.4
1972	16	21.5
1973	16.3	21.5
1974	16.7	21.6
1975	17	21.7
1976	17.4	21.9
1977	17.6	22
1978	17.9	22.2
1979	18.1	22.3
1980	18.4	22.5
1981	18.7	22.6
1982	18.9	22.7
1983	19.2	22.9
1984	19.5	23
1985	19.7	23.2
1986	20	23.3
1987	20.2	23.4
1988	20.4	23.6
1989	20.6	23.8
1990	20.8	23.9
1991	21	24.1
1992	21.2	24.3
1993	21.5	24.5
1994	21.7	24.7
1995	22	25
1996	22.4	25.2
1997	22.8	25.4
1998	23.2	25.7
1999	23.6	25.9
2000	24	26.1
2001	24.4	26.3
2002	24.7	26.5
2003	25	26.7
2004	25.3	27
2005	25.5	27.2
2006	25.6	27.4
2007	25.8	27.6
2008	26.1	27.8
2009	26.3	28
2010	26.5	28.2
2011	26.7	28.4
2012	26.9	28.6
2013	27.1	28.9
2014	27.3	29.1
2015	27.5	29.3
2016	27.7	29.5
2017	27.9	29.8
2018	28.1	30
2019	28.3	30.3
2020	28.6	30.6
2021	28.7	30.8
2022	28.9	31
2023	29.2	31.3
2024	29.4	31.6
2025	29.6	31.9
2026	29.9	32.1
2027	30.2	32.3
2028	30.5	32.6
2029	30.8	32.8
2030	31.1	33
2031	31.5	33.2
2032	31.8	33.4
2033	32.1	33.6
2034	32.4	33.8
2035	32.8	34
2036	33.1	34.2
2037	33.3	34.4
2038	33.6	34.6
2039	33.9	34.8
2040	34.1	35
2041	34.4	35.2
2042	34.7	35.4
2043	35	35.6
2044	35.2	35.8
2045	35.5	36
2046	35.8	36.2
2047	36	36.4
2048	36.3	36.6
2049	36.6	36.8
2050	36.8	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Suriname was 18.1 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 29.4 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 141st for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Suriname ranks 109th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Suriname is expected to increase to around 36.8 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Suriname demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Suriname
	Male	Female
0-4	4.28%	4.13%
5-9	4.34%	4.18%
10-14	4.43%	4.28%
15-19	4.35%	4.23%
20-24	4.39%	4.31%
25-29	4.06%	3.99%
30-34	3.56%	3.43%
35-39	3.5%	3.34%
40-44	3.4%	3.14%
45-49	2.81%	2.78%
50-54	2.89%	2.78%
55-59	2.58%	2.57%
60-64	2.12%	2.23%
65-69	1.39%	1.71%
70-74	0.9%	1.21%
75-79	0.49%	0.79%
80+	0.46%	0.95%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Suriname has average demographic potential with 58% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 94/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Suriname			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	98.2%	88.3%	9.9%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	99.6%	88.9%	10.6%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	102.4%	91.3%	11%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	106%	95%	11.1%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	108.5%	97.6%	10.9%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	110.4%	99.8%	10.6%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	112%	101.8%	10.2%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	113.2%	103.4%	9.86%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	113.8%	104.3%	9.52%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	113.6%	104.4%	9.19%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	112.5%	103.7%	8.9%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	110.8%	102.1%	8.65%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	107.7%	99.2%	8.47%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	103.8%	95.5%	8.37%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	100.4%	92.1%	8.31%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	97.2%	89%	8.27%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	94.2%	86%	8.24%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	91.2%	83%	8.21%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	88.4%	80.2%	8.18%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	85.8%	77.7%	8.16%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	82.7%	74.8%	7.84%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	79.2%	71.9%	7.25%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	76.4%	69.7%	6.76%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	74.3%	67.9%	6.35%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	72.7%	66.6%	6.02%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	71.4%	65.6%	5.76%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	70.3%	64.8%	5.58%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	69.5%	64.1%	5.44%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	69%	63.6%	5.35%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	68.6%	63.3%	5.29%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	68.2%	63%	5.25%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	67.9%	62.6%	5.23%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	67.5%	62.3%	5.21%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	67.3%	62.1%	5.22%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	67.2%	61.9%	5.24%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	66.5%	61.1%	5.39%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	65.3%	59.6%	5.67%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	63.9%	57.9%	6%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	62.4%	56.1%	6.36%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	61%	54.3%	6.76%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	59.9%	52.7%	7.19%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	59%	51.4%	7.62%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	58.4%	50.3%	8.08%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	58%	49.4%	8.57%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	57.7%	48.9%	8.82%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	57.6%	48.7%	8.84%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	57.4%	48.5%	8.9%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	57.3%	48.4%	8.97%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	57.2%	48.1%	9.04%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	57%	47.9%	9.1%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	56.6%	47.5%	9.16%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	56.1%	46.9%	9.21%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	55.5%	46.3%	9.25%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	54.8%	45.6%	9.27%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	54.1%	44.8%	9.31%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	53.4%	44%	9.4%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	52.7%	43.2%	9.55%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	52.2%	42.4%	9.75%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	51.7%	41.7%	9.99%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	51.4%	41.1%	10.2%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	51.1%	40.5%	10.6%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	50.8%	40%	10.8%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	50.6%	39.5%	11.1%	54%	39%	15%
2023	50.5%	39.1%	11.5%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	50.5%	38.6%	11.9%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Suriname decreased from 57.7% to 50.5% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Suriname working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Suriname	World
1960	50.5%	57.6%
1961	50.1%	57.5%
1962	49.4%	57.4%
1963	48.5%	57.2%
1964	48%	57%
1965	47.5%	56.9%
1966	47.2%	56.8%
1967	46.9%	56.9%
1968	46.8%	56.9%
1969	46.8%	56.9%
1970	47%	57%
1971	47.4%	57.1%
1972	48.2%	57.2%
1973	49.1%	57.3%
1974	49.9%	57.3%
1975	50.7%	57.4%
1976	51.5%	57.5%
1977	52.3%	57.7%
1978	53.1%	58%
1979	53.8%	58.4%
1980	54.7%	58.7%
1981	55.8%	59%
1982	56.7%	59.3%
1983	57.4%	59.6%
1984	57.9%	59.9%
1985	58.4%	60.1%
1986	58.7%	60.4%
1987	59%	60.5%
1988	59.2%	60.7%
1989	59.3%	60.8%
1990	59.5%	60.9%
1991	59.6%	61%
1992	59.7%	61.1%
1993	59.8%	61.2%
1994	59.8%	61.3%
1995	60.1%	61.5%
1996	60.5%	61.7%
1997	61%	61.9%
1998	61.6%	62.2%
1999	62.1%	62.5%
2000	62.6%	62.8%
2001	62.9%	63.1%
2002	63.1%	63.4%
2003	63.3%	63.7%
2004	63.4%	64%
2005	63.5%	64.3%
2006	63.5%	64.5%
2007	63.6%	64.7%
2008	63.6%	64.9%
2009	63.7%	65%
2010	63.9%	65.1%
2011	64.1%	65.2%
2012	64.3%	65.2%
2013	64.6%	65.2%
2014	64.9%	65.2%
2015	65.2%	65.1%
2016	65.5%	65.1%
2017	65.7%	65%
2018	65.9%	64.9%
2019	66.1%	64.9%
2020	66.2%	64.8%
2021	66.3%	64.9%
2022	66.4%	64.9%
2023	66.4%	65%
2024	66.5%	65.1%
2025	66.5%	65.2%
2026	66.4%	65.3%
2027	66.4%	65.4%
2028	66.3%	65.4%
2029	66.3%	65.4%
2030	66.2%	65.4%
2031	66.1%	65.4%
2032	66%	65.4%
2033	65.9%	65.4%
2034	65.8%	65.3%
2035	65.7%	65.2%
2036	65.6%	65%
2037	65.5%	64.9%
2038	65.4%	64.7%
2039	65.3%	64.6%
2040	65.3%	64.5%
2041	65.3%	64.4%
2042	65.4%	64.3%
2043	65.4%	64.2%
2044	65.4%	64.1%
2045	65.4%	63.9%
2046	65.4%	63.8%
2047	65.4%	63.7%
2048	65.3%	63.6%
2049	65.2%	63.4%
2050	65.1%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Suriname changed from 63.4% to 66.5% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Suriname	World
1960	44.5%	37.4%
1961	44.6%	37.5%
1962	45.1%	37.6%
1963	46.1%	37.8%
1964	46.8%	38%
1965	47.4%	38%
1966	48%	38%
1967	48.5%	38%
1968	48.8%	37.9%
1969	48.9%	37.8%
1970	48.8%	37.7%
1971	48.5%	37.6%
1972	47.8%	37.5%
1973	46.8%	37.3%
1974	46%	37.2%
1975	45.1%	37.1%
1976	44.3%	36.9%
1977	43.4%	36.7%
1978	42.6%	36.3%
1979	41.8%	35.9%
1980	41%	35.5%
1981	40.1%	35.2%
1982	39.5%	34.9%
1983	39%	34.6%
1984	38.6%	34.3%
1985	38.3%	34%
1986	38%	33.8%
1987	37.8%	33.6%
1988	37.7%	33.4%
1989	37.5%	33.2%
1990	37.4%	33%
1991	37.3%	32.9%
1992	37.2%	32.7%
1993	37.1%	32.5%
1994	37%	32.3%
1995	36.7%	32.1%
1996	36.1%	31.8%
1997	35.3%	31.5%
1998	34.5%	31.1%
1999	33.7%	30.8%
2000	33%	30.4%
2001	32.3%	30%
2002	31.8%	29.6%
2003	31.3%	29.2%
2004	31%	28.8%
2005	30.9%	28.5%
2006	30.8%	28.1%
2007	30.7%	27.9%
2008	30.6%	27.6%
2009	30.5%	27.5%
2010	30.3%	27.3%
2011	30%	27.1%
2012	29.8%	27%
2013	29.4%	26.9%
2014	29.1%	26.8%
2015	28.7%	26.6%
2016	28.3%	26.5%
2017	27.9%	26.4%
2018	27.5%	26.2%
2019	27.2%	26%
2020	26.8%	25.8%
2021	26.5%	25.6%
2022	26.3%	25.3%
2023	25.9%	25%
2024	25.6%	24.7%
2025	25.3%	24.4%
2026	25%	24.1%
2027	24.8%	23.8%
2028	24.5%	23.4%
2029	24.2%	23.1%
2030	23.9%	22.8%
2031	23.6%	22.6%
2032	23.4%	22.3%
2033	23.2%	22.1%
2034	23%	21.9%
2035	22.8%	21.7%
2036	22.6%	21.6%
2037	22.4%	21.5%
2038	22.2%	21.4%
2039	22%	21.3%
2040	21.8%	21.2%
2041	21.6%	21.1%
2042	21.4%	21%
2043	21.3%	21%
2044	21.1%	20.9%
2045	20.9%	20.8%
2046	20.7%	20.7%
2047	20.5%	20.7%
2048	20.3%	20.6%
2049	20.1%	20.5%
2050	19.9%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Suriname decreased from 31% to 25.6% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Suriname	World
1960	5%	4.97%
1961	5.33%	4.99%
1962	5.45%	5.01%
1963	5.36%	5.02%
1964	5.23%	5.04%
1965	5.03%	5.08%
1966	4.82%	5.12%
1967	4.63%	5.16%
1968	4.45%	5.2%
1969	4.3%	5.24%
1970	4.19%	5.28%
1971	4.1%	5.32%
1972	4.08%	5.37%
1973	4.11%	5.42%
1974	4.15%	5.47%
1975	4.2%	5.53%
1976	4.25%	5.59%
1977	4.29%	5.65%
1978	4.34%	5.71%
1979	4.39%	5.77%
1980	4.29%	5.81%
1981	4.05%	5.81%
1982	3.83%	5.8%
1983	3.64%	5.79%
1984	3.48%	5.8%
1985	3.36%	5.82%
1986	3.27%	5.86%
1987	3.21%	5.91%
1988	3.17%	5.95%
1989	3.14%	6.01%
1990	3.12%	6.07%
1991	3.11%	6.14%
1992	3.11%	6.21%
1993	3.12%	6.29%
1994	3.13%	6.37%
1995	3.23%	6.45%
1996	3.43%	6.53%
1997	3.66%	6.61%
1998	3.92%	6.68%
1999	4.2%	6.76%
2000	4.49%	6.84%
2001	4.8%	6.92%
2002	5.1%	7.01%
2003	5.42%	7.1%
2004	5.59%	7.18%
2005	5.61%	7.26%
2006	5.65%	7.34%
2007	5.7%	7.41%
2008	5.75%	7.47%
2009	5.8%	7.52%
2010	5.85%	7.58%
2011	5.9%	7.66%
2012	5.95%	7.78%
2013	5.99%	7.92%
2014	6.04%	8.08%
2015	6.13%	8.26%
2016	6.25%	8.45%
2017	6.41%	8.65%
2018	6.59%	8.88%
2019	6.77%	9.1%
2020	6.98%	9.33%
2021	7.16%	9.53%
2022	7.36%	9.74%
2023	7.62%	9.98%
2024	7.9%	10.2%
2025	8.19%	10.4%
2026	8.51%	10.6%
2027	8.84%	10.8%
2028	9.2%	11.1%
2029	9.56%	11.5%
2030	9.92%	11.7%
2031	10.3%	12%
2032	10.6%	12.3%
2033	10.9%	12.6%
2034	11.2%	12.8%
2035	11.5%	13.1%
2036	11.8%	13.4%
2037	12.1%	13.7%
2038	12.4%	13.9%
2039	12.6%	14.1%
2040	12.8%	14.3%
2041	13%	14.5%
2042	13.2%	14.7%
2043	13.3%	14.9%
2044	13.5%	15%
2045	13.7%	15.2%
2046	13.9%	15.4%
2047	14.2%	15.7%
2048	14.4%	15.9%
2049	14.7%	16.1%
2050	15%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Suriname increased from 5.59% to 7.9% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.