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Population in Belarus compared to Suriname: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,085,991 in 2025 vs 639,850 people in Suriname in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,025,821 people compared to 648,096 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Belarus' population is 13.9 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.35% per year vs +0.97% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.03M (6.03% decline), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 648K (23.4% growth).

Belarus vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Suriname
2100 4,404,482 713,301
2099 4,455,490 715,718
2098 4,506,253 718,073
2097 4,556,987 720,500
2096 4,607,606 722,800
2095 4,658,472 725,224
2094 4,709,371 727,514
2093 4,760,574 729,945
2092 4,811,759 732,310
2091 4,863,122 734,611
2090 4,914,957 736,676
2089 4,967,252 738,887
2088 5,019,954 741,028
2087 5,073,478 742,858
2086 5,127,730 744,619
2085 5,182,931 746,328
2084 5,238,960 747,772
2083 5,295,887 749,164
2082 5,353,838 750,355
2081 5,412,731 751,527
2080 5,472,716 752,571
2079 5,533,470 753,310
2078 5,594,987 753,974
2077 5,657,609 754,582
2076 5,720,802 755,015
2075 5,784,826 755,554
2074 5,849,664 755,740
2073 5,915,527 756,042
2072 5,981,971 756,125
2071 6,049,588 756,124
2070 6,117,717 755,985
2069 6,186,679 755,900
2068 6,256,272 755,625
2067 6,326,913 755,174
2066 6,398,312 754,830
2065 6,470,244 754,137
2064 6,542,572 753,311
2063 6,615,256 752,771
2062 6,688,062 751,992
2061 6,760,917 751,308
2060 6,834,181 750,325
2059 6,907,379 749,420
2058 6,980,163 748,612
2057 7,052,874 747,183
2056 7,125,100 745,967
2055 7,196,662 744,434
2054 7,266,788 742,836
2053 7,335,794 741,364
2052 7,403,462 739,688
2051 7,469,442 738,024
2050 7,534,245 736,078
2049 7,598,150 734,256
2048 7,661,337 732,085
2047 7,722,913 729,623
2046 7,783,562 727,242
2045 7,843,981 724,469
2044 7,904,250 721,556
2043 7,964,339 718,596
2042 8,024,619 715,335
2041 8,085,991 712,005
2040 8,147,453 708,379
2039 8,209,389 704,797
2038 8,271,271 701,029
2037 8,332,989 697,364
2036 8,395,161 693,268
2035 8,457,882 689,014
2034 8,521,103 684,675
2033 8,584,879 680,289
2032 8,648,656 675,648
2031 8,712,030 670,943
2030 8,775,824 666,067
2029 8,839,704 661,186
2028 8,902,241 656,001
2027 8,964,035 650,709
2026 9,025,821 645,337
2025 9,085,991 639,850
2024 9,132,629 634,431
2023 9,178,298 628,886
2022 9,228,071 623,164
2021 9,302,585 617,896
2020 9,379,952 612,317
2019 9,419,758 605,768
2018 9,438,785 599,513
2017 9,458,989 593,713
2016 9,469,379 587,757
2015 9,461,076 581,627
2014 9,448,515 575,373
2013 9,443,211 569,020
2012 9,446,836 562,633
2011 9,461,643 556,269
2010 9,483,836 549,923
2009 9,504,583 543,568
2008 9,527,985 537,245
2007 9,560,953 531,016
2006 9,604,924 524,997
2005 9,663,915 519,313
2004 9,730,146 513,923
2003 9,796,749 506,414
2002 9,865,548 496,551
2001 9,928,549 486,560
2000 9,979,610 476,643
1999 10,026,738 466,916
1998 10,071,963 457,406
1997 10,117,433 448,067
1996 10,159,569 438,830
1995 10,193,831 429,606
1994 10,226,955 422,375
1993 10,239,050 419,352
1992 10,216,470 417,589
1991 10,194,050 415,013
1990 10,189,348 412,493
1989 10,170,000 408,409
1988 10,140,000 402,227
1987 10,111,000 396,911
1986 10,043,000 392,330
1985 9,975,000 386,972
1984 9,910,000 382,193
1983 9,843,000 378,746
1982 9,776,000 376,555
1981 9,710,000 375,459
1980 9,643,000 375,377
1979 9,584,000 377,602
1978 9,525,000 381,502
1977 9,463,000 385,067
1976 9,411,000 388,289
1975 9,367,000 391,170
1974 9,317,584 393,676
1973 9,257,272 395,772
1972 9,188,968 397,413
1971 9,115,576 391,932
1970 9,040,000 379,442
1969 8,960,304 366,906
1968 8,874,552 354,616
1967 8,785,648 342,679
1966 8,696,496 331,135
1965 8,610,000 320,000
1964 8,524,224 309,041
1963 8,437,232 297,034
1962 8,351,928 283,912
1961 8,271,216 272,791
1960 8,198,000 263,918

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 443,558 people (a 4.68% decline), while Suriname's population increased by 60,339 people (a 10.3% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,534,245 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.6% to 736,078 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 756K people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Suriname
2100 -1.14% -0.34%
2099 -1.13% -0.33%
2098 -1.11% -0.34%
2097 -1.1% -0.32%
2096 -1.09% -0.33%
2095 -1.08% -0.31%
2094 -1.08% -0.33%
2093 -1.06% -0.32%
2092 -1.06% -0.31%
2091 -1.05% -0.28%
2090 -1.05% -0.3%
2089 -1.05% -0.29%
2088 -1.05% -0.25%
2087 -1.06% -0.24%
2086 -1.07% -0.23%
2085 -1.07% -0.19%
2084 -1.07% -0.19%
2083 -1.08% -0.16%
2082 -1.09% -0.16%
2081 -1.1% -0.14%
2080 -1.1% -0.1%
2079 -1.1% -0.09%
2078 -1.11% -0.08%
2077 -1.1% -0.06%
2076 -1.11% -0.07%
2075 -1.11% -0.02%
2074 -1.11% -0.04%
2073 -1.11% -0.01%
2072 -1.12% 0%
2071 -1.11% 0.02%
2070 -1.11% 0.01%
2069 -1.11% 0.04%
2068 -1.12% 0.06%
2067 -1.12% 0.05%
2066 -1.11% 0.09%
2065 -1.11% 0.11%
2064 -1.1% 0.07%
2063 -1.09% 0.1%
2062 -1.08% 0.09%
2061 -1.07% 0.13%
2060 -1.06% 0.12%
2059 -1.04% 0.11%
2058 -1.03% 0.19%
2057 -1.01% 0.16%
2056 -0.99% 0.21%
2055 -0.97% 0.22%
2054 -0.94% 0.2%
2053 -0.91% 0.23%
2052 -0.88% 0.23%
2051 -0.86% 0.26%
2050 -0.84% 0.25%
2049 -0.82% 0.3%
2048 -0.8% 0.34%
2047 -0.78% 0.33%
2046 -0.77% 0.38%
2045 -0.76% 0.4%
2044 -0.75% 0.41%
2043 -0.75% 0.46%
2042 -0.76% 0.47%
2041 -0.75% 0.51%
2040 -0.75% 0.51%
2039 -0.75% 0.54%
2038 -0.74% 0.53%
2037 -0.74% 0.59%
2036 -0.74% 0.62%
2035 -0.74% 0.63%
2034 -0.74% 0.64%
2033 -0.74% 0.69%
2032 -0.73% 0.7%
2031 -0.73% 0.73%
2030 -0.72% 0.74%
2029 -0.7% 0.79%
2028 -0.69% 0.81%
2027 -0.68% 0.83%
2026 -0.66% 0.86%
2025 -0.51% 0.85%
2024 -0.5% 0.88%
2023 -0.54% 0.92%
2022 -0.8% 0.85%
2021 -0.82% 0.91%
2020 -0.42% 1.08%
2019 -0.2% 1.04%
2018 -0.21% 0.98%
2017 -0.11% 1.01%
2016 0.09% 1.05%
2015 0.13% 1.09%
2014 0.06% 1.12%
2013 -0.04% 1.14%
2012 -0.16% 1.14%
2011 -0.23% 1.15%
2010 -0.22% 1.17%
2009 -0.25% 1.18%
2008 -0.34% 1.17%
2007 -0.46% 1.15%
2006 -0.61% 1.09%
2005 -0.68% 1.05%
2004 -0.68% 1.48%
2003 -0.7% 1.99%
2002 -0.63% 2.05%
2001 -0.51% 2.08%
2000 -0.47% 2.08%
1999 -0.45% 2.08%
1998 -0.45% 2.08%
1997 -0.41% 2.1%
1996 -0.34% 2.15%
1995 -0.32% 1.71%
1994 -0.12% 0.72%
1993 0.22% 0.42%
1992 0.22% 0.62%
1991 0.05% 0.61%
1990 0.19% 1%
1989 0.3% 1.54%
1988 0.29% 1.34%
1987 0.68% 1.17%
1986 0.68% 1.38%
1985 0.66% 1.25%
1984 0.68% 0.91%
1983 0.69% 0.58%
1982 0.68% 0.29%
1981 0.69% 0.02%
1980 0.62% -0.59%
1979 0.62% -1.02%
1978 0.66% -0.93%
1977 0.55% -0.83%
1976 0.47% -0.74%
1975 0.53% -0.64%
1974 0.65% -0.53%
1973 0.74% -0.41%
1972 0.81% 1.4%
1971 0.84% 3.29%
1970 0.89% 3.42%
1969 0.97% 3.47%
1968 1.01% 3.48%
1967 1.03% 3.49%
1966 1% 3.48%
1965 1.01% 3.55%
1964 1.03% 4.04%
1963 1.02% 4.62%
1962 0.98% 4.08%
1961 0.89% 3.36%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/suriname | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Belarus declined by 0.51%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Belarus Suriname
Current population
9025821
648096
Population rank 101/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.008%
One net population change
11.3 minutes
1.62 hours
One birth every
8.19 minutes
48.3 minutes
One death every
4.38 minutes
2.02 hours
Daily growth/decline -128 +15
Annual growth/decline -46,638 +5,419
Annual growth/decline rate -0.51% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 186/197 107/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -3,020 -967
Net migration rank 109/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -967
2024 -55,755 -3,119 6,541 -1,166
2023 -56,924 -3,034 6,697 -988
2022 -47,839 -8,000 6,719 -988
2021 -67,118 -33,954 5,291 -486
2020 -64,703 -33,954 6,640 -296
2019 -32,969 -33,954 6,564 191
2018 -26,429 8,615 6,613 -851
2017 -17,026 3,337 6,772 -935
2016 -1,894 8,272 6,979 -906
2015 -946 18,088 7,150 -967
2014 -2,834 14,979 7,284 -959
2013 -6,610 10,550 7,350 -968
2012 -11,336 10,903 7,405 -1,011
2011 -26,493 5,686 7,401 -1,060
2010 -29,400 10,300 7,489 -1,138
2009 -25,662 13,610 7,559 -1,204
2008 -25,726 -495 7,552 -1,255
2007 -28,683 -4,013 7,468 -1,312
2006 -41,301 -8,303 7,278 -1,403
2005 -50,252 -15,451 7,037 -1,534
2004 -50,597 -10,424 6,948 -1,676
2003 -53,882 -10,795 7,396 2,345
2002 -58,207 -11,945 7,916 2,076
2001 -48,650 -4,469 8,349 1,641
2000 -40,916 1,812 8,323 1,516
1999 -49,131 2,028 8,236 1,380
1998 -44,316 13,192 8,173 1,241
1997 -46,540 -235 8,106 1,164
1996 -37,591 5,205 8,031 1,165
1995 -32,621 481 7,968 1,275
1994 -19,431 -12,570 7,929 -2,713
1993 -11,263 19,652 8,127 -7,291
1992 11,238 29,477 8,355 -5,662
1991 18,349 -5,876 8,637 -6,174
1990 32,606 -26,497 9,047 -6,471
1989 49,833 5,639 9,441 -3,846
1988 60,840 -5,424 9,347 -2,573
1987 62,689 -12,462 9,319 -5,467
1986 74,318 -11,499 9,222 -3,920
1985 58,852 -784 9,177 -3,763
1984 64,415 -3,051 9,031 -4,894
1983 75,791 -2,938 8,797 -6,036
1982 65,499 3,339 8,197 -6,566
1981 65,057 14,998 7,541 -6,991
1980 62,101 16,616 7,002 -7,390
1979 64,481 395 7,312 -11,375
1978 67,342 -11,143 7,650 -11,389
1977 67,434 -4,925 7,998 -11,390
1976 66,677 -5,350 8,327 -11,381
1975 65,494 -6,302 8,587 -11,287
1974 71,158 -5,157 8,751 -11,061
1973 70,911 -7,357 8,877 -10,765
1972 74,036 -7,966 8,893 -10,285
1971 77,464 -5,818 8,814 3,552
1970 75,520 -8,643 8,823 3,791
1969 74,567 -12,833 8,880 3,575
1968 76,782 -7,511 8,980 3,147
1967 81,136 -13,409 9,104 2,637
1966 84,191 -14,544 9,243 2,103
1965 90,611 -17,979 9,270 1,657
1964 101,618 -17,837 9,174 1,820
1963 113,160 -28,653 8,838 4,181
1962 124,945 -32,996 8,529 4,703
1961 134,490 -26,780 8,361 660
1960 136,399 -27,382 8,170 544

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/suriname | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 82.7% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 371,603 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 77,703 people). In Suriname 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 65,966 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a loss of 7,392 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 500K
Grodno 365K
Vitebsk 358K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 347K
Babruysk 204K
Baranavichy 170K
Barysaw 134K
Pinsk 123K
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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