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

Dominica and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Dominica	Suriname	Dominica	Suriname
1960	59,372	263,918	-	-
1961	60,209	272,791	1.41%	3.36%
1962	60,948	283,912	1.23%	4.08%
1963	61,739	297,034	1.3%	4.62%
1964	62,587	309,041	1.37%	4.04%
1965	63,505	320,000	1.47%	3.55%
1966	64,507	331,135	1.58%	3.48%
1967	65,585	342,679	1.67%	3.49%
1968	66,732	354,616	1.75%	3.48%
1969	67,934	366,906	1.8%	3.47%
1970	68,908	379,442	1.43%	3.42%
1971	69,532	391,932	0.91%	3.29%
1972	70,060	397,413	0.76%	1.4%
1973	70,585	395,772	0.75%	-0.41%
1974	71,091	393,676	0.72%	-0.53%
1975	71,570	391,170	0.67%	-0.64%
1976	72,017	388,289	0.62%	-0.74%
1977	72,406	385,067	0.54%	-0.83%
1978	72,724	381,502	0.44%	-0.93%
1979	72,959	377,602	0.32%	-1.02%
1980	73,083	375,377	0.17%	-0.59%
1981	72,986	375,459	-0.13%	0.02%
1982	72,688	376,555	-0.41%	0.29%
1983	72,365	378,746	-0.44%	0.58%
1984	72,056	382,193	-0.43%	0.91%
1985	71,744	386,972	-0.43%	1.25%
1986	71,406	392,330	-0.47%	1.38%
1987	71,023	396,911	-0.54%	1.17%
1988	70,608	402,227	-0.58%	1.34%
1989	70,153	408,409	-0.64%	1.54%
1990	69,627	412,493	-0.75%	1%
1991	69,296	415,013	-0.48%	0.61%
1992	69,325	417,589	0.04%	0.62%
1993	69,433	419,352	0.16%	0.42%
1994	69,477	422,375	0.06%	0.72%
1995	69,469	429,606	-0.01%	1.71%
1996	69,410	438,830	-0.08%	2.15%
1997	69,299	448,067	-0.16%	2.1%
1998	69,124	457,406	-0.25%	2.08%
1999	68,870	466,916	-0.37%	2.08%
2000	68,511	476,643	-0.52%	2.08%
2001	68,288	486,560	-0.33%	2.08%
2002	68,367	496,551	0.12%	2.05%
2003	68,531	506,414	0.24%	1.99%
2004	68,649	513,923	0.17%	1.48%
2005	68,734	519,313	0.12%	1.05%
2006	68,806	524,997	0.1%	1.09%
2007	68,847	531,016	0.06%	1.15%
2008	68,854	537,245	0.01%	1.17%
2009	68,864	543,568	0.01%	1.18%
2010	68,859	549,923	-0.007%	1.17%
2011	69,053	556,269	0.28%	1.15%
2012	69,118	562,633	0.09%	1.14%
2013	69,715	569,020	0.86%	1.14%
2014	70,373	575,373	0.94%	1.12%
2015	70,410	581,627	0.05%	1.09%
2016	69,606	587,757	-1.14%	1.05%
2017	68,496	593,713	-1.59%	1.01%
2018	68,174	599,513	-0.47%	0.98%
2019	67,880	605,768	-0.43%	1.04%
2020	67,573	612,317	-0.45%	1.08%
2021	67,202	617,896	-0.55%	0.91%
2022	66,826	623,164	-0.56%	0.85%
2023	66,510	628,886	-0.47%	0.92%
2024	66,205	634,431	-0.46%	0.88%
2025	65,870	639,852	-0.51%	0.85%
2026	65,508	645,257	-0.55%	0.84%
2027	65,160	650,564	-0.53%	0.82%
2028	64,808	655,783	-0.54%	0.8%
2029	64,475	660,793	-0.51%	0.76%
2030	64,169	665,650	-0.47%	0.74%
2031	63,949	670,421	-0.34%	0.72%
2032	63,825	675,070	-0.19%	0.69%
2033	63,775	679,573	-0.08%	0.67%
2034	63,756	683,911	-0.03%	0.64%
2035	63,764	688,189	0.01%	0.63%
2036	63,757	692,343	-0.01%	0.6%
2037	63,770	696,213	0.02%	0.56%
2038	63,784	699,908	0.02%	0.53%
2039	63,792	703,569	0.01%	0.52%
2040	63,798	707,156	0.009%	0.51%
2041	63,804	710,619	0.009%	0.49%
2042	63,778	713,900	-0.04%	0.46%
2043	63,731	716,999	-0.07%	0.43%
2044	63,677	719,920	-0.08%	0.41%
2045	63,630	722,759	-0.07%	0.39%
2046	63,575	725,322	-0.09%	0.35%
2047	63,501	727,726	-0.12%	0.33%
2048	63,411	730,038	-0.14%	0.32%
2049	63,303	732,021	-0.17%	0.27%
2050	63,191	733,898	-0.18%	0.26%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Dominica increased by 1,676 people (a 2.44% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Dominica lost -4,540 (a 6.45% decline), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).

Dominica was ranked 187th most populous country in 2005 and is 188th in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Dominica's population will shrink by 4.07% to 63,191 people and will still be ranked 188th. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.