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

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 639,850 people in Suriname in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 648,096 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Estonia's population is 2.08 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +0.97% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 648K (23.4% growth).

Estonia vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Suriname
2100 836,010 713,301
2099 841,611 715,718
2098 847,091 718,073
2097 852,580 720,500
2096 858,210 722,800
2095 863,813 725,224
2094 869,346 727,514
2093 874,966 729,945
2092 880,538 732,310
2091 886,175 734,611
2090 891,952 736,676
2089 897,814 738,887
2088 903,726 741,028
2087 909,938 742,858
2086 916,313 744,619
2085 922,817 746,328
2084 929,590 747,772
2083 936,429 749,164
2082 943,318 750,355
2081 950,224 751,527
2080 957,303 752,571
2079 964,518 753,310
2078 971,861 753,974
2077 979,290 754,582
2076 986,730 755,015
2075 994,224 755,554
2074 1,001,883 755,740
2073 1,009,652 756,042
2072 1,017,490 756,125
2071 1,025,441 756,124
2070 1,033,527 755,985
2069 1,041,579 755,900
2068 1,049,614 755,625
2067 1,057,732 755,174
2066 1,065,824 754,830
2065 1,073,994 754,137
2064 1,082,173 753,311
2063 1,090,322 752,771
2062 1,098,483 751,992
2061 1,106,624 751,308
2060 1,114,804 750,325
2059 1,122,732 749,420
2058 1,130,617 748,612
2057 1,138,317 747,183
2056 1,145,937 745,967
2055 1,153,485 744,434
2054 1,160,725 742,836
2053 1,167,900 741,364
2052 1,174,867 739,688
2051 1,181,816 738,024
2050 1,188,591 736,078
2049 1,195,231 734,256
2048 1,201,594 732,085
2047 1,207,963 729,623
2046 1,214,281 727,242
2045 1,220,553 724,469
2044 1,226,815 721,556
2043 1,232,969 718,596
2042 1,239,123 715,335
2041 1,245,261 712,005
2040 1,251,349 708,379
2039 1,257,523 704,797
2038 1,263,757 701,029
2037 1,270,161 697,364
2036 1,276,749 693,268
2035 1,283,416 689,014
2034 1,290,282 684,675
2033 1,297,198 680,289
2032 1,304,236 675,648
2031 1,311,342 670,943
2030 1,318,468 666,067
2029 1,325,543 661,186
2028 1,332,712 656,001
2027 1,339,889 650,709
2026 1,347,027 645,337
2025 1,366,475 639,850
2024 1,372,341 634,431
2023 1,370,286 628,886
2022 1,348,840 623,164
2021 1,330,932 617,896
2020 1,329,522 612,317
2019 1,326,898 605,768
2018 1,321,977 599,513
2017 1,317,384 593,713
2016 1,315,790 587,757
2015 1,315,407 581,627
2014 1,314,545 575,373
2013 1,317,997 569,020
2012 1,322,696 562,633
2011 1,327,439 556,269
2010 1,331,475 549,923
2009 1,334,515 543,568
2008 1,337,090 537,245
2007 1,340,680 531,016
2006 1,346,810 524,997
2005 1,354,775 519,313
2004 1,362,550 513,923
2003 1,370,720 506,414
2002 1,379,350 496,551
2001 1,388,115 486,560
2000 1,396,985 476,643
1999 1,390,244 466,916
1998 1,386,156 457,406
1997 1,399,535 448,067
1996 1,415,594 438,830
1995 1,436,634 429,606
1994 1,462,514 422,375
1993 1,494,128 419,352
1992 1,533,091 417,589
1991 1,561,314 415,013
1990 1,569,174 412,493
1989 1,568,131 408,409
1988 1,561,900 402,227
1987 1,552,221 396,911
1986 1,540,190 392,330
1985 1,528,781 386,972
1984 1,518,617 382,193
1983 1,508,745 378,746
1982 1,498,414 376,555
1981 1,487,666 375,459
1980 1,477,219 375,377
1979 1,468,333 377,602
1978 1,460,188 381,502
1977 1,450,211 385,067
1976 1,439,576 388,289
1975 1,429,352 391,170
1974 1,418,169 393,676
1973 1,405,951 395,772
1972 1,392,518 397,413
1971 1,376,955 391,932
1970 1,360,076 379,442
1969 1,345,249 366,906
1968 1,331,214 354,616
1967 1,318,946 342,679
1966 1,308,597 331,135
1965 1,294,566 320,000
1964 1,277,086 309,041
1963 1,258,857 297,034
1962 1,241,623 283,912
1961 1,225,077 272,791
1960 1,211,537 263,918

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/estonia/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 60,339 people (a 10.3% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th 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) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,188,591 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. 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 Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 836K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Suriname
2100 -0.67% -0.34%
2099 -0.65% -0.33%
2098 -0.64% -0.34%
2097 -0.66% -0.32%
2096 -0.65% -0.33%
2095 -0.64% -0.31%
2094 -0.64% -0.33%
2093 -0.63% -0.32%
2092 -0.64% -0.31%
2091 -0.65% -0.28%
2090 -0.65% -0.3%
2089 -0.65% -0.29%
2088 -0.68% -0.25%
2087 -0.7% -0.24%
2086 -0.7% -0.23%
2085 -0.73% -0.19%
2084 -0.73% -0.19%
2083 -0.73% -0.16%
2082 -0.73% -0.16%
2081 -0.74% -0.14%
2080 -0.75% -0.1%
2079 -0.76% -0.09%
2078 -0.76% -0.08%
2077 -0.75% -0.06%
2076 -0.75% -0.07%
2075 -0.76% -0.02%
2074 -0.77% -0.04%
2073 -0.77% -0.01%
2072 -0.78% 0%
2071 -0.78% 0.02%
2070 -0.77% 0.01%
2069 -0.77% 0.04%
2068 -0.77% 0.06%
2067 -0.76% 0.05%
2066 -0.76% 0.09%
2065 -0.76% 0.11%
2064 -0.75% 0.07%
2063 -0.74% 0.1%
2062 -0.74% 0.09%
2061 -0.73% 0.13%
2060 -0.71% 0.12%
2059 -0.7% 0.11%
2058 -0.68% 0.19%
2057 -0.66% 0.16%
2056 -0.65% 0.21%
2055 -0.62% 0.22%
2054 -0.61% 0.2%
2053 -0.59% 0.23%
2052 -0.59% 0.23%
2051 -0.57% 0.26%
2050 -0.56% 0.25%
2049 -0.53% 0.3%
2048 -0.53% 0.34%
2047 -0.52% 0.33%
2046 -0.51% 0.38%
2045 -0.51% 0.4%
2044 -0.5% 0.41%
2043 -0.5% 0.46%
2042 -0.49% 0.47%
2041 -0.49% 0.51%
2040 -0.49% 0.51%
2039 -0.49% 0.54%
2038 -0.5% 0.53%
2037 -0.52% 0.59%
2036 -0.52% 0.62%
2035 -0.53% 0.63%
2034 -0.53% 0.64%
2033 -0.54% 0.69%
2032 -0.54% 0.7%
2031 -0.54% 0.73%
2030 -0.53% 0.74%
2029 -0.54% 0.79%
2028 -0.54% 0.81%
2027 -0.53% 0.83%
2026 -1.42% 0.86%
2025 -0.43% 0.85%
2024 0.15% 0.88%
2023 1.59% 0.92%
2022 1.35% 0.85%
2021 0.11% 0.91%
2020 0.2% 1.08%
2019 0.37% 1.04%
2018 0.35% 0.98%
2017 0.12% 1.01%
2016 0.03% 1.05%
2015 0.07% 1.09%
2014 -0.26% 1.12%
2013 -0.36% 1.14%
2012 -0.36% 1.14%
2011 -0.3% 1.15%
2010 -0.23% 1.17%
2009 -0.19% 1.18%
2008 -0.27% 1.17%
2007 -0.46% 1.15%
2006 -0.59% 1.09%
2005 -0.57% 1.05%
2004 -0.6% 1.48%
2003 -0.63% 1.99%
2002 -0.63% 2.05%
2001 -0.63% 2.08%
2000 0.48% 2.08%
1999 0.29% 2.08%
1998 -0.96% 2.08%
1997 -1.13% 2.1%
1996 -1.46% 2.15%
1995 -1.77% 1.71%
1994 -2.12% 0.72%
1993 -2.54% 0.42%
1992 -1.81% 0.62%
1991 -0.5% 0.61%
1990 0.07% 1%
1989 0.4% 1.54%
1988 0.62% 1.34%
1987 0.78% 1.17%
1986 0.75% 1.38%
1985 0.67% 1.25%
1984 0.65% 0.91%
1983 0.69% 0.58%
1982 0.72% 0.29%
1981 0.71% 0.02%
1980 0.61% -0.59%
1979 0.56% -1.02%
1978 0.69% -0.93%
1977 0.74% -0.83%
1976 0.72% -0.74%
1975 0.79% -0.64%
1974 0.87% -0.53%
1973 0.96% -0.41%
1972 1.13% 1.4%
1971 1.24% 3.29%
1970 1.1% 3.42%
1969 1.05% 3.47%
1968 0.93% 3.48%
1967 0.79% 3.49%
1966 1.08% 3.48%
1965 1.37% 3.55%
1964 1.45% 4.04%
1963 1.39% 4.62%
1962 1.35% 4.08%
1961 1.12% 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/estonia/suriname | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Estonia declined by 0.43%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Estonia Suriname
Current population
1347027
648096
Population rank 155/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.008%
One net population change
1.5 hours
1.62 hours
One birth every
53.9 minutes
48.3 minutes
One death every
33.3 minutes
2.02 hours
Daily growth/decline -16 +15
Annual growth/decline -5,866 +5,419
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 107/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -13,350 -967
Net migration rank 141/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -967
2024 -6,038 -7,742 6,541 -1,166
2023 -5,070 5,717 6,697 -988
2022 -5,665 39,754 6,719 -988
2021 -5,324 7,043 5,291 -486
2020 -2,659 3,694 6,640 -296
2019 -1,327 5,386 6,564 191
2018 -1,322 7,089 6,613 -851
2017 -1,713 5,202 6,772 -935
2016 -1,316 1,081 6,979 -906
2015 -1,315 4,261 7,150 -967
2014 -1,972 -674 7,284 -959
2013 -1,713 -2,688 7,350 -968
2012 -1,455 -3,674 7,405 -1,011
2011 -531 -3,941 7,401 -1,060
2010 0 -3,781 7,489 -1,138
2009 -400 -2,089 7,559 -1,204
2008 -668 -2,034 7,552 -1,255
2007 -1,608 -2,941 7,468 -1,312
2006 -2,559 -5,351 7,278 -1,403
2005 -2,981 -5,208 7,037 -1,534
2004 -3,679 -3,681 6,948 -1,676
2003 -5,072 -3,705 7,396 2,345
2002 -5,380 -2,889 7,916 2,076
2001 -5,830 -3,280 8,349 1,641
2000 -5,309 -3,083 8,323 1,516
1999 -6,117 1,419 8,236 1,380
1998 -7,208 -3,296 8,173 1,241
1997 -6,018 -4,066 8,106 1,164
1996 -5,662 -10,540 8,031 1,165
1995 -7,327 -12,655 7,968 1,275
1994 -8,044 -17,984 7,929 -2,713
1993 -5,976 -25,501 8,127 -7,291
1992 -1,993 -38,391 8,355 -5,662
1991 -312 -9,712 8,637 -6,174
1990 2,825 -2,660 9,047 -6,471
1989 5,803 -368 9,441 -3,846
1988 6,404 5,256 9,347 -2,573
1987 6,829 5,389 9,319 -5,467
1986 6,160 5,260 9,222 -3,920
1985 4,281 5,097 9,177 -3,763
1984 5,163 5,006 9,031 -4,894
1983 5,884 4,986 8,797 -6,036
1982 5,244 4,832 8,197 -6,566
1981 4,612 4,789 7,541 -6,991
1980 3,989 4,619 7,002 -7,390
1979 3,818 4,521 7,312 -11,375
1978 4,088 7,234 7,650 -11,389
1977 4,931 7,189 7,998 -11,390
1976 4,319 6,942 8,327 -11,381
1975 4,717 6,737 8,587 -11,287
1974 5,956 6,594 8,751 -11,061
1973 5,623 6,488 8,877 -10,765
1972 6,267 6,432 8,893 -10,285
1971 7,160 6,392 8,814 3,552
1970 6,257 6,158 8,823 3,791
1969 5,515 8,650 8,880 3,575
1968 5,592 9,403 8,980 3,147
1967 5,012 9,115 9,104 2,637
1966 4,842 8,998 9,243 2,103
1965 5,437 8,851 9,270 1,657
1964 6,897 8,734 9,174 1,820
1963 6,043 8,410 8,838 4,181
1962 6,457 8,248 8,529 4,703
1961 7,228 7,991 8,361 660
1960 7,511 7,762 8,170 544

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 30.8% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 31,749 people) and 69.2% is from migration (a gain of 71,485 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, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
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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