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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Portugal was 10,694,681 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Portugal's population is 10,667,081 people compared to 646,767 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Portugal's population is 16.5 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Portugal is ranked the 92nd most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.13% for Portugal vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Portugal has had an average growth rate of +0.21% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Portugal has increased from 10.5M people to 10.7M (1.38% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 647K (23.2% growth).

Portugal vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Portugal Suriname
2100 8,977,781 713,276
2099 8,983,042 715,694
2098 8,987,129 718,049
2097 8,992,549 720,475
2096 8,998,689 722,775
2095 9,006,394 725,199
2094 9,011,158 727,489
2093 9,016,023 729,920
2092 9,021,257 732,285
2091 9,025,345 734,586
2090 9,029,722 736,650
2089 9,034,399 738,862
2088 9,039,122 741,002
2087 9,045,400 742,833
2086 9,050,153 744,593
2085 9,055,552 746,302
2084 9,062,369 747,746
2083 9,068,714 749,138
2082 9,077,003 750,329
2081 9,087,394 751,501
2080 9,098,423 752,545
2079 9,111,057 753,284
2078 9,125,056 753,948
2077 9,140,039 754,556
2076 9,158,661 754,989
2075 9,178,289 755,527
2074 9,201,245 755,714
2073 9,225,478 756,015
2072 9,248,867 756,099
2071 9,275,782 756,098
2070 9,304,137 755,959
2069 9,334,425 755,874
2068 9,367,211 755,599
2067 9,399,389 755,148
2066 9,432,609 754,804
2065 9,466,860 754,111
2064 9,503,941 753,285
2063 9,540,829 752,745
2062 9,578,098 751,966
2061 9,614,549 751,282
2060 9,652,893 750,299
2059 9,691,151 749,394
2058 9,731,557 748,586
2057 9,769,285 747,157
2056 9,807,403 745,941
2055 9,847,280 744,408
2054 9,885,446 742,811
2053 9,924,814 741,338
2052 9,963,090 739,662
2051 9,999,372 737,998
2050 10,035,796 736,053
2049 10,072,922 734,230
2048 10,106,403 732,060
2047 10,140,325 729,598
2046 10,173,871 727,216
2045 10,206,046 724,444
2044 10,237,224 721,531
2043 10,268,090 718,571
2042 10,296,167 715,310
2041 10,322,968 711,980
2040 10,351,965 708,355
2039 10,379,824 704,772
2038 10,405,843 701,004
2037 10,430,143 697,340
2036 10,454,779 693,244
2035 10,478,501 688,991
2034 10,502,828 684,651
2033 10,525,638 680,266
2032 10,548,736 675,625
2031 10,569,489 670,920
2030 10,588,717 666,044
2029 10,609,556 661,163
2028 10,631,437 655,979
2027 10,649,916 650,686
2026 10,667,081 645,315
2025 10,683,692 639,827
2024 10,694,681 634,431
2023 10,578,174 628,886
2022 10,434,332 623,164
2021 10,361,831 617,896
2020 10,297,081 612,317
2019 10,286,263 605,768
2018 10,283,822 599,513
2017 10,300,300 593,713
2016 10,325,452 587,757
2015 10,358,076 581,627
2014 10,401,062 575,373
2013 10,457,295 569,020
2012 10,514,844 562,633
2011 10,557,560 556,269
2010 10,573,100 549,923
2009 10,568,247 543,568
2008 10,558,177 537,245
2007 10,542,964 531,016
2006 10,522,288 524,997
2005 10,503,330 519,313
2004 10,483,861 513,923
2003 10,458,821 506,414
2002 10,419,631 496,551
2001 10,362,722 486,560
2000 10,289,898 476,643
1999 10,217,828 466,916
1998 10,160,196 457,406
1997 10,108,977 448,067
1996 10,063,945 438,830
1995 10,026,176 429,606
1994 9,991,525 422,375
1993 9,964,675 419,352
1992 9,952,494 417,589
1991 9,960,235 415,013
1990 9,983,218 412,493
1989 10,005,000 408,409
1988 10,019,610 402,227
1987 10,030,031 396,911
1986 10,032,734 392,330
1985 10,023,613 386,972
1984 9,996,232 382,193
1983 9,957,865 378,746
1982 9,911,771 376,555
1981 9,851,362 375,459
1980 9,766,312 375,377
1979 9,661,265 377,602
1978 9,558,250 381,502
1977 9,455,675 385,067
1976 9,355,810 388,289
1975 9,093,470 391,170
1974 8,754,365 393,676
1973 8,633,100 395,772
1972 8,630,430 397,413
1971 8,643,756 391,932
1970 8,680,431 379,442
1969 8,757,705 366,906
1968 8,836,650 354,616
1967 8,874,520 342,679
1966 8,930,990 331,135
1965 8,998,595 320,000
1964 9,035,365 309,041
1963 9,030,355 297,034
1962 8,993,985 283,912
1961 8,929,316 272,791
1960 8,857,716 263,918

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Portugal decreased by 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Portugal gained 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 59,010 people (a 10% growth).

Portugal was ranked 78th most populous country in 2006 and is 92nd 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) Portugal's population will shrink by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.8% to 736,053 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 756K people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Portugal
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Portugal Suriname
2100 -0.06% -0.34%
2099 -0.05% -0.33%
2098 -0.06% -0.34%
2097 -0.07% -0.32%
2096 -0.09% -0.33%
2095 -0.05% -0.31%
2094 -0.05% -0.33%
2093 -0.06% -0.32%
2092 -0.05% -0.31%
2091 -0.05% -0.28%
2090 -0.05% -0.3%
2089 -0.05% -0.29%
2088 -0.07% -0.25%
2087 -0.05% -0.24%
2086 -0.06% -0.23%
2085 -0.08% -0.19%
2084 -0.07% -0.19%
2083 -0.09% -0.16%
2082 -0.11% -0.16%
2081 -0.12% -0.14%
2080 -0.14% -0.1%
2079 -0.15% -0.09%
2078 -0.16% -0.08%
2077 -0.2% -0.06%
2076 -0.21% -0.07%
2075 -0.25% -0.02%
2074 -0.26% -0.04%
2073 -0.25% -0.01%
2072 -0.29% 0%
2071 -0.3% 0.02%
2070 -0.32% 0.01%
2069 -0.35% 0.04%
2068 -0.34% 0.06%
2067 -0.35% 0.05%
2066 -0.36% 0.09%
2065 -0.39% 0.11%
2064 -0.39% 0.07%
2063 -0.39% 0.1%
2062 -0.38% 0.09%
2061 -0.4% 0.13%
2060 -0.39% 0.12%
2059 -0.42% 0.11%
2058 -0.39% 0.19%
2057 -0.39% 0.16%
2056 -0.4% 0.21%
2055 -0.39% 0.22%
2054 -0.4% 0.2%
2053 -0.38% 0.23%
2052 -0.36% 0.23%
2051 -0.36% 0.26%
2050 -0.37% 0.25%
2049 -0.33% 0.3%
2048 -0.33% 0.34%
2047 -0.33% 0.33%
2046 -0.32% 0.38%
2045 -0.3% 0.4%
2044 -0.3% 0.41%
2043 -0.27% 0.46%
2042 -0.26% 0.47%
2041 -0.28% 0.51%
2040 -0.27% 0.51%
2039 -0.25% 0.54%
2038 -0.23% 0.53%
2037 -0.24% 0.59%
2036 -0.23% 0.62%
2035 -0.23% 0.63%
2034 -0.22% 0.64%
2033 -0.22% 0.69%
2032 -0.2% 0.7%
2031 -0.18% 0.73%
2030 -0.2% 0.74%
2029 -0.21% 0.79%
2028 -0.17% 0.81%
2027 -0.16% 0.83%
2026 -0.16% 0.86%
2025 -0.1% 0.85%
2024 1.1% 0.88%
2023 1.38% 0.92%
2022 0.7% 0.85%
2021 0.63% 0.91%
2020 0.11% 1.08%
2019 0.02% 1.04%
2018 -0.16% 0.98%
2017 -0.24% 1.01%
2016 -0.31% 1.05%
2015 -0.41% 1.09%
2014 -0.54% 1.12%
2013 -0.55% 1.14%
2012 -0.4% 1.14%
2011 -0.15% 1.15%
2010 0.05% 1.17%
2009 0.1% 1.18%
2008 0.14% 1.17%
2007 0.2% 1.15%
2006 0.18% 1.09%
2005 0.19% 1.05%
2004 0.24% 1.48%
2003 0.38% 1.99%
2002 0.55% 2.05%
2001 0.71% 2.08%
2000 0.71% 2.08%
1999 0.57% 2.08%
1998 0.51% 2.08%
1997 0.45% 2.1%
1996 0.38% 2.15%
1995 0.35% 1.71%
1994 0.27% 0.72%
1993 0.12% 0.42%
1992 -0.08% 0.62%
1991 -0.23% 0.61%
1990 -0.22% 1%
1989 -0.15% 1.54%
1988 -0.1% 1.34%
1987 -0.03% 1.17%
1986 0.09% 1.38%
1985 0.27% 1.25%
1984 0.39% 0.91%
1983 0.47% 0.58%
1982 0.61% 0.29%
1981 0.87% 0.02%
1980 1.09% -0.59%
1979 1.08% -1.02%
1978 1.08% -0.93%
1977 1.07% -0.83%
1976 2.88% -0.74%
1975 3.87% -0.64%
1974 1.4% -0.53%
1973 0.03% -0.41%
1972 -0.15% 1.4%
1971 -0.42% 3.29%
1970 -0.88% 3.42%
1969 -0.89% 3.47%
1968 -0.43% 3.48%
1967 -0.63% 3.49%
1966 -0.75% 3.48%
1965 -0.41% 3.55%
1964 0.06% 4.04%
1963 0.4% 4.62%
1962 0.72% 4.08%
1961 0.81% 3.36%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Portugal grew by 1.1%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.88%.

Live population counters

Portugal Suriname
Current population
10667081
646767
Population rank 92/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.13% 0.008%
One net population change
4.51 minutes
1.58 hours
One birth every
6.13 minutes
48.3 minutes
One death every
4.44 minutes
2.1 hours
Daily growth/decline +319 +15
Annual growth/decline +116,507 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate +1.1% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 94/197 108/197
One migration net change every
32 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change +16,472 -967
Net migration rank 38/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 1,127,184 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 56/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.8% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 61/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Portugal
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Portugal Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,472 - -967
2024 - 20,648 - -1,166
2023 -32,792 29,102 6,697 -988
2022 -40,694 68,696 6,719 -988
2021 -45,592 69,606 5,291 -486
2020 -39,129 54,076 6,640 -296
2019 -24,687 63,031 6,564 191
2018 -25,709 22,495 6,613 -851
2017 -23,691 13,979 6,772 -935
2016 -23,749 -775 6,979 -906
2015 -23,823 -3,209 7,150 -967
2014 -22,882 -26,447 7,284 -959
2013 -24,052 -36,342 7,350 -968
2012 -17,875 -37,083 7,405 -1,011
2011 -5,279 -31,513 7,401 -1,060
2010 -4,230 -5,627 7,489 -1,138
2009 -5,284 14,532 7,559 -1,204
2008 0 9,478 7,552 -1,255
2007 -1,055 21,064 7,468 -1,312
2006 3,156 16,754 7,278 -1,403
2005 2,101 15,537 7,037 -1,534
2004 7,339 13,928 6,948 -1,676
2003 4,184 24,740 7,396 2,345
2002 8,335 42,169 7,916 2,076
2001 8,290 55,565 8,349 1,641
2000 15,435 60,586 8,323 1,516
1999 8,175 49,572 8,236 1,380
1998 7,112 40,931 8,173 1,241
1997 8,087 36,922 8,106 1,164
1996 4,026 32,640 8,031 1,165
1995 4,011 26,971 7,968 1,275
1994 9,991 20,761 7,929 -2,713
1993 7,972 8,561 8,127 -7,291
1992 13,933 -11,847 8,355 -5,662
1991 12,948 -37,914 8,637 -6,174
1990 13,976 -34,855 9,047 -6,471
1989 22,011 -30,615 9,441 -3,846
1988 24,047 -26,595 9,347 -2,573
1987 28,084 -23,142 9,319 -5,467
1986 31,102 -20,000 9,222 -3,920
1985 33,077 -19,183 9,177 -3,763
1984 45,983 -16,658 9,031 -4,894
1983 47,798 -16,568 8,797 -6,036
1982 58,479 -15,006 8,197 -6,566
1981 56,152 -7,938 7,541 -6,991
1980 63,481 29,881 7,002 -7,390
1979 67,628 32,434 7,312 -11,375
1978 70,731 34,345 7,650 -11,389
1977 84,156 37,779 7,998 -11,390
1976 85,138 40,490 8,327 -11,381
1975 81,841 42,262 8,587 -11,287
1974 74,412 41,254 8,751 -11,061
1973 76,835 39,748 8,877 -10,765
1972 83,715 39,058 8,893 -10,285
1971 82,980 48,944 8,814 3,552
1970 87,672 -191,862 8,823 3,791
1969 89,329 -161,114 8,880 3,575
1968 100,737 -145,200 8,980 3,147
1967 106,495 -136,232 9,104 2,637
1966 107,171 -129,233 9,243 2,103
1965 115,182 -123,855 9,270 1,657
1964 120,170 -118,763 9,174 1,820
1963 113,783 -116,874 8,838 4,181
1962 123,217 -113,947 8,529 4,703
1961 117,867 -112,768 8,361 660
1960 118,693 -95,886 8,170 544

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 51% of the population change in Portugal is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people). In Suriname 90.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 66,709 people) and 9.72% is from migration (a loss of 7,185 people).

As of 2024, 1,127,184 residents or 10.8% of the population were not native-born in Portugal, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

Biggest cities by population

Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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