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 10,663,982 people compared to 645,315 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 (1.35% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 645K (22.9% growth).
- Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 753K people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.
Portugal vs Suriname: live population counter
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| Current population |
10663982
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645315
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| Population rank | 92/197 | 165/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
4.51 minutes
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1.58 hours
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| One birth every |
6.13 minutes
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48.3 minutes
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| One death every |
4.44 minutes
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2.1 hours
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| One migration net change every |
25.5 minutes
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7.51 hours
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| Annual migration change | +20,648 | -1,166 |
| Daily growth/decline | +319 | +15 |
| Annual growth/decline | +116,507 | +5,545 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.1% | +0.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 95/197 | 109/197 |
Portugal and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 8,857,716 | 263,918 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,929,316 | 272,791 | 0.81% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 8,993,985 | 283,912 | 0.72% | 4.08% |
| 1963 | 9,030,355 | 297,034 | 0.4% | 4.62% |
| 1964 | 9,035,365 | 309,041 | 0.06% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 8,998,595 | 320,000 | -0.41% | 3.55% |
| 1966 | 8,930,990 | 331,135 | -0.75% | 3.48% |
| 1967 | 8,874,520 | 342,679 | -0.63% | 3.49% |
| 1968 | 8,836,650 | 354,616 | -0.43% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 8,757,705 | 366,906 | -0.89% | 3.47% |
| 1970 | 8,680,431 | 379,442 | -0.88% | 3.42% |
| 1971 | 8,643,756 | 391,932 | -0.42% | 3.29% |
| 1972 | 8,630,430 | 397,413 | -0.15% | 1.4% |
| 1973 | 8,633,100 | 395,772 | 0.03% | -0.41% |
| 1974 | 8,754,365 | 393,676 | 1.4% | -0.53% |
| 1975 | 9,093,470 | 391,170 | 3.87% | -0.64% |
| 1976 | 9,355,810 | 388,289 | 2.88% | -0.74% |
| 1977 | 9,455,675 | 385,067 | 1.07% | -0.83% |
| 1978 | 9,558,250 | 381,502 | 1.08% | -0.93% |
| 1979 | 9,661,265 | 377,602 | 1.08% | -1.02% |
| 1980 | 9,766,312 | 375,377 | 1.09% | -0.59% |
| 1981 | 9,851,362 | 375,459 | 0.87% | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 9,911,771 | 376,555 | 0.61% | 0.29% |
| 1983 | 9,957,865 | 378,746 | 0.47% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 9,996,232 | 382,193 | 0.39% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 10,023,613 | 386,972 | 0.27% | 1.25% |
| 1986 | 10,032,734 | 392,330 | 0.09% | 1.38% |
| 1987 | 10,030,031 | 396,911 | -0.03% | 1.17% |
| 1988 | 10,019,610 | 402,227 | -0.1% | 1.34% |
| 1989 | 10,005,000 | 408,409 | -0.15% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 9,983,218 | 412,493 | -0.22% | 1% |
| 1991 | 9,960,235 | 415,013 | -0.23% | 0.61% |
| 1992 | 9,952,494 | 417,589 | -0.08% | 0.62% |
| 1993 | 9,964,675 | 419,352 | 0.12% | 0.42% |
| 1994 | 9,991,525 | 422,375 | 0.27% | 0.72% |
| 1995 | 10,026,176 | 429,606 | 0.35% | 1.71% |
| 1996 | 10,063,945 | 438,830 | 0.38% | 2.15% |
| 1997 | 10,108,977 | 448,067 | 0.45% | 2.1% |
| 1998 | 10,160,196 | 457,406 | 0.51% | 2.08% |
| 1999 | 10,217,828 | 466,916 | 0.57% | 2.08% |
| 2000 | 10,289,898 | 476,643 | 0.71% | 2.08% |
| 2001 | 10,362,722 | 486,560 | 0.71% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 10,419,631 | 496,551 | 0.55% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 10,458,821 | 506,414 | 0.38% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 10,483,861 | 513,923 | 0.24% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 10,503,330 | 519,313 | 0.19% | 1.05% |
| 2006 | 10,522,288 | 524,997 | 0.18% | 1.09% |
| 2007 | 10,542,964 | 531,016 | 0.2% | 1.15% |
| 2008 | 10,558,177 | 537,245 | 0.14% | 1.17% |
| 2009 | 10,568,247 | 543,568 | 0.1% | 1.18% |
| 2010 | 10,573,100 | 549,923 | 0.05% | 1.17% |
| 2011 | 10,557,560 | 556,269 | -0.15% | 1.15% |
| 2012 | 10,514,844 | 562,633 | -0.4% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 10,457,295 | 569,020 | -0.55% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 10,401,062 | 575,373 | -0.54% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 10,358,076 | 581,627 | -0.41% | 1.09% |
| 2016 | 10,325,452 | 587,757 | -0.31% | 1.05% |
| 2017 | 10,300,300 | 593,713 | -0.24% | 1.01% |
| 2018 | 10,283,822 | 599,513 | -0.16% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 10,286,263 | 605,768 | 0.02% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | 10,297,081 | 612,317 | 0.11% | 1.08% |
| 2021 | 10,361,831 | 617,896 | 0.63% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 10,434,332 | 623,164 | 0.7% | 0.85% |
| 2023 | 10,578,174 | 628,886 | 1.38% | 0.92% |
| 2024 | 10,694,681 | 634,431 | 1.1% | 0.88% |
| 2025 | 10,680,873 | 639,852 | -0.13% | 0.85% |
| 2026 | 10,663,982 | 645,257 | -0.16% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 10,646,150 | 650,564 | -0.17% | 0.82% |
| 2028 | 10,625,957 | 655,783 | -0.19% | 0.8% |
| 2029 | 10,604,587 | 660,793 | -0.2% | 0.76% |
| 2030 | 10,584,552 | 665,650 | -0.19% | 0.74% |
| 2031 | 10,564,548 | 670,421 | -0.19% | 0.72% |
| 2032 | 10,542,600 | 675,070 | -0.21% | 0.69% |
| 2033 | 10,519,640 | 679,573 | -0.22% | 0.67% |
| 2034 | 10,496,056 | 683,911 | -0.22% | 0.64% |
| 2035 | 10,472,033 | 688,189 | -0.23% | 0.63% |
| 2036 | 10,447,836 | 692,343 | -0.23% | 0.6% |
| 2037 | 10,423,350 | 696,213 | -0.23% | 0.56% |
| 2038 | 10,398,185 | 699,908 | -0.24% | 0.53% |
| 2039 | 10,371,223 | 703,569 | -0.26% | 0.52% |
| 2040 | 10,342,789 | 707,156 | -0.27% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 10,314,869 | 710,619 | -0.27% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 10,287,416 | 713,900 | -0.27% | 0.46% |
| 2043 | 10,257,925 | 716,999 | -0.29% | 0.43% |
| 2044 | 10,226,892 | 719,920 | -0.3% | 0.41% |
| 2045 | 10,195,202 | 722,759 | -0.31% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 10,162,323 | 725,322 | -0.32% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 10,128,572 | 727,726 | -0.33% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 10,094,854 | 730,038 | -0.33% | 0.32% |
| 2049 | 10,059,522 | 732,021 | -0.35% | 0.27% |
| 2050 | 10,022,734 | 733,898 | -0.37% | 0.26% |
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 338,530 (a 3.28% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 57,558 (a 9.79% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Portugal's population will shrink by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people with a rank change from 92nd to 97th. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.7% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Lisbon | 546K |
| Sintra | 386K |
| Vila Nova de Gaia | 304K |
| Cascais | 214K |
| Loures | 202K |
| Braga | 193K |
| Oeiras | 172K |
| Amadora | 171K |
| Seixal | 167K |
| Odivelas | 148K |
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| City | Population |
| Paramaribo | 224K |
| Nieuw Nickerie | 12.8K |
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Population differences between Portugal and Suriname
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| Life expectancy | 82.9 years | 74 years |
| Average age | 45.7 years | 32.3 years |
| Median age | 47.5 years | 29.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 1.44 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 302 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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