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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Spain was 48,848,840 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Spain's population is 48,806,901 people compared to 646,767 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 75.5 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Spain is ranked the 32nd most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.59% for Spain vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Spain has had an average growth rate of +0.43% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Spain has increased from 44.4M people to 48.8M (9.93% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 647K (23.2% growth).

Spain vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Spain
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Spain Suriname
2100 33,862,981 713,276
2099 34,039,965 715,694
2098 34,215,187 718,049
2097 34,387,116 720,475
2096 34,552,002 722,775
2095 34,719,411 725,199
2094 34,882,039 727,489
2093 35,044,043 729,920
2092 35,204,657 732,285
2091 35,366,895 734,586
2090 35,535,838 736,650
2089 35,707,942 738,862
2088 35,877,681 741,002
2087 36,043,209 742,833
2086 36,210,710 744,593
2085 36,386,207 746,302
2084 36,564,622 747,746
2083 36,749,680 749,138
2082 36,936,644 750,329
2081 37,133,976 751,501
2080 37,337,517 752,545
2079 37,551,557 753,284
2078 37,771,135 753,948
2077 38,002,963 754,556
2076 38,249,247 754,989
2075 38,506,040 755,527
2074 38,777,715 755,714
2073 39,056,249 756,015
2072 39,348,447 756,099
2071 39,642,346 756,098
2070 39,949,413 755,959
2069 40,256,590 755,874
2068 40,575,543 755,599
2067 40,893,798 755,148
2066 41,218,263 754,804
2065 41,543,254 754,111
2064 41,878,338 753,285
2063 42,208,320 752,745
2062 42,542,893 751,966
2061 42,874,096 751,282
2060 43,191,452 750,299
2059 43,506,737 749,394
2058 43,809,907 748,586
2057 44,112,668 747,157
2056 44,415,689 745,941
2055 44,691,749 744,408
2054 44,958,971 742,811
2053 45,223,225 741,338
2052 45,470,541 739,662
2051 45,695,307 737,998
2050 45,911,520 736,053
2049 46,127,777 734,230
2048 46,322,244 732,060
2047 46,510,152 729,598
2046 46,687,914 727,216
2045 46,858,778 724,444
2044 47,016,278 721,531
2043 47,158,325 718,571
2042 47,301,091 715,310
2041 47,434,593 711,980
2040 47,563,236 708,355
2039 47,685,343 704,772
2038 47,798,797 701,004
2037 47,910,899 697,340
2036 48,020,350 693,244
2035 48,124,430 688,991
2034 48,220,051 684,651
2033 48,311,842 680,266
2032 48,402,470 675,625
2031 48,495,278 670,920
2030 48,579,920 666,044
2029 48,648,699 661,163
2028 48,707,969 655,979
2027 48,758,200 650,686
2026 48,806,901 645,315
2025 48,838,057 639,827
2024 48,848,840 634,431
2023 48,352,528 628,886
2022 47,786,102 623,164
2021 47,443,821 617,896
2020 47,359,424 612,317
2019 47,118,501 605,768
2018 46,782,011 599,513
2017 46,571,232 593,713
2016 46,458,139 587,757
2015 46,422,303 581,627
2014 46,460,733 575,373
2013 46,604,197 569,020
2012 46,773,055 562,633
2011 46,742,697 556,269
2010 46,576,897 549,923
2009 46,362,946 543,568
2008 45,954,106 537,245
2007 45,226,803 531,016
2006 44,397,319 524,997
2005 43,653,155 519,313
2004 42,921,895 513,923
2003 42,187,645 506,414
2002 41,431,558 496,551
2001 40,850,412 486,560
2000 40,567,864 476,643
1999 40,386,875 466,916
1998 40,223,509 457,406
1997 40,057,389 448,067
1996 39,889,852 438,830
1995 39,724,050 429,606
1994 39,549,108 422,375
1993 39,361,262 419,352
1992 39,157,685 417,589
1991 38,966,376 415,013
1990 38,867,322 412,493
1989 38,827,764 408,409
1988 38,766,939 402,227
1987 38,684,815 396,911
1986 38,584,624 392,330
1985 38,469,512 386,972
1984 38,330,364 382,193
1983 38,171,525 378,746
1982 37,986,012 376,555
1981 37,758,631 375,459
1980 37,491,165 375,377
1979 37,191,330 377,602
1978 36,864,898 381,502
1977 36,511,638 385,067
1976 36,137,812 388,289
1975 35,757,900 391,170
1974 35,373,335 393,676
1973 34,988,947 395,772
1972 34,604,469 397,413
1971 34,224,490 391,932
1970 33,814,531 379,442
1969 33,441,054 366,906
1968 33,113,134 354,616
1967 32,682,947 342,679
1966 32,283,194 331,135
1965 31,954,292 320,000
1964 31,609,195 309,041
1963 31,296,651 297,034
1962 31,023,366 283,912
1961 30,739,250 272,791
1960 30,455,000 263,918

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/spain/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Spain increased by 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Spain gained 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 59,010 people (a 10% growth).

Spain was ranked 28th most populous country in 2006 and is 32nd 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) Spain's population will shrink by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people with a rank change from 32nd to 47th. 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 Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Spain
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Spain Suriname
2100 -0.52% -0.34%
2099 -0.51% -0.33%
2098 -0.5% -0.34%
2097 -0.48% -0.32%
2096 -0.48% -0.33%
2095 -0.47% -0.31%
2094 -0.46% -0.33%
2093 -0.46% -0.32%
2092 -0.46% -0.31%
2091 -0.48% -0.28%
2090 -0.48% -0.3%
2089 -0.47% -0.29%
2088 -0.46% -0.25%
2087 -0.46% -0.24%
2086 -0.48% -0.23%
2085 -0.49% -0.19%
2084 -0.5% -0.19%
2083 -0.51% -0.16%
2082 -0.53% -0.16%
2081 -0.55% -0.14%
2080 -0.57% -0.1%
2079 -0.58% -0.09%
2078 -0.61% -0.08%
2077 -0.64% -0.06%
2076 -0.67% -0.07%
2075 -0.7% -0.02%
2074 -0.71% -0.04%
2073 -0.74% -0.01%
2072 -0.74% 0%
2071 -0.77% 0.02%
2070 -0.76% 0.01%
2069 -0.79% 0.04%
2068 -0.78% 0.06%
2067 -0.79% 0.05%
2066 -0.78% 0.09%
2065 -0.8% 0.11%
2064 -0.78% 0.07%
2063 -0.79% 0.1%
2062 -0.77% 0.09%
2061 -0.73% 0.13%
2060 -0.72% 0.12%
2059 -0.69% 0.11%
2058 -0.69% 0.19%
2057 -0.68% 0.16%
2056 -0.62% 0.21%
2055 -0.59% 0.22%
2054 -0.58% 0.2%
2053 -0.54% 0.23%
2052 -0.49% 0.23%
2051 -0.47% 0.26%
2050 -0.47% 0.25%
2049 -0.42% 0.3%
2048 -0.4% 0.34%
2047 -0.38% 0.33%
2046 -0.36% 0.38%
2045 -0.33% 0.4%
2044 -0.3% 0.41%
2043 -0.3% 0.46%
2042 -0.28% 0.47%
2041 -0.27% 0.51%
2040 -0.26% 0.51%
2039 -0.24% 0.54%
2038 -0.23% 0.53%
2037 -0.23% 0.59%
2036 -0.22% 0.62%
2035 -0.2% 0.63%
2034 -0.19% 0.64%
2033 -0.19% 0.69%
2032 -0.19% 0.7%
2031 -0.17% 0.73%
2030 -0.14% 0.74%
2029 -0.12% 0.79%
2028 -0.1% 0.81%
2027 -0.1% 0.83%
2026 -0.06% 0.86%
2025 -0.02% 0.85%
2024 1.03% 0.88%
2023 1.19% 0.92%
2022 0.72% 0.85%
2021 0.18% 0.91%
2020 0.51% 1.08%
2019 0.72% 1.04%
2018 0.45% 0.98%
2017 0.24% 1.01%
2016 0.08% 1.05%
2015 -0.08% 1.09%
2014 -0.31% 1.12%
2013 -0.36% 1.14%
2012 0.06% 1.14%
2011 0.36% 1.15%
2010 0.46% 1.17%
2009 0.89% 1.18%
2008 1.61% 1.17%
2007 1.87% 1.15%
2006 1.7% 1.09%
2005 1.7% 1.05%
2004 1.74% 1.48%
2003 1.82% 1.99%
2002 1.42% 2.05%
2001 0.7% 2.08%
2000 0.45% 2.08%
1999 0.41% 2.08%
1998 0.41% 2.08%
1997 0.42% 2.1%
1996 0.42% 2.15%
1995 0.44% 1.71%
1994 0.48% 0.72%
1993 0.52% 0.42%
1992 0.49% 0.62%
1991 0.25% 0.61%
1990 0.1% 1%
1989 0.16% 1.54%
1988 0.21% 1.34%
1987 0.26% 1.17%
1986 0.3% 1.38%
1985 0.36% 1.25%
1984 0.42% 0.91%
1983 0.49% 0.58%
1982 0.6% 0.29%
1981 0.71% 0.02%
1980 0.81% -0.59%
1979 0.89% -1.02%
1978 0.97% -0.93%
1977 1.03% -0.83%
1976 1.06% -0.74%
1975 1.09% -0.64%
1974 1.1% -0.53%
1973 1.11% -0.41%
1972 1.11% 1.4%
1971 1.21% 3.29%
1970 1.12% 3.42%
1969 0.99% 3.47%
1968 1.32% 3.48%
1967 1.24% 3.49%
1966 1.03% 3.48%
1965 1.09% 3.55%
1964 1% 4.04%
1963 0.88% 4.62%
1962 0.92% 4.08%
1961 0.93% 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/spain/suriname | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Spain grew by 1.03%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.88%.

Live population counters

Spain Suriname
Current population
48806901
646767
Population rank 32/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.59% 0.008%
One net population change
1.06 minutes
1.58 hours
One birth every
1.62 minutes
48.3 minutes
One death every
1.21 minutes
2.1 hours
Daily growth/decline +1,360 +15
Annual growth/decline +496,312 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate +1.03% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 100/197 108/197
One migration net change every
5.45 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change +96,630 -967
Net migration rank 17/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 8,870,527 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 6/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 18.5% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 32/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Spain
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Spain Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 96,630 - -967
2024 - 111,674 - -1,166
2023 -111,211 119,099 6,697 -988
2022 -133,801 299,779 6,719 -988
2021 -113,865 144,385 5,291 -486
2020 -151,551 236,854 6,640 -296
2019 -56,542 464,783 6,564 191
2018 -56,139 337,467 6,613 -851
2017 -32,600 201,135 6,772 -935
2016 0 106,474 6,979 -906
2015 -4,642 -1,979 7,150 -967
2014 32,522 -97,870 7,284 -959
2013 37,284 -250,741 7,350 -968
2012 51,450 -153,486 7,405 -1,011
2011 84,137 60,761 7,401 -1,060
2010 102,469 69,406 7,489 -1,138
2009 106,635 129,557 7,559 -1,204
2008 133,267 434,135 7,552 -1,255
2007 108,545 772,317 7,468 -1,312
2006 110,994 659,720 7,278 -1,403
2005 78,576 629,803 7,037 -1,534
2004 85,844 661,158 6,948 -1,676
2003 54,844 658,428 7,396 2,345
2002 53,861 737,880 7,916 2,076
2001 44,936 181,307 8,349 1,641
2000 36,512 176,269 8,323 1,516
1999 8,077 178,559 8,236 1,380
1998 4,022 182,926 8,173 1,241
1997 20,028 165,345 8,106 1,164
1996 11,967 162,704 8,031 1,165
1995 15,889 162,434 7,968 1,275
1994 31,639 160,407 7,929 -2,713
1993 47,234 160,907 8,127 -7,291
1992 62,652 177,544 8,355 -5,662
1991 58,450 122,841 8,637 -6,174
1990 66,075 -30,684 9,047 -6,471
1989 81,538 -25,892 9,441 -3,846
1988 100,794 -17,663 9,347 -2,573
1987 116,054 -12,681 9,319 -5,467
1986 131,188 -13,540 9,222 -3,920
1985 146,184 -589 9,177 -3,763
1984 172,487 2,754 9,031 -4,894
1983 183,223 1,241 8,797 -6,036
1982 231,714 -7,384 8,197 -6,566
1981 237,879 2,563 7,541 -6,991
1980 281,184 20,166 7,002 -7,390
1979 312,407 -5,929 7,312 -11,375
1978 339,157 -2,504 7,650 -11,389
1977 361,465 -1,332 7,998 -11,390
1976 375,834 2,804 8,327 -11,381
1975 371,882 -218 8,587 -11,287
1974 396,182 105,838 8,751 -11,061
1973 374,381 8,624 8,877 -10,765
1972 391,030 7,935 8,893 -10,285
1971 369,625 7,363 8,814 3,552
1970 378,723 -60,580 8,823 3,791
1969 367,851 -49,956 8,880 3,575
1968 387,423 -46,088 8,980 3,147
1967 402,001 -42,344 9,104 2,637
1966 397,084 -41,467 9,243 2,103
1965 405,819 -42,476 9,270 1,657
1964 429,885 -41,461 9,174 1,820
1963 394,338 -44,446 8,838 4,181
1962 384,690 -45,211 8,529 4,703
1961 396,537 -46,517 8,361 660
1960 398,960 -154,869 8,170 544

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 25.8% of the population change in Spain is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 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, 8,870,527 residents or 18.5% of the population were not native-born in Spain, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

Biggest cities by population

Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K
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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