The latest officially reported population of Spain was 48,807,137 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Spain's population is 48,786,181 people compared to 644,193 in Suriname.
Population statistics:
- Spain's population is 75.7 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 +0.42% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
- Since 2005, the population of Spain has increased from 43.7M people to 48.8M (11.8% growth), while Suriname has grown from 519K to 644K (24% growth).
- Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 753K people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.7M people by 2100.
Spain vs Suriname: live population counter
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| Current population |
48786181
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644193
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| Population rank | 32/197 | 165/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.59% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
1.14 minutes
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1.58 hours
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| One birth every |
1.62 minutes
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48.3 minutes
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| One death every |
1.21 minutes
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2.1 hours
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| One migration net change every |
4.71 minutes
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7.51 hours
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| Annual migration change | +111,674 | -1,166 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,258 | +15 |
| Annual growth/decline | +459,227 | +5,545 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.95% | +0.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 108/197 | 110/197 |
Spain and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 30,455,000 | 263,918 | - | - |
| 1961 | 30,739,250 | 272,791 | 0.93% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 31,023,366 | 283,912 | 0.92% | 4.08% |
| 1963 | 31,296,651 | 297,034 | 0.88% | 4.62% |
| 1964 | 31,609,195 | 309,041 | 1% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 31,954,292 | 320,000 | 1.09% | 3.55% |
| 1966 | 32,283,194 | 331,135 | 1.03% | 3.48% |
| 1967 | 32,682,947 | 342,679 | 1.24% | 3.49% |
| 1968 | 33,113,134 | 354,616 | 1.32% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 33,441,054 | 366,906 | 0.99% | 3.47% |
| 1970 | 33,814,531 | 379,442 | 1.12% | 3.42% |
| 1971 | 34,224,490 | 391,932 | 1.21% | 3.29% |
| 1972 | 34,604,469 | 397,413 | 1.11% | 1.4% |
| 1973 | 34,988,947 | 395,772 | 1.11% | -0.41% |
| 1974 | 35,373,335 | 393,676 | 1.1% | -0.53% |
| 1975 | 35,757,900 | 391,170 | 1.09% | -0.64% |
| 1976 | 36,137,812 | 388,289 | 1.06% | -0.74% |
| 1977 | 36,511,638 | 385,067 | 1.03% | -0.83% |
| 1978 | 36,864,898 | 381,502 | 0.97% | -0.93% |
| 1979 | 37,191,330 | 377,602 | 0.89% | -1.02% |
| 1980 | 37,491,165 | 375,377 | 0.81% | -0.59% |
| 1981 | 37,758,631 | 375,459 | 0.71% | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 37,986,012 | 376,555 | 0.6% | 0.29% |
| 1983 | 38,171,525 | 378,746 | 0.49% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 38,330,364 | 382,193 | 0.42% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 38,469,512 | 386,972 | 0.36% | 1.25% |
| 1986 | 38,584,624 | 392,330 | 0.3% | 1.38% |
| 1987 | 38,684,815 | 396,911 | 0.26% | 1.17% |
| 1988 | 38,766,939 | 402,227 | 0.21% | 1.34% |
| 1989 | 38,827,764 | 408,409 | 0.16% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 38,867,322 | 412,493 | 0.1% | 1% |
| 1991 | 38,966,376 | 415,013 | 0.25% | 0.61% |
| 1992 | 39,157,685 | 417,589 | 0.49% | 0.62% |
| 1993 | 39,361,262 | 419,352 | 0.52% | 0.42% |
| 1994 | 39,549,108 | 422,375 | 0.48% | 0.72% |
| 1995 | 39,724,050 | 429,606 | 0.44% | 1.71% |
| 1996 | 39,889,852 | 438,830 | 0.42% | 2.15% |
| 1997 | 40,057,389 | 448,067 | 0.42% | 2.1% |
| 1998 | 40,223,509 | 457,406 | 0.41% | 2.08% |
| 1999 | 40,386,875 | 466,916 | 0.41% | 2.08% |
| 2000 | 40,567,864 | 476,643 | 0.45% | 2.08% |
| 2001 | 40,850,412 | 486,560 | 0.7% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 41,431,558 | 496,551 | 1.42% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 42,187,645 | 506,414 | 1.82% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 42,921,895 | 513,923 | 1.74% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 43,653,155 | 519,313 | 1.7% | 1.05% |
| 2006 | 44,397,319 | 524,997 | 1.7% | 1.09% |
| 2007 | 45,226,803 | 531,016 | 1.87% | 1.15% |
| 2008 | 45,954,106 | 537,245 | 1.61% | 1.17% |
| 2009 | 46,362,946 | 543,568 | 0.89% | 1.18% |
| 2010 | 46,576,897 | 549,923 | 0.46% | 1.17% |
| 2011 | 46,742,697 | 556,269 | 0.36% | 1.15% |
| 2012 | 46,773,055 | 562,633 | 0.06% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 46,604,197 | 569,020 | -0.36% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 46,460,733 | 575,373 | -0.31% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 46,422,303 | 581,627 | -0.08% | 1.09% |
| 2016 | 46,458,139 | 587,757 | 0.08% | 1.05% |
| 2017 | 46,571,232 | 593,713 | 0.24% | 1.01% |
| 2018 | 46,782,011 | 599,513 | 0.45% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 47,118,501 | 605,768 | 0.72% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | 47,359,424 | 612,317 | 0.51% | 1.08% |
| 2021 | 47,443,821 | 617,896 | 0.18% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 47,786,102 | 623,164 | 0.72% | 0.85% |
| 2023 | 48,347,910 | 628,886 | 1.18% | 0.92% |
| 2024 | 48,807,137 | 634,431 | 0.95% | 0.88% |
| 2025 | 48,786,181 | 639,852 | -0.04% | 0.85% |
| 2026 | 48,746,279 | 645,257 | -0.08% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 48,696,847 | 650,564 | -0.1% | 0.82% |
| 2028 | 48,642,132 | 655,783 | -0.11% | 0.8% |
| 2029 | 48,578,166 | 660,793 | -0.13% | 0.76% |
| 2030 | 48,501,513 | 665,650 | -0.16% | 0.74% |
| 2031 | 48,412,854 | 670,421 | -0.18% | 0.72% |
| 2032 | 48,321,195 | 675,070 | -0.19% | 0.69% |
| 2033 | 48,230,054 | 679,573 | -0.19% | 0.67% |
| 2034 | 48,136,421 | 683,911 | -0.19% | 0.64% |
| 2035 | 48,036,650 | 688,189 | -0.21% | 0.63% |
| 2036 | 47,929,957 | 692,343 | -0.22% | 0.6% |
| 2037 | 47,819,257 | 696,213 | -0.23% | 0.56% |
| 2038 | 47,706,580 | 699,908 | -0.24% | 0.53% |
| 2039 | 47,588,878 | 703,569 | -0.25% | 0.52% |
| 2040 | 47,463,597 | 707,156 | -0.26% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 47,332,618 | 710,619 | -0.28% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 47,194,588 | 713,900 | -0.29% | 0.46% |
| 2043 | 47,052,293 | 716,999 | -0.3% | 0.43% |
| 2044 | 46,902,636 | 719,920 | -0.32% | 0.41% |
| 2045 | 46,738,565 | 722,759 | -0.35% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 46,564,383 | 725,322 | -0.37% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 46,381,681 | 727,726 | -0.39% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 46,190,642 | 730,038 | -0.41% | 0.32% |
| 2049 | 45,985,428 | 732,021 | -0.44% | 0.27% |
| 2050 | 45,769,362 | 733,898 | -0.47% | 0.26% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Spain increased by 2,769,148 people (a 6.34% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Spain gained 2,363,878 (a 5.09% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).
Spain was ranked 28th most populous country in 2005 and is 32nd 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) Spain's population will shrink by 6.18% to 45,769,362 people with a rank change from 32nd to 47th. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Madrid | 3.42M |
| Barcelona | 1.7M |
| Tenerife | 955K |
| Valencia | 826K |
| Seville | 687K |
| Zaragoza | 687K |
| Murcia | 673K |
| Malaga | 592K |
| Palma de Mallorca | 432K |
| Las Palmas | 380K |
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| City | Population |
| Paramaribo | 224K |
| Nieuw Nickerie | 12.8K |
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Population differences between Spain and Suriname
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| Life expectancy | 84 years | 73.9 years |
| Average age | 44.7 years | 32.3 years |
| Median age | 46.4 years | 29.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 1.12 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 253 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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