The latest officially reported population of Suriname was 634,431 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Suriname's population is 644,193 people compared to 10,654,722 in Sweden.
Population statistics:
- Sweden's population is 16.5 times bigger than Suriname's.
- Suriname is ranked the 165th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.008% for Suriname vs 0.13% for Sweden.
- For the last 10 years, Suriname has had an average growth rate of +0.99% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
- Since 2005, the population of Suriname has increased from 519K people to 644K (24% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.03M to 10.7M (18% growth).
- Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 753K people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2079 for Sweden.
Suriname vs Sweden: live population counter
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| Current population |
644193
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10654722
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| Population rank | 165/197 | 93/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.008% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
1.58 hours
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15.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
48.3 minutes
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5.25 minutes
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| One death every |
2.1 hours
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5.54 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
7.51 hours
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10.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,166 | +50,115 |
| Daily growth/decline | +15 | +91 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,545 | +33,077 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.88% | +0.31% |
| Population growth rate rank | 110/197 | 148/197 |
Suriname and Sweden: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 263,918 | 7,484,656 | - | - |
| 1961 | 272,791 | 7,519,998 | 3.36% | 0.47% |
| 1962 | 283,912 | 7,561,588 | 4.08% | 0.55% |
| 1963 | 297,034 | 7,604,328 | 4.62% | 0.57% |
| 1964 | 309,041 | 7,661,354 | 4.04% | 0.75% |
| 1965 | 320,000 | 7,733,853 | 3.55% | 0.95% |
| 1966 | 331,135 | 7,807,797 | 3.48% | 0.96% |
| 1967 | 342,679 | 7,867,931 | 3.49% | 0.77% |
| 1968 | 354,616 | 7,912,273 | 3.48% | 0.56% |
| 1969 | 366,906 | 7,968,072 | 3.47% | 0.71% |
| 1970 | 379,442 | 8,042,801 | 3.42% | 0.94% |
| 1971 | 391,932 | 8,098,334 | 3.29% | 0.69% |
| 1972 | 397,413 | 8,122,300 | 1.4% | 0.3% |
| 1973 | 395,772 | 8,136,312 | -0.41% | 0.17% |
| 1974 | 393,676 | 8,159,955 | -0.53% | 0.29% |
| 1975 | 391,170 | 8,192,437 | -0.64% | 0.4% |
| 1976 | 388,289 | 8,222,286 | -0.74% | 0.36% |
| 1977 | 385,067 | 8,251,540 | -0.83% | 0.36% |
| 1978 | 381,502 | 8,275,599 | -0.93% | 0.29% |
| 1979 | 377,602 | 8,293,678 | -1.02% | 0.22% |
| 1980 | 375,377 | 8,310,531 | -0.59% | 0.2% |
| 1981 | 375,459 | 8,320,503 | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| 1982 | 376,555 | 8,325,263 | 0.29% | 0.06% |
| 1983 | 378,746 | 8,329,033 | 0.58% | 0.05% |
| 1984 | 382,193 | 8,336,605 | 0.91% | 0.09% |
| 1985 | 386,972 | 8,350,386 | 1.25% | 0.17% |
| 1986 | 392,330 | 8,369,829 | 1.38% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 396,911 | 8,397,804 | 1.17% | 0.33% |
| 1988 | 402,227 | 8,436,489 | 1.34% | 0.46% |
| 1989 | 408,409 | 8,492,964 | 1.54% | 0.67% |
| 1990 | 412,493 | 8,558,835 | 1% | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 415,013 | 8,617,375 | 0.61% | 0.68% |
| 1992 | 417,589 | 8,668,067 | 0.62% | 0.59% |
| 1993 | 419,352 | 8,718,561 | 0.42% | 0.58% |
| 1994 | 422,375 | 8,780,745 | 0.72% | 0.71% |
| 1995 | 429,606 | 8,826,939 | 1.71% | 0.53% |
| 1996 | 438,830 | 8,840,998 | 2.15% | 0.16% |
| 1997 | 448,067 | 8,846,062 | 2.1% | 0.06% |
| 1998 | 457,406 | 8,850,974 | 2.08% | 0.06% |
| 1999 | 466,916 | 8,857,874 | 2.08% | 0.08% |
| 2000 | 476,643 | 8,872,109 | 2.08% | 0.16% |
| 2001 | 486,560 | 8,895,960 | 2.08% | 0.27% |
| 2002 | 496,551 | 8,924,958 | 2.05% | 0.33% |
| 2003 | 506,414 | 8,958,229 | 1.99% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 513,923 | 8,993,531 | 1.48% | 0.39% |
| 2005 | 519,313 | 9,029,572 | 1.05% | 0.4% |
| 2006 | 524,997 | 9,080,505 | 1.09% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 531,016 | 9,148,092 | 1.15% | 0.74% |
| 2008 | 537,245 | 9,219,637 | 1.17% | 0.78% |
| 2009 | 543,568 | 9,298,515 | 1.18% | 0.86% |
| 2010 | 549,923 | 9,378,126 | 1.17% | 0.86% |
| 2011 | 556,269 | 9,449,213 | 1.15% | 0.76% |
| 2012 | 562,633 | 9,519,374 | 1.14% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 569,020 | 9,600,379 | 1.14% | 0.85% |
| 2014 | 575,373 | 9,696,110 | 1.12% | 1% |
| 2015 | 581,627 | 9,799,186 | 1.09% | 1.06% |
| 2016 | 587,757 | 9,923,085 | 1.05% | 1.26% |
| 2017 | 593,713 | 10,057,698 | 1.01% | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 599,513 | 10,175,214 | 0.98% | 1.17% |
| 2019 | 605,768 | 10,278,887 | 1.04% | 1.02% |
| 2020 | 612,317 | 10,353,442 | 1.08% | 0.73% |
| 2021 | 617,896 | 10,415,811 | 0.91% | 0.6% |
| 2022 | 623,164 | 10,486,941 | 0.85% | 0.68% |
| 2023 | 628,886 | 10,536,632 | 0.92% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 634,431 | 10,569,709 | 0.88% | 0.31% |
| 2025 | 639,852 | 10,619,177 | 0.85% | 0.47% |
| 2026 | 645,257 | 10,663,427 | 0.84% | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 650,564 | 10,703,497 | 0.82% | 0.38% |
| 2028 | 655,783 | 10,740,420 | 0.8% | 0.34% |
| 2029 | 660,793 | 10,773,692 | 0.76% | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 665,650 | 10,803,699 | 0.74% | 0.28% |
| 2031 | 670,421 | 10,830,583 | 0.72% | 0.25% |
| 2032 | 675,070 | 10,855,855 | 0.69% | 0.23% |
| 2033 | 679,573 | 10,880,544 | 0.67% | 0.23% |
| 2034 | 683,911 | 10,903,924 | 0.64% | 0.21% |
| 2035 | 688,189 | 10,926,433 | 0.63% | 0.21% |
| 2036 | 692,343 | 10,949,062 | 0.6% | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 696,213 | 10,971,259 | 0.56% | 0.2% |
| 2038 | 699,908 | 10,993,203 | 0.53% | 0.2% |
| 2039 | 703,569 | 11,015,926 | 0.52% | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 707,156 | 11,039,663 | 0.51% | 0.22% |
| 2041 | 710,619 | 11,063,604 | 0.49% | 0.22% |
| 2042 | 713,900 | 11,088,299 | 0.46% | 0.22% |
| 2043 | 716,999 | 11,113,927 | 0.43% | 0.23% |
| 2044 | 719,920 | 11,139,125 | 0.41% | 0.23% |
| 2045 | 722,759 | 11,163,492 | 0.39% | 0.22% |
| 2046 | 725,322 | 11,186,803 | 0.35% | 0.21% |
| 2047 | 727,726 | 11,209,183 | 0.33% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 730,038 | 11,230,526 | 0.32% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 732,021 | 11,250,663 | 0.27% | 0.18% |
| 2050 | 733,898 | 11,269,877 | 0.26% | 0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Suriname increased by 62,314 people (a 12% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Suriname gained 62,566 (a 10.8% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).
Suriname was ranked 164th most populous country in 2005 and is 165th in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Suriname's population will grow by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Paramaribo | 224K |
| Nieuw Nickerie | 12.8K |
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| City | Population |
| Stockholm | 985K |
| Gothenburg | 675K |
| Malmo | 339K |
| Uppsala | 175K |
| Norrkoping | 98.2K |
| Umea | 94.2K |
| Solna | 85.8K |
| Sodertalje | 78.4K |
| Sollentuna | 77.7K |
| Halmstad | 73K |
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Population differences between Suriname and Sweden
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 32.3 years | 41.9 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 41.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.25 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 67.2 ppl/mi² |
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