The latest officially reported population of Suriname was 634,431 in 2024 vs 23,410,331 people in Taiwan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Suriname's population is 645,315 people compared to 23,205,944 in Taiwan.
Population statistics:
- Taiwan's population is 36 times bigger than Suriname's.
- Suriname is ranked the 165th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
- The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.008% for Suriname vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
- For the last 10 years, Suriname has had an average growth rate of +0.99% per year vs +0.03% in Taiwan.
- Since 2006, the population of Suriname has increased from 525K people to 645K (22.9% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.68% growth).
- Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 753K people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.1M people by 2100.
Suriname vs Taiwan: live population counter
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| Current population |
645315
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23205944
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| Population rank | 165/197 | 60/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.008% | 0.28% |
| One net population change |
1.58 hours
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7.75 minutes
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| One birth every |
48.3 minutes
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3.9 minutes
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| One death every |
2.1 hours
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2.6 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
7.51 hours
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11.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,166 | +47,029 |
| Daily growth/decline | +15 | +186 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,545 | +67,790 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.88% | +0.29% |
| Population growth rate rank | 109/197 | 151/197 |
Suriname and Taiwan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 263,918 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 272,791 | 11,030,385 | 3.36% | - |
| 1962 | 283,912 | 11,392,513 | 4.08% | 3.28% |
| 1963 | 297,034 | 11,762,101 | 4.62% | 3.24% |
| 1964 | 309,041 | 12,137,143 | 4.04% | 3.19% |
| 1965 | 320,000 | 12,511,863 | 3.55% | 3.09% |
| 1966 | 331,135 | 12,874,153 | 3.48% | 2.9% |
| 1967 | 342,679 | 13,210,344 | 3.49% | 2.61% |
| 1968 | 354,616 | 13,548,537 | 3.48% | 2.56% |
| 1969 | 366,906 | 14,068,984 | 3.47% | 3.84% |
| 1970 | 379,442 | 14,582,944 | 3.42% | 3.65% |
| 1971 | 391,932 | 14,913,564 | 3.29% | 2.27% |
| 1972 | 397,413 | 15,220,495 | 1.4% | 2.06% |
| 1973 | 395,772 | 15,505,121 | -0.41% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 393,676 | 15,784,817 | -0.53% | 1.8% |
| 1975 | 391,170 | 16,075,128 | -0.64% | 1.84% |
| 1976 | 388,289 | 16,401,413 | -0.74% | 2.03% |
| 1977 | 385,067 | 16,730,895 | -0.83% | 2.01% |
| 1978 | 381,502 | 17,042,272 | -0.93% | 1.86% |
| 1979 | 377,602 | 17,372,779 | -1.02% | 1.94% |
| 1980 | 375,377 | 17,704,538 | -0.59% | 1.91% |
| 1981 | 375,459 | 18,029,982 | 0.02% | 1.84% |
| 1982 | 376,555 | 18,354,855 | 0.29% | 1.8% |
| 1983 | 378,746 | 18,653,146 | 0.58% | 1.63% |
| 1984 | 382,193 | 18,929,866 | 0.91% | 1.48% |
| 1985 | 386,972 | 19,191,510 | 1.25% | 1.38% |
| 1986 | 392,330 | 19,411,454 | 1.38% | 1.15% |
| 1987 | 396,911 | 19,617,046 | 1.17% | 1.06% |
| 1988 | 402,227 | 19,839,704 | 1.34% | 1.14% |
| 1989 | 408,409 | 20,055,492 | 1.54% | 1.09% |
| 1990 | 412,493 | 20,278,946 | 1% | 1.11% |
| 1991 | 415,013 | 20,503,568 | 0.61% | 1.11% |
| 1992 | 417,589 | 20,704,227 | 0.62% | 0.98% |
| 1993 | 419,352 | 20,899,019 | 0.42% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 422,375 | 21,086,645 | 0.72% | 0.9% |
| 1995 | 429,606 | 21,267,653 | 1.71% | 0.86% |
| 1996 | 438,830 | 21,441,432 | 2.15% | 0.82% |
| 1997 | 448,067 | 21,634,124 | 2.1% | 0.9% |
| 1998 | 457,406 | 21,835,703 | 2.08% | 0.93% |
| 1999 | 466,916 | 22,010,489 | 2.08% | 0.8% |
| 2000 | 476,643 | 22,184,530 | 2.08% | 0.79% |
| 2001 | 486,560 | 22,341,120 | 2.08% | 0.71% |
| 2002 | 496,551 | 22,463,172 | 2.05% | 0.55% |
| 2003 | 506,414 | 22,562,663 | 1.99% | 0.44% |
| 2004 | 513,923 | 22,646,836 | 1.48% | 0.37% |
| 2005 | 519,313 | 22,729,753 | 1.05% | 0.37% |
| 2006 | 524,997 | 22,823,455 | 1.09% | 0.41% |
| 2007 | 531,016 | 22,917,444 | 1.15% | 0.41% |
| 2008 | 537,245 | 22,997,696 | 1.17% | 0.35% |
| 2009 | 543,568 | 23,078,402 | 1.18% | 0.35% |
| 2010 | 549,923 | 23,140,948 | 1.17% | 0.27% |
| 2011 | 556,269 | 23,193,518 | 1.15% | 0.23% |
| 2012 | 562,633 | 23,270,367 | 1.14% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | 569,020 | 23,344,670 | 1.14% | 0.32% |
| 2014 | 575,373 | 23,403,635 | 1.12% | 0.25% |
| 2015 | 581,627 | 23,462,914 | 1.09% | 0.25% |
| 2016 | 587,757 | 23,515,945 | 1.05% | 0.23% |
| 2017 | 593,713 | 23,555,522 | 1.01% | 0.17% |
| 2018 | 599,513 | 23,580,080 | 0.98% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | 605,768 | 23,596,027 | 1.04% | 0.07% |
| 2020 | 612,317 | 23,582,179 | 1.08% | -0.06% |
| 2021 | 617,896 | 23,468,275 | 0.91% | -0.48% |
| 2022 | 623,164 | 23,319,977 | 0.85% | -0.63% |
| 2023 | 628,886 | 23,342,541 | 0.92% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 634,431 | 23,410,331 | 0.88% | 0.29% |
| 2025 | 639,852 | 23,308,308 | 0.85% | -0.44% |
| 2026 | 645,257 | 23,205,944 | 0.84% | -0.44% |
| 2027 | 650,564 | 23,102,120 | 0.82% | -0.45% |
| 2028 | 655,783 | 22,996,693 | 0.8% | -0.46% |
| 2029 | 660,793 | 22,890,335 | 0.76% | -0.46% |
| 2030 | 665,650 | 22,781,040 | 0.74% | -0.48% |
| 2031 | 670,421 | 22,667,327 | 0.72% | -0.5% |
| 2032 | 675,070 | 22,549,689 | 0.69% | -0.52% |
| 2033 | 679,573 | 22,428,721 | 0.67% | -0.54% |
| 2034 | 683,911 | 22,302,402 | 0.64% | -0.56% |
| 2035 | 688,189 | 22,170,689 | 0.63% | -0.59% |
| 2036 | 692,343 | 22,034,775 | 0.6% | -0.61% |
| 2037 | 696,213 | 21,893,029 | 0.56% | -0.64% |
| 2038 | 699,908 | 21,746,001 | 0.53% | -0.67% |
| 2039 | 703,569 | 21,594,236 | 0.52% | -0.7% |
| 2040 | 707,156 | 21,436,947 | 0.51% | -0.73% |
| 2041 | 710,619 | 21,274,187 | 0.49% | -0.76% |
| 2042 | 713,900 | 21,105,682 | 0.46% | -0.79% |
| 2043 | 716,999 | 20,932,105 | 0.43% | -0.82% |
| 2044 | 719,920 | 20,754,623 | 0.41% | -0.85% |
| 2045 | 722,759 | 20,571,741 | 0.39% | -0.88% |
| 2046 | 725,322 | 20,384,903 | 0.35% | -0.91% |
| 2047 | 727,726 | 20,194,425 | 0.33% | -0.93% |
| 2048 | 730,038 | 19,999,753 | 0.32% | -0.96% |
| 2049 | 732,021 | 19,801,293 | 0.27% | -0.99% |
| 2050 | 733,898 | 19,598,997 | 0.26% | -1.02% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Suriname increased by 62,760 people (a 12% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Suriname gained 57,558 (a 9.79% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by -310,001 (a 1.32% decline).
Suriname was ranked 164th most populous country in 2006 and is 165th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Suriname's population will grow by 13.7% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th. The population of Taiwan will decrease by 15.5% to 19,598,997 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Paramaribo | 224K |
| Nieuw Nickerie | 12.8K |
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Population differences between Suriname and Taiwan
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| Life expectancy | 74 years | 81.1 years |
| Average age | 32.3 years | 44.1 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 45.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 49.3:50.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.25 births per woman | 0.89 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
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