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

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The latest officially reported population of Suriname was 639,850 in 2025 vs 71,619,863 people in Thailand in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Suriname's population is 648,096 people compared to 71,565,981 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 110.4 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Suriname is ranked the 165th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.008% for Suriname vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Suriname has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +0.18% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Suriname has increased from 525K people to 648K (23.4% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.51% growth).

Suriname vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Suriname
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Suriname Thailand
2100 713,301 45,708,431
2099 715,718 46,053,146
2098 718,073 46,403,189
2097 720,500 46,757,918
2096 722,800 47,118,652
2095 725,224 47,484,043
2094 727,514 47,853,561
2093 729,945 48,226,682
2092 732,310 48,605,235
2091 734,611 48,984,504
2090 736,676 49,368,049
2089 738,887 49,756,629
2088 741,028 50,142,276
2087 742,858 50,532,164
2086 744,619 50,925,294
2085 746,328 51,321,960
2084 747,772 51,724,454
2083 749,164 52,127,592
2082 750,355 52,533,368
2081 751,527 52,938,345
2080 752,571 53,347,733
2079 753,310 53,762,492
2078 753,974 54,177,529
2077 754,582 54,595,112
2076 755,015 55,015,291
2075 755,554 55,438,108
2074 755,740 55,867,914
2073 756,042 56,300,358
2072 756,125 56,735,274
2071 756,124 57,172,515
2070 755,985 57,616,731
2069 755,900 58,061,962
2068 755,625 58,512,248
2067 755,174 58,962,990
2066 754,830 59,413,893
2065 754,137 59,873,261
2064 753,311 60,331,851
2063 752,771 60,792,306
2062 751,992 61,257,068
2061 751,308 61,720,030
2060 750,325 62,187,380
2059 749,420 62,651,158
2058 748,612 63,113,332
2057 747,183 63,572,746
2056 745,967 64,027,520
2055 744,434 64,473,146
2054 742,836 64,912,210
2053 741,364 65,338,122
2052 739,688 65,758,061
2051 738,024 66,162,612
2050 736,078 66,552,915
2049 734,256 66,931,487
2048 732,085 67,291,479
2047 729,623 67,636,461
2046 727,242 67,967,131
2045 724,469 68,281,902
2044 721,556 68,579,656
2043 718,596 68,864,788
2042 715,335 69,133,982
2041 712,005 69,390,832
2040 708,379 69,626,857
2039 704,797 69,848,522
2038 701,029 70,056,903
2037 697,364 70,250,371
2036 693,268 70,429,677
2035 689,014 70,599,021
2034 684,675 70,751,094
2033 680,289 70,891,510
2032 675,648 71,019,665
2031 670,943 71,134,882
2030 666,067 71,241,584
2029 661,186 71,337,147
2028 656,001 71,423,119
2027 650,709 71,499,411
2026 645,337 71,565,981
2025 639,850 71,619,863
2024 634,431 71,668,011
2023 628,886 71,702,435
2022 623,164 71,735,329
2021 617,896 71,727,332
2020 612,317 71,641,484
2019 605,768 71,522,271
2018 599,513 71,376,079
2017 593,713 71,160,187
2016 587,757 70,859,841
2015 581,627 70,540,795
2014 575,373 70,216,367
2013 569,020 69,845,114
2012 562,633 69,436,098
2011 556,269 69,007,208
2010 549,923 68,579,447
2009 543,568 68,121,080
2008 537,245 67,619,830
2007 531,016 67,102,394
2006 524,997 66,567,687
2005 519,313 66,017,420
2004 513,923 65,452,047
2003 506,414 64,868,166
2002 496,551 64,266,437
2001 486,560 63,651,141
2000 476,643 63,007,815
1999 466,916 62,299,043
1998 457,406 61,522,630
1997 448,067 60,724,584
1996 438,830 59,920,064
1995 429,606 59,098,232
1994 422,375 58,260,854
1993 419,352 57,408,198
1992 417,589 56,528,834
1991 415,013 55,637,434
1990 412,493 54,738,329
1989 408,409 53,848,956
1988 402,227 52,969,595
1987 396,911 52,074,105
1986 392,330 51,177,834
1985 386,972 50,270,753
1984 382,193 49,351,708
1983 378,746 48,423,309
1982 376,555 47,494,577
1981 375,459 46,575,855
1980 375,377 45,650,022
1979 377,602 44,718,434
1978 381,502 43,788,976
1977 385,067 42,843,974
1976 388,289 41,896,504
1975 391,170 40,940,005
1974 393,676 39,952,891
1973 395,772 38,947,787
1972 397,413 37,933,929
1971 391,932 36,937,387
1970 379,442 35,954,408
1969 366,906 34,973,782
1968 354,616 34,002,560
1967 342,679 33,037,801
1966 331,135 32,086,071
1965 320,000 31,149,337
1964 309,041 30,232,141
1963 297,034 29,342,322
1962 283,912 28,481,040
1961 272,791 27,650,334
1960 263,918 26,851,747

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Suriname increased by 62,760 people (a 12% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Suriname gained 60,339 people (a 10.3% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 706,140 people (a 1% growth).

Suriname was ranked 164th most populous country in 2006 and is 165th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Suriname's population will grow by 13.6% to 736,078 people and will still be ranked 165th. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,552,915 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 756K people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Suriname
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Suriname Thailand
2100 -0.34% -0.75%
2099 -0.33% -0.75%
2098 -0.34% -0.76%
2097 -0.32% -0.77%
2096 -0.33% -0.77%
2095 -0.31% -0.77%
2094 -0.33% -0.77%
2093 -0.32% -0.78%
2092 -0.31% -0.77%
2091 -0.28% -0.78%
2090 -0.3% -0.78%
2089 -0.29% -0.77%
2088 -0.25% -0.77%
2087 -0.24% -0.77%
2086 -0.23% -0.77%
2085 -0.19% -0.78%
2084 -0.19% -0.77%
2083 -0.16% -0.77%
2082 -0.16% -0.76%
2081 -0.14% -0.77%
2080 -0.1% -0.77%
2079 -0.09% -0.77%
2078 -0.08% -0.76%
2077 -0.06% -0.76%
2076 -0.07% -0.76%
2075 -0.02% -0.77%
2074 -0.04% -0.77%
2073 -0.01% -0.77%
2072 0% -0.76%
2071 0.02% -0.77%
2070 0.01% -0.77%
2069 0.04% -0.77%
2068 0.06% -0.76%
2067 0.05% -0.76%
2066 0.09% -0.77%
2065 0.11% -0.76%
2064 0.07% -0.76%
2063 0.1% -0.76%
2062 0.09% -0.75%
2061 0.13% -0.75%
2060 0.12% -0.74%
2059 0.11% -0.73%
2058 0.19% -0.72%
2057 0.16% -0.71%
2056 0.21% -0.69%
2055 0.22% -0.68%
2054 0.2% -0.65%
2053 0.23% -0.64%
2052 0.23% -0.61%
2051 0.26% -0.59%
2050 0.25% -0.57%
2049 0.3% -0.53%
2048 0.34% -0.51%
2047 0.33% -0.49%
2046 0.38% -0.46%
2045 0.4% -0.43%
2044 0.41% -0.41%
2043 0.46% -0.39%
2042 0.47% -0.37%
2041 0.51% -0.34%
2040 0.51% -0.32%
2039 0.54% -0.3%
2038 0.53% -0.28%
2037 0.59% -0.25%
2036 0.62% -0.24%
2035 0.63% -0.21%
2034 0.64% -0.2%
2033 0.69% -0.18%
2032 0.7% -0.16%
2031 0.73% -0.15%
2030 0.74% -0.13%
2029 0.79% -0.12%
2028 0.81% -0.11%
2027 0.83% -0.09%
2026 0.86% -0.08%
2025 0.85% -0.07%
2024 0.88% -0.05%
2023 0.92% -0.05%
2022 0.85% 0.01%
2021 0.91% 0.12%
2020 1.08% 0.17%
2019 1.04% 0.2%
2018 0.98% 0.3%
2017 1.01% 0.42%
2016 1.05% 0.45%
2015 1.09% 0.46%
2014 1.12% 0.53%
2013 1.14% 0.59%
2012 1.14% 0.62%
2011 1.15% 0.62%
2010 1.17% 0.67%
2009 1.18% 0.74%
2008 1.17% 0.77%
2007 1.15% 0.8%
2006 1.09% 0.83%
2005 1.05% 0.86%
2004 1.48% 0.9%
2003 1.99% 0.94%
2002 2.05% 0.97%
2001 2.08% 1.02%
2000 2.08% 1.14%
1999 2.08% 1.26%
1998 2.08% 1.31%
1997 2.1% 1.34%
1996 2.15% 1.39%
1995 1.71% 1.44%
1994 0.72% 1.49%
1993 0.42% 1.56%
1992 0.62% 1.6%
1991 0.61% 1.64%
1990 1% 1.65%
1989 1.54% 1.66%
1988 1.34% 1.72%
1987 1.17% 1.75%
1986 1.38% 1.8%
1985 1.25% 1.86%
1984 0.91% 1.92%
1983 0.58% 1.96%
1982 0.29% 1.97%
1981 0.02% 2.03%
1980 -0.59% 2.08%
1979 -1.02% 2.12%
1978 -0.93% 2.21%
1977 -0.83% 2.26%
1976 -0.74% 2.34%
1975 -0.64% 2.47%
1974 -0.53% 2.58%
1973 -0.41% 2.67%
1972 1.4% 2.7%
1971 3.29% 2.73%
1970 3.42% 2.8%
1969 3.47% 2.86%
1968 3.48% 2.92%
1967 3.49% 2.97%
1966 3.48% 3.01%
1965 3.55% 3.03%
1964 4.04% 3.03%
1963 4.62% 3.02%
1962 4.08% 3%
1961 3.36% 2.97%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Suriname grew by 0.85%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Suriname Thailand
Current population
648096
71565981
Population rank 165/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.008% 0.86%
One net population change
1.62 hours
10.9 minutes
One birth every
48.3 minutes
54.2 seconds
One death every
2.02 hours
48.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +15 -132
Annual growth/decline +5,419 -48,148
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 164/197
One migration net change every
9.08 hours
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -967 +27,509
Net migration rank 92/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 51,902 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 148/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.2% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 74/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Suriname
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Suriname Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -967 - 27,509
2024 6,541 -1,166 -65,720 23,321
2023 6,697 -988 -46,105 19,648
2022 6,719 -988 -61,046 21,683
2021 5,291 -486 57,382 -2,093
2020 6,640 -296 84,107 32,277
2019 6,564 191 116,867 5,221
2018 6,613 -851 159,383 10,984
2017 6,772 -935 194,695 66,805
2016 6,979 -906 226,255 112,978
2015 7,150 -967 266,362 32,500
2014 7,284 -959 294,628 55,358
2013 7,350 -968 325,059 67,452
2012 7,405 -1,011 351,485 74,033
2011 7,401 -1,060 365,670 66,607
2010 7,489 -1,138 370,466 52,791
2009 7,559 -1,204 382,636 110,883
2008 7,552 -1,255 401,730 107,333
2007 7,468 -1,312 425,362 100,486
2006 7,278 -1,403 441,211 102,362
2005 7,037 -1,534 456,378 100,542
2004 6,948 -1,676 466,542 107,199
2003 7,396 2,345 488,003 105,917
2002 7,916 2,076 504,299 105,215
2001 8,349 1,641 524,230 96,817
2000 8,323 1,516 543,884 121,640
1999 8,236 1,380 578,073 173,924
1998 8,173 1,241 617,318 183,471
1997 8,106 1,164 644,834 150,411
1996 8,031 1,165 661,397 152,397
1995 7,968 1,275 682,703 147,226
1994 7,929 -2,713 712,589 132,271
1993 8,127 -7,291 737,696 122,746
1992 8,355 -5,662 754,999 143,318
1991 8,637 -6,174 760,508 124,034
1990 9,047 -6,471 760,808 152,916
1989 9,441 -3,846 774,563 90,497
1988 9,347 -2,573 765,252 128,469
1987 9,319 -5,467 774,498 122,791
1986 9,222 -3,920 783,430 111,820
1985 9,177 -3,763 776,935 141,963
1984 9,031 -4,894 779,856 139,345
1983 8,797 -6,036 794,239 143,393
1982 8,197 -6,566 817,951 101,885
1981 7,541 -6,991 839,297 78,337
1980 7,002 -7,390 845,575 88,478
1979 7,312 -11,375 843,434 85,693
1978 7,650 -11,389 847,799 82,011
1977 7,998 -11,390 871,232 88,937
1976 8,327 -11,381 894,072 40,656
1975 8,587 -11,287 911,980 66,306
1974 8,751 -11,061 923,151 72,801
1973 8,877 -10,765 933,540 80,704
1972 8,893 -10,285 940,420 73,082
1971 8,814 3,552 936,215 43,400
1970 8,823 3,791 937,116 49,221
1969 8,880 3,575 948,314 26,551
1968 8,980 3,147 953,806 13,718
1967 9,104 2,637 944,980 17,005
1966 9,243 2,103 929,469 12,016
1965 9,270 1,657 909,000 22,995
1964 9,174 1,820 885,137 17,249
1963 8,838 4,181 860,728 16,494
1962 8,529 4,703 828,741 16,605
1961 8,361 660 801,140 14,968
1960 8,170 544 774,190 6,886

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 89.9% of the population change in Suriname is from natural causes (a gain of 65,966 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a loss of 7,392 people). In Thailand 74.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 932,180 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a gain of 323,324 people).

As of 2024, 51,902 residents or 8.2% of the population were not native-born in Suriname, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

Biggest cities by population

Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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