The latest officially reported population of Suriname was 634,431 in 2024 vs 104,175 people in Tonga in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Suriname's population is 644,193 people compared to 103,744 in Tonga.
Population statistics:
- Suriname's population is 6.21 times bigger than Tonga's.
- Suriname is ranked the 165th most populous country in the world, while Tonga is the 183rd.
- The countries together account for 0.009% of the world: 0.008% for Suriname vs 0.001% for Tonga.
- For the last 10 years, Suriname has had an average growth rate of +0.99% per year vs -0.25% in Tonga.
- Since 2005, the population of Suriname has increased from 519K people to 644K (24% growth), while Tonga has declined from 106K to 104K (1.82% decline).
- Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 753K people compared to the peak of 118K people in 2100 for Tonga.
Suriname vs Tonga: live population counter
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| Current population |
644193
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103744
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| Population rank | 165/197 | 183/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.008% | 0.001% |
| One net population change |
1.58 hours
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20.8 hours
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| One birth every |
48.3 minutes
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3.62 hours
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| One death every |
2.1 hours
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13 hours
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| One migration net change every |
7.51 hours
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4.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | -1,166 | -2,149 |
| Daily growth/decline | +15 | -1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,545 | -422 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.88% | -0.4% |
| Population growth rate rank | 110/197 | 181/197 |
Suriname and Tonga: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 263,918 | 66,170 | - | - |
| 1961 | 272,791 | 68,037 | 3.36% | 2.82% |
| 1962 | 283,912 | 69,940 | 4.08% | 2.8% |
| 1963 | 297,034 | 71,885 | 4.62% | 2.78% |
| 1964 | 309,041 | 73,879 | 4.04% | 2.77% |
| 1965 | 320,000 | 75,924 | 3.55% | 2.77% |
| 1966 | 331,135 | 78,002 | 3.48% | 2.74% |
| 1967 | 342,679 | 79,814 | 3.49% | 2.32% |
| 1968 | 354,616 | 81,353 | 3.48% | 1.93% |
| 1969 | 366,906 | 82,885 | 3.47% | 1.88% |
| 1970 | 379,442 | 84,401 | 3.42% | 1.83% |
| 1971 | 391,932 | 85,896 | 3.29% | 1.77% |
| 1972 | 397,413 | 87,356 | 1.4% | 1.7% |
| 1973 | 395,772 | 88,805 | -0.41% | 1.66% |
| 1974 | 393,676 | 90,683 | -0.53% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 391,170 | 93,017 | -0.64% | 2.57% |
| 1976 | 388,289 | 95,325 | -0.74% | 2.48% |
| 1977 | 385,067 | 96,725 | -0.83% | 1.47% |
| 1978 | 381,502 | 97,204 | -0.93% | 0.5% |
| 1979 | 377,602 | 97,544 | -1.02% | 0.35% |
| 1980 | 375,377 | 97,769 | -0.59% | 0.23% |
| 1981 | 375,459 | 97,909 | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| 1982 | 376,555 | 97,980 | 0.29% | 0.07% |
| 1983 | 378,746 | 97,998 | 0.58% | 0.02% |
| 1984 | 382,193 | 97,990 | 0.91% | -0.008% |
| 1985 | 386,972 | 97,984 | 1.25% | -0.006% |
| 1986 | 392,330 | 98,010 | 1.38% | 0.03% |
| 1987 | 396,911 | 98,376 | 1.17% | 0.37% |
| 1988 | 402,227 | 98,969 | 1.34% | 0.6% |
| 1989 | 408,409 | 99,403 | 1.54% | 0.44% |
| 1990 | 412,493 | 99,700 | 1% | 0.3% |
| 1991 | 415,013 | 99,895 | 0.61% | 0.2% |
| 1992 | 417,589 | 100,022 | 0.62% | 0.13% |
| 1993 | 419,352 | 100,103 | 0.42% | 0.08% |
| 1994 | 422,375 | 100,166 | 0.72% | 0.06% |
| 1995 | 429,606 | 100,225 | 1.71% | 0.06% |
| 1996 | 438,830 | 100,275 | 2.15% | 0.05% |
| 1997 | 448,067 | 100,674 | 2.1% | 0.4% |
| 1998 | 457,406 | 101,388 | 2.08% | 0.71% |
| 1999 | 466,916 | 102,046 | 2.08% | 0.65% |
| 2000 | 476,643 | 102,677 | 2.08% | 0.62% |
| 2001 | 486,560 | 103,288 | 2.08% | 0.6% |
| 2002 | 496,551 | 103,874 | 2.05% | 0.57% |
| 2003 | 506,414 | 104,464 | 1.99% | 0.57% |
| 2004 | 513,923 | 105,071 | 1.48% | 0.58% |
| 2005 | 519,313 | 105,671 | 1.05% | 0.57% |
| 2006 | 524,997 | 106,253 | 1.09% | 0.55% |
| 2007 | 531,016 | 106,726 | 1.15% | 0.45% |
| 2008 | 537,245 | 107,020 | 1.17% | 0.28% |
| 2009 | 543,568 | 107,203 | 1.18% | 0.17% |
| 2010 | 549,923 | 107,400 | 1.17% | 0.18% |
| 2011 | 556,269 | 107,570 | 1.15% | 0.16% |
| 2012 | 562,633 | 107,460 | 1.14% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 569,020 | 107,078 | 1.14% | -0.36% |
| 2014 | 575,373 | 106,609 | 1.12% | -0.44% |
| 2015 | 581,627 | 106,095 | 1.09% | -0.48% |
| 2016 | 587,757 | 105,524 | 1.05% | -0.54% |
| 2017 | 593,713 | 105,356 | 1.01% | -0.16% |
| 2018 | 599,513 | 105,567 | 0.98% | 0.2% |
| 2019 | 605,768 | 105,669 | 1.04% | 0.1% |
| 2020 | 612,317 | 105,704 | 1.08% | 0.03% |
| 2021 | 617,896 | 105,490 | 0.91% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 623,164 | 105,042 | 0.85% | -0.42% |
| 2023 | 628,886 | 104,597 | 0.92% | -0.42% |
| 2024 | 634,431 | 104,175 | 0.88% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 639,852 | 103,744 | 0.85% | -0.41% |
| 2026 | 645,257 | 103,290 | 0.84% | -0.44% |
| 2027 | 650,564 | 102,899 | 0.82% | -0.38% |
| 2028 | 655,783 | 102,568 | 0.8% | -0.32% |
| 2029 | 660,793 | 102,280 | 0.76% | -0.28% |
| 2030 | 665,650 | 102,069 | 0.74% | -0.21% |
| 2031 | 670,421 | 101,927 | 0.72% | -0.14% |
| 2032 | 675,070 | 101,837 | 0.69% | -0.09% |
| 2033 | 679,573 | 101,807 | 0.67% | -0.03% |
| 2034 | 683,911 | 101,806 | 0.64% | -0.001% |
| 2035 | 688,189 | 101,833 | 0.63% | 0.03% |
| 2036 | 692,343 | 101,895 | 0.6% | 0.06% |
| 2037 | 696,213 | 101,993 | 0.56% | 0.1% |
| 2038 | 699,908 | 102,173 | 0.53% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 703,569 | 102,367 | 0.52% | 0.19% |
| 2040 | 707,156 | 102,568 | 0.51% | 0.2% |
| 2041 | 710,619 | 102,805 | 0.49% | 0.23% |
| 2042 | 713,900 | 103,038 | 0.46% | 0.23% |
| 2043 | 716,999 | 103,306 | 0.43% | 0.26% |
| 2044 | 719,920 | 103,612 | 0.41% | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 722,759 | 103,928 | 0.39% | 0.3% |
| 2046 | 725,322 | 104,232 | 0.35% | 0.29% |
| 2047 | 727,726 | 104,502 | 0.33% | 0.26% |
| 2048 | 730,038 | 104,744 | 0.32% | 0.23% |
| 2049 | 732,021 | 104,975 | 0.27% | 0.22% |
| 2050 | 733,898 | 105,193 | 0.26% | 0.21% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Suriname increased by 62,314 people (a 12% growth), while Tonga gained 424 people (a 0.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Suriname gained 62,566 (a 10.8% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,351 (a 2.22% decline).
Suriname was ranked 164th most populous country in 2005 and is 165th in 2025. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2005 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.4% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.
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 Tonga
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 73.2 years |
| Average age | 32.3 years | 27.9 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 21.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 47.2:52.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.25 births per woman | 3.13 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 375 ppl/mi² |
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