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

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The latest officially reported population of Suriname was 639,850 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Suriname's population is 648,096 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 62.3 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Suriname is ranked the 165th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.008% for Suriname vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Suriname has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Suriname has increased from 525K people to 648K (23.4% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Suriname vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Suriname
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Suriname Ukraine
2100 713,301 15,603,179
2099 715,718 15,862,593
2098 718,073 16,125,815
2097 720,500 16,393,353
2096 722,800 16,664,587
2095 725,224 16,939,471
2094 727,514 17,219,443
2093 729,945 17,504,349
2092 732,310 17,793,601
2091 734,611 18,087,289
2090 736,676 18,386,570
2089 738,887 18,689,852
2088 741,028 18,998,014
2087 742,858 19,311,662
2086 744,619 19,630,012
2085 746,328 19,952,247
2084 747,772 20,280,817
2083 749,164 20,613,034
2082 750,355 20,949,887
2081 751,527 21,289,979
2080 752,571 21,633,931
2079 753,310 21,981,015
2078 753,974 22,331,415
2077 754,582 22,684,635
2076 755,015 23,041,181
2075 755,554 23,400,319
2074 755,740 23,762,428
2073 756,042 24,126,690
2072 756,125 24,491,363
2071 756,124 24,859,381
2070 755,985 25,229,957
2069 755,900 25,602,485
2068 755,625 25,976,390
2067 755,174 26,352,535
2066 754,830 26,730,314
2065 754,137 27,109,886
2064 753,311 27,491,024
2063 752,771 27,872,631
2062 751,992 28,254,738
2061 751,308 28,638,347
2060 750,325 29,021,488
2059 749,420 29,404,719
2058 748,612 29,788,559
2057 747,183 30,170,070
2056 745,967 30,548,973
2055 744,434 30,926,521
2054 742,836 31,299,425
2053 741,364 31,669,550
2052 739,688 32,035,413
2051 738,024 32,397,707
2050 736,078 32,754,538
2049 734,256 33,107,228
2048 732,085 33,451,994
2047 729,623 33,793,296
2046 727,242 34,131,561
2045 724,469 34,463,236
2044 721,556 34,790,682
2043 718,596 35,115,069
2042 715,335 35,437,607
2041 712,005 35,758,248
2040 708,379 36,075,749
2039 704,797 36,396,426
2038 701,029 36,714,126
2037 697,364 37,031,794
2036 693,268 37,345,665
2035 689,014 37,659,856
2034 684,675 37,972,332
2033 680,289 38,283,563
2032 675,648 38,592,696
2031 670,943 38,902,570
2030 666,067 39,210,256
2029 661,186 39,514,695
2028 656,001 39,816,523
2027 650,709 40,111,670
2026 645,337 40,408,451
2025 639,850 38,980,376
2024 634,431 37,860,221
2023 628,886 37,732,836
2022 623,164 41,048,766
2021 617,896 44,298,640
2020 612,317 44,680,014
2019 605,768 44,957,458
2018 599,513 45,208,907
2017 593,713 45,436,041
2016 587,757 45,616,832
2015 581,627 45,784,896
2014 575,373 45,972,380
2013 569,020 46,126,770
2012 562,633 46,210,056
2011 556,269 46,307,853
2010 549,923 46,456,003
2009 543,568 46,623,731
2008 537,245 46,819,175
2007 531,016 47,062,798
2006 524,997 47,278,694
2005 519,313 47,585,556
2004 513,923 47,979,507
2003 506,414 48,315,136
2002 496,551 48,677,281
2001 486,560 49,106,855
2000 476,643 49,556,660
1999 466,916 49,976,446
1998 457,406 50,379,731
1997 448,067 50,786,885
1996 438,830 51,226,109
1995 429,606 51,665,539
1994 422,375 52,075,998
1993 419,352 52,350,126
1992 417,589 52,323,671
1991 415,013 52,170,961
1990 412,493 52,054,092
1989 408,409 51,917,817
1988 402,227 51,724,853
1987 396,911 51,515,732
1986 392,330 51,318,745
1985 386,972 51,108,770
1984 382,193 50,887,599
1983 378,746 50,637,029
1982 376,555 50,402,724
1981 375,459 50,189,281
1980 375,377 49,955,152
1979 377,602 49,721,381
1978 381,502 49,521,243
1977 385,067 49,336,481
1976 388,289 49,120,842
1975 391,170 48,865,229
1974 393,676 48,576,570
1973 395,772 48,277,121
1972 397,413 47,946,893
1971 391,932 47,573,287
1970 379,442 47,261,306
1969 366,906 46,976,256
1968 354,616 46,614,325
1967 342,679 46,215,988
1966 331,135 45,802,519
1965 320,000 45,386,892
1964 309,041 44,951,156
1963 297,034 44,462,372
1962 283,912 43,943,674
1961 272,791 43,399,766
1960 263,918 42,824,093

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Suriname increased by 62,760 people (a 12% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Suriname gained 60,339 people (a 10.3% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Suriname was ranked 164th most populous country in 2006 and is 165th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 756K people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Suriname
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Suriname Ukraine
2100 -0.34% -1.64%
2099 -0.33% -1.63%
2098 -0.34% -1.63%
2097 -0.32% -1.63%
2096 -0.33% -1.62%
2095 -0.31% -1.63%
2094 -0.33% -1.63%
2093 -0.32% -1.63%
2092 -0.31% -1.62%
2091 -0.28% -1.63%
2090 -0.3% -1.62%
2089 -0.29% -1.62%
2088 -0.25% -1.62%
2087 -0.24% -1.62%
2086 -0.23% -1.62%
2085 -0.19% -1.62%
2084 -0.19% -1.61%
2083 -0.16% -1.61%
2082 -0.16% -1.6%
2081 -0.14% -1.59%
2080 -0.1% -1.58%
2079 -0.09% -1.57%
2078 -0.08% -1.56%
2077 -0.06% -1.55%
2076 -0.07% -1.53%
2075 -0.02% -1.52%
2074 -0.04% -1.51%
2073 -0.01% -1.49%
2072 0% -1.48%
2071 0.02% -1.47%
2070 0.01% -1.46%
2069 0.04% -1.44%
2068 0.06% -1.43%
2067 0.05% -1.41%
2066 0.09% -1.4%
2065 0.11% -1.39%
2064 0.07% -1.37%
2063 0.1% -1.35%
2062 0.09% -1.34%
2061 0.13% -1.32%
2060 0.12% -1.3%
2059 0.11% -1.29%
2058 0.19% -1.26%
2057 0.16% -1.24%
2056 0.21% -1.22%
2055 0.22% -1.19%
2054 0.2% -1.17%
2053 0.23% -1.14%
2052 0.23% -1.12%
2051 0.26% -1.09%
2050 0.25% -1.07%
2049 0.3% -1.03%
2048 0.34% -1.01%
2047 0.33% -0.99%
2046 0.38% -0.96%
2045 0.4% -0.94%
2044 0.41% -0.92%
2043 0.46% -0.91%
2042 0.47% -0.9%
2041 0.51% -0.88%
2040 0.51% -0.88%
2039 0.54% -0.87%
2038 0.53% -0.86%
2037 0.59% -0.84%
2036 0.62% -0.83%
2035 0.63% -0.82%
2034 0.64% -0.81%
2033 0.69% -0.8%
2032 0.7% -0.8%
2031 0.73% -0.78%
2030 0.74% -0.77%
2029 0.79% -0.76%
2028 0.81% -0.74%
2027 0.83% -0.73%
2026 0.86% 3.66%
2025 0.85% 2.96%
2024 0.88% 0.34%
2023 0.92% -8.08%
2022 0.85% -7.34%
2021 0.91% -0.85%
2020 1.08% -0.62%
2019 1.04% -0.56%
2018 0.98% -0.5%
2017 1.01% -0.4%
2016 1.05% -0.37%
2015 1.09% -0.41%
2014 1.12% -0.33%
2013 1.14% -0.18%
2012 1.14% -0.21%
2011 1.15% -0.32%
2010 1.17% -0.36%
2009 1.18% -0.42%
2008 1.17% -0.52%
2007 1.15% -0.46%
2006 1.09% -0.64%
2005 1.05% -0.82%
2004 1.48% -0.69%
2003 1.99% -0.74%
2002 2.05% -0.87%
2001 2.08% -0.91%
2000 2.08% -0.84%
1999 2.08% -0.8%
1998 2.08% -0.8%
1997 2.1% -0.86%
1996 2.15% -0.85%
1995 1.71% -0.79%
1994 0.72% -0.52%
1993 0.42% 0.05%
1992 0.62% 0.29%
1991 0.61% 0.22%
1990 1% 0.26%
1989 1.54% 0.37%
1988 1.34% 0.41%
1987 1.17% 0.38%
1986 1.38% 0.41%
1985 1.25% 0.43%
1984 0.91% 0.49%
1983 0.58% 0.46%
1982 0.29% 0.43%
1981 0.02% 0.47%
1980 -0.59% 0.47%
1979 -1.02% 0.4%
1978 -0.93% 0.37%
1977 -0.83% 0.44%
1976 -0.74% 0.52%
1975 -0.64% 0.59%
1974 -0.53% 0.62%
1973 -0.41% 0.69%
1972 1.4% 0.79%
1971 3.29% 0.66%
1970 3.42% 0.61%
1969 3.47% 0.78%
1968 3.48% 0.86%
1967 3.49% 0.9%
1966 3.48% 0.92%
1965 3.55% 0.97%
1964 4.04% 1.1%
1963 4.62% 1.18%
1962 4.08% 1.25%
1961 3.36% 1.34%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Suriname grew by 0.85%, while Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Suriname Ukraine
Current population
648096
40408451
Population rank 165/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.008% 0.49%
One net population change
1.62 hours
28.2 seconds
One birth every
48.3 minutes
2.54 minutes
One death every
2.02 hours
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +15 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +5,419 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 13/197
One migration net change every
9.08 hours
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -967 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 92/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 51,902 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 148/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.2% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 74/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Suriname
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Suriname Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -967 - 1,702,358
2024 6,541 -1,166 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 6,697 -988 -283,185 -299,961
2022 6,719 -988 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 5,291 -486 -449,941 -1,129
2020 6,640 -296 -307,533 -4,167
2019 6,564 191 -236,296 -6,908
2018 6,613 -851 -227,491 -32,220
2017 6,772 -935 -158,390 -36,155
2016 6,979 -906 -135,710 -31,340
2015 7,150 -967 -147,107 -21,992
2014 7,284 -959 -140,216 -65,678
2013 7,350 -968 -129,662 26,781
2012 7,405 -1,011 -130,451 66,768
2011 7,401 -1,060 -158,372 26,457
2010 7,489 -1,138 -180,388 16,030
2009 7,559 -1,204 -197,918 26,796
2008 7,552 -1,255 -229,086 9,312
2007 7,468 -1,312 -282,659 15,237
2006 7,278 -1,403 -300,787 136,442
2005 7,037 -1,534 -337,857 -111,493
2004 6,948 -1,676 -344,157 5,644
2003 7,396 2,345 -351,299 18,540
2002 7,916 2,076 -364,544 -26,991
2001 8,349 1,641 -374,734 -92,847
2000 8,323 1,516 -364,143 -67,865
1999 8,236 1,380 -348,286 -59,247
1998 8,173 1,241 -318,299 -80,684
1997 8,106 1,164 -306,549 -108,735
1996 8,031 1,165 -305,154 -158,008
1995 7,968 1,275 -281,629 -134,053
1994 7,929 -2,713 -238,820 -166,380
1993 8,127 -7,291 -169,405 26,357
1992 8,355 -5,662 -95,857 291,788
1991 8,637 -6,174 -16,486 125,962
1990 9,047 -6,471 48,463 75,760
1989 9,441 -3,846 106,431 36,978
1988 9,347 -2,573 162,002 75,637
1987 9,319 -5,467 198,850 -18,275
1986 9,222 -3,920 225,751 -12,369
1985 9,177 -3,763 201,011 5,546
1984 9,031 -4,894 222,430 13,340
1983 8,797 -6,036 241,741 23,608
1982 8,197 -6,566 194,101 9,096
1981 7,541 -6,991 182,839 40,807
1980 7,002 -7,390 197,223 47,406
1979 7,312 -11,375 197,294 25,635
1978 7,650 -11,389 206,554 -29,180
1977 7,998 -11,390 216,932 -24,745
1976 8,327 -11,381 247,323 -8,219
1975 8,587 -11,287 256,787 15,336
1974 8,751 -11,061 273,486 31,725
1973 8,877 -10,765 274,938 18,777
1972 8,893 -10,285 309,785 56,928
1971 8,814 3,552 305,849 74,604
1970 8,823 3,791 291,839 -48,335
1969 8,880 3,575 274,858 51,763
1968 8,980 3,147 295,162 102,096
1967 9,104 2,637 313,899 85,527
1966 9,243 2,103 337,794 89,737
1965 9,270 1,657 334,365 69,354
1964 9,174 1,820 391,120 76,650
1963 8,838 4,181 449,648 60,178
1962 8,529 4,703 481,887 45,712
1961 8,361 660 508,602 51,625
1960 8,170 544 538,812 52,281

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

GeoRank.org/population/suriname/ukraine | 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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 51,902 residents or 8.2% of the population were not native-born in Suriname, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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