The latest officially reported population of Suriname was 634,431 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Suriname's population is 644,193 people compared to 949 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- Suriname's population is 679 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- Suriname is ranked the 165th most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 0.008% of the world: 0.008% for Suriname vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, Suriname has had an average growth rate of +0.99% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2005, the population of Suriname has increased from 519K people to 644K (24% growth), while the Vatican has grown from 921 to 949 (3.04% growth).
- Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 753K people compared to the peak of 2.51K people in 2100 for the Vatican.
Suriname vs Vatican: live population counter
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| Current population |
644193
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949
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| Population rank | 165/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.008% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
1.58 hours
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1 month
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| One birth every |
48.3 minutes
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n/a |
| One death every |
2.1 hours
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n/a |
| One migration net change every |
7.51 hours
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n/a |
| Annual migration change | -1,166 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | +15 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,545 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.88% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 110/197 | 165/197 |
Suriname and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 263,918 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 272,791 | - | 3.36% | - |
| 1962 | 283,912 | - | 4.08% | - |
| 1963 | 297,034 | - | 4.62% | - |
| 1964 | 309,041 | - | 4.04% | - |
| 1965 | 320,000 | - | 3.55% | - |
| 1966 | 331,135 | - | 3.48% | - |
| 1967 | 342,679 | - | 3.49% | - |
| 1968 | 354,616 | - | 3.48% | - |
| 1969 | 366,906 | - | 3.47% | - |
| 1970 | 379,442 | - | 3.42% | - |
| 1971 | 391,932 | - | 3.29% | - |
| 1972 | 397,413 | - | 1.4% | - |
| 1973 | 395,772 | - | -0.41% | - |
| 1974 | 393,676 | - | -0.53% | - |
| 1975 | 391,170 | - | -0.64% | - |
| 1976 | 388,289 | - | -0.74% | - |
| 1977 | 385,067 | - | -0.83% | - |
| 1978 | 381,502 | - | -0.93% | - |
| 1979 | 377,602 | - | -1.02% | - |
| 1980 | 375,377 | - | -0.59% | - |
| 1981 | 375,459 | - | 0.02% | - |
| 1982 | 376,555 | - | 0.29% | - |
| 1983 | 378,746 | - | 0.58% | - |
| 1984 | 382,193 | - | 0.91% | - |
| 1985 | 386,972 | - | 1.25% | - |
| 1986 | 392,330 | - | 1.38% | - |
| 1987 | 396,911 | - | 1.17% | - |
| 1988 | 402,227 | - | 1.34% | - |
| 1989 | 408,409 | - | 1.54% | - |
| 1990 | 412,493 | - | 1% | - |
| 1991 | 415,013 | - | 0.61% | - |
| 1992 | 417,589 | - | 0.62% | - |
| 1993 | 419,352 | - | 0.42% | - |
| 1994 | 422,375 | - | 0.72% | - |
| 1995 | 429,606 | - | 1.71% | - |
| 1996 | 438,830 | - | 2.15% | - |
| 1997 | 448,067 | - | 2.1% | - |
| 1998 | 457,406 | - | 2.08% | - |
| 1999 | 466,916 | - | 2.08% | - |
| 2000 | 476,643 | 880 | 2.08% | - |
| 2001 | 486,560 | 890 | 2.08% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 496,551 | 900 | 2.05% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 506,414 | 911 | 1.99% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 513,923 | 921 | 1.48% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 519,313 | 921 | 1.05% | 0% |
| 2006 | 524,997 | 932 | 1.09% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 531,016 | 821 | 1.15% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 537,245 | 824 | 1.17% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 543,568 | 826 | 1.18% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 549,923 | 829 | 1.17% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 556,269 | 832 | 1.15% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 562,633 | 836 | 1.14% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 569,020 | 839 | 1.14% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 575,373 | 842 | 1.12% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 581,627 | 1,000 | 1.09% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 587,757 | - | 1.05% | 0% |
| 2017 | 593,713 | 1,000 | 1.01% | 0% |
| 2018 | 599,513 | - | 0.98% | 0% |
| 2019 | 605,768 | 1,000 | 1.04% | 0% |
| 2020 | 612,317 | 987 | 1.08% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 617,896 | 970 | 0.91% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 623,164 | 944 | 0.85% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 628,886 | 922 | 0.92% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 634,431 | 933 | 0.88% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 639,852 | 939 | 0.85% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 645,257 | 952 | 0.84% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 650,564 | 974 | 0.82% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 655,783 | 985 | 0.8% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 660,793 | 983 | 0.76% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 665,650 | 976 | 0.74% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 670,421 | 968 | 0.72% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 675,070 | 968 | 0.69% | 0% |
| 2033 | 679,573 | 988 | 0.67% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 683,911 | 992 | 0.64% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 688,189 | 1,000 | 0.63% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 692,343 | 998 | 0.6% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 696,213 | 1,003 | 0.56% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 699,908 | 1,022 | 0.53% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 703,569 | 1,060 | 0.52% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 707,156 | 1,095 | 0.51% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 710,619 | 1,127 | 0.49% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 713,900 | 1,149 | 0.46% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 716,999 | 1,169 | 0.43% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 719,920 | 1,186 | 0.41% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 722,759 | 1,209 | 0.39% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 725,322 | 1,224 | 0.35% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 727,726 | 1,248 | 0.33% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 730,038 | 1,272 | 0.32% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 732,021 | 1,296 | 0.27% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 733,898 | 1,325 | 0.26% | 2.27% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Suriname increased by 62,314 people (a 12% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Suriname gained 62,566 (a 10.8% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).
Suriname was ranked 164th most populous country in 2005 and is 165th in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Paramaribo | 224K |
| Nieuw Nickerie | 12.8K |
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| City | Population |
| Vatican City | 882 |
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Population differences between Suriname and the Vatican
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 83.3 years |
| Average age | 32.3 years | n/a |
| Median age | 29.4 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 2.25 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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