The latest officially reported population of Suriname was 634,431 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Suriname's population is 644,193 people compared to 28,610,737 in Venezuela.
Population statistics:
- Venezuela's population is 44.4 times bigger than Suriname's.
- Suriname is ranked the 165th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
- The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.008% for Suriname vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
- For the last 10 years, Suriname has had an average growth rate of +0.99% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
- Since 2005, the population of Suriname has increased from 519K people to 644K (24% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 26.8M to 28.6M (6.81% growth).
- Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 753K people compared to the peak of 31.2M people in 2057 for Venezuela.
Suriname vs Venezuela: live population counter
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| Current population |
644193
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28610737
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| Population rank | 165/197 | 54/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.008% | 0.35% |
| One net population change |
1.58 hours
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5.02 minutes
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| One birth every |
48.3 minutes
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1.23 minutes
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| One death every |
2.1 hours
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2.46 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
7.51 hours
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4.99 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,166 | -105,297 |
| Daily growth/decline | +15 | +287 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,545 | +104,689 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.88% | +0.37% |
| Population growth rate rank | 110/197 | 142/197 |
Suriname and Venezuela: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 263,918 | 8,160,090 | - | - |
| 1961 | 272,791 | 8,455,915 | 3.36% | 3.63% |
| 1962 | 283,912 | 8,756,870 | 4.08% | 3.56% |
| 1963 | 297,034 | 9,064,021 | 4.62% | 3.51% |
| 1964 | 309,041 | 9,377,712 | 4.04% | 3.46% |
| 1965 | 320,000 | 9,697,790 | 3.55% | 3.41% |
| 1966 | 331,135 | 10,024,854 | 3.48% | 3.37% |
| 1967 | 342,679 | 10,358,513 | 3.49% | 3.33% |
| 1968 | 354,616 | 10,697,530 | 3.48% | 3.27% |
| 1969 | 366,906 | 11,040,280 | 3.47% | 3.2% |
| 1970 | 379,442 | 11,387,790 | 3.42% | 3.15% |
| 1971 | 391,932 | 11,741,008 | 3.29% | 3.1% |
| 1972 | 397,413 | 12,099,180 | 1.4% | 3.05% |
| 1973 | 395,772 | 12,463,537 | -0.41% | 3.01% |
| 1974 | 393,676 | 12,835,351 | -0.53% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 391,170 | 13,215,892 | -0.64% | 2.96% |
| 1976 | 388,289 | 13,606,284 | -0.74% | 2.95% |
| 1977 | 385,067 | 14,006,812 | -0.83% | 2.94% |
| 1978 | 381,502 | 14,416,684 | -0.93% | 2.93% |
| 1979 | 377,602 | 14,834,552 | -1.02% | 2.9% |
| 1980 | 375,377 | 15,258,218 | -0.59% | 2.86% |
| 1981 | 375,459 | 15,687,297 | 0.02% | 2.81% |
| 1982 | 376,555 | 16,121,874 | 0.29% | 2.77% |
| 1983 | 378,746 | 16,562,205 | 0.58% | 2.73% |
| 1984 | 382,193 | 17,008,841 | 0.91% | 2.7% |
| 1985 | 386,972 | 17,461,434 | 1.25% | 2.66% |
| 1986 | 392,330 | 17,923,536 | 1.38% | 2.65% |
| 1987 | 396,911 | 18,394,963 | 1.17% | 2.63% |
| 1988 | 402,227 | 18,871,020 | 1.34% | 2.59% |
| 1989 | 408,409 | 19,348,921 | 1.54% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 412,493 | 19,827,010 | 1% | 2.47% |
| 1991 | 415,013 | 20,304,896 | 0.61% | 2.41% |
| 1992 | 417,589 | 20,780,948 | 0.62% | 2.34% |
| 1993 | 419,352 | 21,254,520 | 0.42% | 2.28% |
| 1994 | 422,375 | 21,725,188 | 0.72% | 2.21% |
| 1995 | 429,606 | 22,193,821 | 1.71% | 2.16% |
| 1996 | 438,830 | 22,662,113 | 2.15% | 2.11% |
| 1997 | 448,067 | 23,131,685 | 2.1% | 2.07% |
| 1998 | 457,406 | 23,601,337 | 2.08% | 2.03% |
| 1999 | 466,916 | 24,066,593 | 2.08% | 1.97% |
| 2000 | 476,643 | 24,526,708 | 2.08% | 1.91% |
| 2001 | 486,560 | 24,979,922 | 2.08% | 1.85% |
| 2002 | 496,551 | 25,435,671 | 2.05% | 1.82% |
| 2003 | 506,414 | 25,892,703 | 1.99% | 1.8% |
| 2004 | 513,923 | 26,340,838 | 1.48% | 1.73% |
| 2005 | 519,313 | 26,785,804 | 1.05% | 1.69% |
| 2006 | 524,997 | 27,224,686 | 1.09% | 1.64% |
| 2007 | 531,016 | 27,649,363 | 1.15% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 537,245 | 28,053,696 | 1.17% | 1.46% |
| 2009 | 543,568 | 28,438,298 | 1.18% | 1.37% |
| 2010 | 549,923 | 28,813,101 | 1.17% | 1.32% |
| 2011 | 556,269 | 29,185,212 | 1.15% | 1.29% |
| 2012 | 562,633 | 29,553,826 | 1.14% | 1.26% |
| 2013 | 569,020 | 29,912,198 | 1.14% | 1.21% |
| 2014 | 575,373 | 30,254,079 | 1.12% | 1.14% |
| 2015 | 581,627 | 30,573,972 | 1.09% | 1.06% |
| 2016 | 587,757 | 30,765,720 | 1.05% | 0.63% |
| 2017 | 593,713 | 30,565,323 | 1.01% | -0.65% |
| 2018 | 599,513 | 29,807,592 | 0.98% | -2.48% |
| 2019 | 605,768 | 28,938,098 | 1.04% | -2.92% |
| 2020 | 612,317 | 28,444,077 | 1.08% | -1.71% |
| 2021 | 617,896 | 28,237,826 | 0.91% | -0.73% |
| 2022 | 623,164 | 28,213,017 | 0.85% | -0.09% |
| 2023 | 628,886 | 28,300,854 | 0.92% | 0.31% |
| 2024 | 634,431 | 28,405,543 | 0.88% | 0.37% |
| 2025 | 639,852 | 28,516,898 | 0.85% | 0.39% |
| 2026 | 645,257 | 28,633,718 | 0.84% | 0.41% |
| 2027 | 650,564 | 28,758,565 | 0.82% | 0.44% |
| 2028 | 655,783 | 28,885,166 | 0.8% | 0.44% |
| 2029 | 660,793 | 29,014,444 | 0.76% | 0.45% |
| 2030 | 665,650 | 29,151,809 | 0.74% | 0.47% |
| 2031 | 670,421 | 29,295,744 | 0.72% | 0.49% |
| 2032 | 675,070 | 29,442,534 | 0.69% | 0.5% |
| 2033 | 679,573 | 29,587,099 | 0.67% | 0.49% |
| 2034 | 683,911 | 29,735,159 | 0.64% | 0.5% |
| 2035 | 688,189 | 29,883,329 | 0.63% | 0.5% |
| 2036 | 692,343 | 30,020,167 | 0.6% | 0.46% |
| 2037 | 696,213 | 30,146,546 | 0.56% | 0.42% |
| 2038 | 699,908 | 30,268,328 | 0.53% | 0.4% |
| 2039 | 703,569 | 30,386,284 | 0.52% | 0.39% |
| 2040 | 707,156 | 30,495,445 | 0.51% | 0.36% |
| 2041 | 710,619 | 30,590,207 | 0.49% | 0.31% |
| 2042 | 713,900 | 30,674,532 | 0.46% | 0.28% |
| 2043 | 716,999 | 30,749,671 | 0.43% | 0.24% |
| 2044 | 719,920 | 30,813,805 | 0.41% | 0.21% |
| 2045 | 722,759 | 30,871,490 | 0.39% | 0.19% |
| 2046 | 725,322 | 30,923,463 | 0.35% | 0.17% |
| 2047 | 727,726 | 30,974,366 | 0.33% | 0.16% |
| 2048 | 730,038 | 31,021,600 | 0.32% | 0.15% |
| 2049 | 732,021 | 31,059,954 | 0.27% | 0.12% |
| 2050 | 733,898 | 31,094,884 | 0.26% | 0.11% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Suriname increased by 62,314 people (a 12% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,788,168 people (a 14.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Suriname gained 62,566 (a 10.8% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by -1,963,235 (a 6.42% decline).
Suriname was ranked 164th most populous country in 2005 and is 165th in 2025. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2005 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.68% to 31,094,884 people and rank change from 54th to 62nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Paramaribo | 224K |
| Nieuw Nickerie | 12.8K |
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| City | Population |
| Caracas | 2.25M |
| Maracaibo | 1.55M |
| Valencia | 1.48M |
| Maracay | 1.1M |
| Barquisimeto | 1.06M |
| Barinas | 874K |
| Maturin | 753K |
| Ciudad Guayana | 751K |
| Catia La Mar | 662K |
| Ciudad Bolivar | 568K |
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Population differences between Suriname and Venezuela
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 72.8 years |
| Average age | 32.3 years | 33.3 years |
| Median age | 29.4 years | 30.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.25 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.2 ppl/mi² | 83.4 ppl/mi² |
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