The latest officially reported population of Suriname was 639,850 in 2025 vs 21,913,874 people in Zambia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Suriname's population is 648,096 people compared to 22,844,606 in Zambia.
Population statistics:
- Zambia's population is 35.2 times bigger than Suriname's.
- Suriname is ranked the 165th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
- The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.008% for Suriname vs 0.27% for Zambia.
- For the last 10 years, Suriname has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +2.96% in Zambia.
- Since 2006, the population of Suriname has increased from 525K people to 648K (23.4% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.8M (88.3% growth).
Suriname vs Zambia: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Suriname
|
Zambia
|
|
| 2100 | 713,301 | 65,204,593 |
| 2099 | 715,718 | 64,858,778 |
| 2098 | 718,073 | 64,503,193 |
| 2097 | 720,500 | 64,136,110 |
| 2096 | 722,800 | 63,764,760 |
| 2095 | 725,224 | 63,380,692 |
| 2094 | 727,514 | 62,980,254 |
| 2093 | 729,945 | 62,578,008 |
| 2092 | 732,310 | 62,163,693 |
| 2091 | 734,611 | 61,738,437 |
| 2090 | 736,676 | 61,309,330 |
| 2089 | 738,887 | 60,868,166 |
| 2088 | 741,028 | 60,422,781 |
| 2087 | 742,858 | 59,958,303 |
| 2086 | 744,619 | 59,487,524 |
| 2085 | 746,328 | 59,011,423 |
| 2084 | 747,772 | 58,524,337 |
| 2083 | 749,164 | 58,029,088 |
| 2082 | 750,355 | 57,527,347 |
| 2081 | 751,527 | 57,016,267 |
| 2080 | 752,571 | 56,495,299 |
| 2079 | 753,310 | 55,972,223 |
| 2078 | 753,974 | 55,438,864 |
| 2077 | 754,582 | 54,895,964 |
| 2076 | 755,015 | 54,350,375 |
| 2075 | 755,554 | 53,796,265 |
| 2074 | 755,740 | 53,236,297 |
| 2073 | 756,042 | 52,666,980 |
| 2072 | 756,125 | 52,090,884 |
| 2071 | 756,124 | 51,509,551 |
| 2070 | 755,985 | 50,921,590 |
| 2069 | 755,900 | 50,324,793 |
| 2068 | 755,625 | 49,727,689 |
| 2067 | 755,174 | 49,125,817 |
| 2066 | 754,830 | 48,520,891 |
| 2065 | 754,137 | 47,909,160 |
| 2064 | 753,311 | 47,290,430 |
| 2063 | 752,771 | 46,668,252 |
| 2062 | 751,992 | 46,039,755 |
| 2061 | 751,308 | 45,407,718 |
| 2060 | 750,325 | 44,768,534 |
| 2059 | 749,420 | 44,128,619 |
| 2058 | 748,612 | 43,485,891 |
| 2057 | 747,183 | 42,843,489 |
| 2056 | 745,967 | 42,198,591 |
| 2055 | 744,434 | 41,550,105 |
| 2054 | 742,836 | 40,898,440 |
| 2053 | 741,364 | 40,247,706 |
| 2052 | 739,688 | 39,596,094 |
| 2051 | 738,024 | 38,942,292 |
| 2050 | 736,078 | 38,287,070 |
| 2049 | 734,256 | 37,626,787 |
| 2048 | 732,085 | 36,964,032 |
| 2047 | 729,623 | 36,302,603 |
| 2046 | 727,242 | 35,638,852 |
| 2045 | 724,469 | 34,974,927 |
| 2044 | 721,556 | 34,310,227 |
| 2043 | 718,596 | 33,645,797 |
| 2042 | 715,335 | 32,984,164 |
| 2041 | 712,005 | 32,323,084 |
| 2040 | 708,379 | 31,658,029 |
| 2039 | 704,797 | 30,995,204 |
| 2038 | 701,029 | 30,329,691 |
| 2037 | 697,364 | 29,662,721 |
| 2036 | 693,268 | 28,994,556 |
| 2035 | 689,014 | 28,327,922 |
| 2034 | 684,675 | 27,665,749 |
| 2033 | 680,289 | 27,006,658 |
| 2032 | 675,648 | 26,351,393 |
| 2031 | 670,943 | 25,697,754 |
| 2030 | 666,067 | 25,050,285 |
| 2029 | 661,186 | 24,409,600 |
| 2028 | 656,001 | 23,776,128 |
| 2027 | 650,709 | 23,146,922 |
| 2026 | 645,337 | 22,525,308 |
| 2025 | 639,850 | 21,913,874 |
| 2024 | 634,431 | 21,314,956 |
| 2023 | 628,886 | 20,723,965 |
| 2022 | 623,164 | 20,152,938 |
| 2021 | 617,896 | 19,603,607 |
| 2020 | 612,317 | 19,059,395 |
| 2019 | 605,768 | 18,513,839 |
| 2018 | 599,513 | 17,973,569 |
| 2017 | 593,713 | 17,441,320 |
| 2016 | 587,757 | 16,914,423 |
| 2015 | 581,627 | 16,399,089 |
| 2014 | 575,373 | 15,895,315 |
| 2013 | 569,020 | 15,398,997 |
| 2012 | 562,633 | 14,913,629 |
| 2011 | 556,269 | 14,437,796 |
| 2010 | 549,923 | 13,965,594 |
| 2009 | 543,568 | 13,490,389 |
| 2008 | 537,245 | 13,021,324 |
| 2007 | 531,016 | 12,565,085 |
| 2006 | 524,997 | 12,129,553 |
| 2005 | 519,313 | 11,718,819 |
| 2004 | 513,923 | 11,338,198 |
| 2003 | 506,414 | 10,983,595 |
| 2002 | 496,551 | 10,647,949 |
| 2001 | 486,560 | 10,325,185 |
| 2000 | 476,643 | 10,017,631 |
| 1999 | 466,916 | 9,740,005 |
| 1998 | 457,406 | 9,482,408 |
| 1997 | 448,067 | 9,237,063 |
| 1996 | 438,830 | 9,004,053 |
| 1995 | 429,606 | 8,785,763 |
| 1994 | 422,375 | 8,576,269 |
| 1993 | 419,352 | 8,373,921 |
| 1992 | 417,589 | 8,176,680 |
| 1991 | 415,013 | 7,981,650 |
| 1990 | 412,493 | 7,786,169 |
| 1989 | 408,409 | 7,589,216 |
| 1988 | 402,227 | 7,391,440 |
| 1987 | 396,911 | 7,191,282 |
| 1986 | 392,330 | 6,986,471 |
| 1985 | 386,972 | 6,780,953 |
| 1984 | 382,193 | 6,580,490 |
| 1983 | 378,746 | 6,381,038 |
| 1982 | 376,555 | 6,178,637 |
| 1981 | 375,459 | 5,983,289 |
| 1980 | 375,377 | 5,802,833 |
| 1979 | 377,602 | 5,631,728 |
| 1978 | 381,502 | 5,465,374 |
| 1977 | 385,067 | 5,302,480 |
| 1976 | 388,289 | 5,143,842 |
| 1975 | 391,170 | 4,990,086 |
| 1974 | 393,676 | 4,842,746 |
| 1973 | 395,772 | 4,702,693 |
| 1972 | 397,413 | 4,569,309 |
| 1971 | 391,932 | 4,442,525 |
| 1970 | 379,442 | 4,321,718 |
| 1969 | 366,906 | 4,197,116 |
| 1968 | 354,616 | 4,065,593 |
| 1967 | 342,679 | 3,936,343 |
| 1966 | 331,135 | 3,812,003 |
| 1965 | 320,000 | 3,692,086 |
| 1964 | 309,041 | 3,577,017 |
| 1963 | 297,034 | 3,465,907 |
| 1962 | 283,912 | 3,358,099 |
| 1961 | 272,791 | 3,254,086 |
| 1960 | 263,918 | 3,153,729 |
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/zambia | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Suriname increased by 62,760 people (a 12% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Suriname gained 60,339 people (a 10.3% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,930,183 people (a 35.1% growth).
Suriname was ranked 164th most populous country in 2006 and is 165th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 67.6% to 38,287,070 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.
Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 756K people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Suriname
|
Zambia
|
|
| 2100 | -0.34% | 0.53% |
| 2099 | -0.33% | 0.55% |
| 2098 | -0.34% | 0.57% |
| 2097 | -0.32% | 0.58% |
| 2096 | -0.33% | 0.61% |
| 2095 | -0.31% | 0.64% |
| 2094 | -0.33% | 0.64% |
| 2093 | -0.32% | 0.67% |
| 2092 | -0.31% | 0.69% |
| 2091 | -0.28% | 0.7% |
| 2090 | -0.3% | 0.72% |
| 2089 | -0.29% | 0.74% |
| 2088 | -0.25% | 0.77% |
| 2087 | -0.24% | 0.79% |
| 2086 | -0.23% | 0.81% |
| 2085 | -0.19% | 0.83% |
| 2084 | -0.19% | 0.85% |
| 2083 | -0.16% | 0.87% |
| 2082 | -0.16% | 0.9% |
| 2081 | -0.14% | 0.92% |
| 2080 | -0.1% | 0.93% |
| 2079 | -0.09% | 0.96% |
| 2078 | -0.08% | 0.99% |
| 2077 | -0.06% | 1% |
| 2076 | -0.07% | 1.03% |
| 2075 | -0.02% | 1.05% |
| 2074 | -0.04% | 1.08% |
| 2073 | -0.01% | 1.11% |
| 2072 | 0% | 1.13% |
| 2071 | 0.02% | 1.15% |
| 2070 | 0.01% | 1.19% |
| 2069 | 0.04% | 1.2% |
| 2068 | 0.06% | 1.23% |
| 2067 | 0.05% | 1.25% |
| 2066 | 0.09% | 1.28% |
| 2065 | 0.11% | 1.31% |
| 2064 | 0.07% | 1.33% |
| 2063 | 0.1% | 1.37% |
| 2062 | 0.09% | 1.39% |
| 2061 | 0.13% | 1.43% |
| 2060 | 0.12% | 1.45% |
| 2059 | 0.11% | 1.48% |
| 2058 | 0.19% | 1.5% |
| 2057 | 0.16% | 1.53% |
| 2056 | 0.21% | 1.56% |
| 2055 | 0.22% | 1.59% |
| 2054 | 0.2% | 1.62% |
| 2053 | 0.23% | 1.65% |
| 2052 | 0.23% | 1.68% |
| 2051 | 0.26% | 1.71% |
| 2050 | 0.25% | 1.75% |
| 2049 | 0.3% | 1.79% |
| 2048 | 0.34% | 1.82% |
| 2047 | 0.33% | 1.86% |
| 2046 | 0.38% | 1.9% |
| 2045 | 0.4% | 1.94% |
| 2044 | 0.41% | 1.97% |
| 2043 | 0.46% | 2.01% |
| 2042 | 0.47% | 2.05% |
| 2041 | 0.51% | 2.1% |
| 2040 | 0.51% | 2.14% |
| 2039 | 0.54% | 2.19% |
| 2038 | 0.53% | 2.25% |
| 2037 | 0.59% | 2.3% |
| 2036 | 0.62% | 2.35% |
| 2035 | 0.63% | 2.39% |
| 2034 | 0.64% | 2.44% |
| 2033 | 0.69% | 2.49% |
| 2032 | 0.7% | 2.54% |
| 2031 | 0.73% | 2.58% |
| 2030 | 0.74% | 2.62% |
| 2029 | 0.79% | 2.66% |
| 2028 | 0.81% | 2.72% |
| 2027 | 0.83% | 2.76% |
| 2026 | 0.86% | 2.79% |
| 2025 | 0.85% | 2.81% |
| 2024 | 0.88% | 2.85% |
| 2023 | 0.92% | 2.83% |
| 2022 | 0.85% | 2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.91% | 2.86% |
| 2020 | 1.08% | 2.95% |
| 2019 | 1.04% | 3.01% |
| 2018 | 0.98% | 3.05% |
| 2017 | 1.01% | 3.12% |
| 2016 | 1.05% | 3.14% |
| 2015 | 1.09% | 3.17% |
| 2014 | 1.12% | 3.22% |
| 2013 | 1.14% | 3.25% |
| 2012 | 1.14% | 3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.15% | 3.38% |
| 2010 | 1.17% | 3.52% |
| 2009 | 1.18% | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.17% | 3.63% |
| 2007 | 1.15% | 3.59% |
| 2006 | 1.09% | 3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.05% | 3.36% |
| 2004 | 1.48% | 3.23% |
| 2003 | 1.99% | 3.15% |
| 2002 | 2.05% | 3.13% |
| 2001 | 2.08% | 3.07% |
| 2000 | 2.08% | 2.85% |
| 1999 | 2.08% | 2.72% |
| 1998 | 2.08% | 2.66% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | 2.59% |
| 1996 | 2.15% | 2.48% |
| 1995 | 1.71% | 2.44% |
| 1994 | 0.72% | 2.42% |
| 1993 | 0.42% | 2.41% |
| 1992 | 0.62% | 2.44% |
| 1991 | 0.61% | 2.51% |
| 1990 | 1% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.54% | 2.68% |
| 1988 | 1.34% | 2.78% |
| 1987 | 1.17% | 2.93% |
| 1986 | 1.38% | 3.03% |
| 1985 | 1.25% | 3.05% |
| 1984 | 0.91% | 3.13% |
| 1983 | 0.58% | 3.28% |
| 1982 | 0.29% | 3.26% |
| 1981 | 0.02% | 3.11% |
| 1980 | -0.59% | 3.04% |
| 1979 | -1.02% | 3.04% |
| 1978 | -0.93% | 3.07% |
| 1977 | -0.83% | 3.08% |
| 1976 | -0.74% | 3.08% |
| 1975 | -0.64% | 3.04% |
| 1974 | -0.53% | 2.98% |
| 1973 | -0.41% | 2.92% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | 2.85% |
| 1971 | 3.29% | 2.8% |
| 1970 | 3.42% | 2.97% |
| 1969 | 3.47% | 3.24% |
| 1968 | 3.48% | 3.28% |
| 1967 | 3.49% | 3.26% |
| 1966 | 3.48% | 3.25% |
| 1965 | 3.55% | 3.22% |
| 1964 | 4.04% | 3.21% |
| 1963 | 4.62% | 3.21% |
| 1962 | 4.08% | 3.2% |
| 1961 | 3.36% | 3.18% |
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/zambia | CC BY
In 2025, the population of Suriname grew by 0.85%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.81%.
Live population counters
|
Suriname
|
Zambia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
648096
|
22844606
|
| Population rank | 165/197 | 62/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.008% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
1.62 hours
|
52.8 seconds
|
| One birth every |
48.3 minutes
|
45.2 seconds
|
| One death every |
2.02 hours
|
4.77 minutes
|
| Daily growth/decline | +15 | +1,641 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,419 | +598,918 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.85% | +2.81% |
| Population growth rate rank | 107/197 | 19/197 |
| One migration net change every |
9.08 hours
|
1.34 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -967 | +6,562 |
| Net migration rank | 92/196 | 47/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 51,902 | 249,205 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 148/195 | 105/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 8.2% | 1.2% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 74/195 | 150/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Suriname
|
Zambia
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -967 | - | 6,562 |
| 2024 | 6,541 | -1,166 | 587,419 | 7,381 |
| 2023 | 6,697 | -988 | 577,660 | 9,521 |
| 2022 | 6,719 | -988 | 563,456 | -8,566 |
| 2021 | 5,291 | -486 | 535,629 | 8,143 |
| 2020 | 6,640 | -296 | 536,484 | 8,156 |
| 2019 | 6,564 | 191 | 528,089 | 18,385 |
| 2018 | 6,613 | -851 | 515,644 | 18,431 |
| 2017 | 6,772 | -935 | 504,630 | 25,789 |
| 2016 | 6,979 | -906 | 497,521 | 25,860 |
| 2015 | 7,150 | -967 | 491,021 | 16,261 |
| 2014 | 7,284 | -959 | 483,663 | 16,574 |
| 2013 | 7,350 | -968 | 476,846 | 15,542 |
| 2012 | 7,405 | -1,011 | 469,406 | 8,958 |
| 2011 | 7,401 | -1,060 | 459,743 | 13,569 |
| 2010 | 7,489 | -1,138 | 448,337 | 22,761 |
| 2009 | 7,559 | -1,204 | 434,458 | 44,867 |
| 2008 | 7,552 | -1,255 | 419,560 | 39,249 |
| 2007 | 7,468 | -1,312 | 403,729 | 49,945 |
| 2006 | 7,278 | -1,403 | 387,891 | 29,517 |
| 2005 | 7,037 | -1,534 | 368,756 | 35,316 |
| 2004 | 6,948 | -1,676 | 349,352 | 7,819 |
| 2003 | 7,396 | 2,345 | 331,189 | 20,845 |
| 2002 | 7,916 | 2,076 | 316,041 | 3,206 |
| 2001 | 8,349 | 1,641 | 302,682 | 23,582 |
| 2000 | 8,323 | 1,516 | 293,186 | -4,338 |
| 1999 | 8,236 | 1,380 | 283,297 | -16,888 |
| 1998 | 8,173 | 1,241 | 275,568 | -26,796 |
| 1997 | 8,106 | 1,164 | 268,198 | -26,276 |
| 1996 | 8,031 | 1,165 | 262,468 | -38,358 |
| 1995 | 7,968 | 1,275 | 257,897 | -45,423 |
| 1994 | 7,929 | -2,713 | 252,023 | -45,504 |
| 1993 | 8,127 | -7,291 | 245,917 | -47,739 |
| 1992 | 8,355 | -5,662 | 239,953 | -43,656 |
| 1991 | 8,637 | -6,174 | 237,957 | -44,203 |
| 1990 | 9,047 | -6,471 | 235,835 | -38,619 |
| 1989 | 9,441 | -3,846 | 233,429 | -36,736 |
| 1988 | 9,347 | -2,573 | 230,118 | -31,270 |
| 1987 | 9,319 | -5,467 | 227,813 | -26,338 |
| 1986 | 9,222 | -3,920 | 224,768 | -16,610 |
| 1985 | 9,177 | -3,763 | 221,351 | -18,474 |
| 1984 | 9,031 | -4,894 | 216,695 | -18,652 |
| 1983 | 8,797 | -6,036 | 212,712 | -11,849 |
| 1982 | 8,197 | -6,566 | 207,621 | -3,676 |
| 1981 | 7,541 | -6,991 | 202,822 | -16,072 |
| 1980 | 7,002 | -7,390 | 198,817 | -24,664 |
| 1979 | 7,312 | -11,375 | 197,578 | -29,515 |
| 1978 | 7,650 | -11,389 | 194,933 | -30,284 |
| 1977 | 7,998 | -11,390 | 191,557 | -30,423 |
| 1976 | 8,327 | -11,381 | 186,762 | -30,612 |
| 1975 | 8,587 | -11,287 | 182,258 | -30,886 |
| 1974 | 8,751 | -11,061 | 174,484 | -31,178 |
| 1973 | 8,877 | -10,765 | 168,258 | -31,472 |
| 1972 | 8,893 | -10,285 | 161,648 | -31,672 |
| 1971 | 8,814 | 3,552 | 155,249 | -31,651 |
| 1970 | 8,823 | 3,791 | 149,380 | -31,370 |
| 1969 | 8,880 | 3,575 | 142,660 | -11,469 |
| 1968 | 8,980 | 3,147 | 137,315 | -5,447 |
| 1967 | 9,104 | 2,637 | 131,938 | -5,298 |
| 1966 | 9,243 | 2,103 | 127,164 | -5,129 |
| 1965 | 9,270 | 1,657 | 122,814 | -5,023 |
| 1964 | 9,174 | 1,820 | 117,197 | -4,851 |
| 1963 | 8,838 | 4,181 | 114,555 | -4,676 |
| 1962 | 8,529 | 4,703 | 110,173 | -4,428 |
| 1961 | 8,361 | 660 | 106,318 | -4,043 |
| 1960 | 8,170 | 544 | 102,335 | -3,898 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).
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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 Zambia 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,337,553 people) and 2.37% is from migration (a gain of 129,361 people).
As of 2024, 51,902 residents or 8.2% of the population were not native-born in Suriname, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.
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Population differences between Suriname and Zambia
|
Suriname
|
Zambia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 74 years | 66.9 years |
| Average age | 32.6 years | 22.8 years |
| Median age | 29.6 years | 19 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.23 births per woman | 4.04 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.4 ppl/mi² | 78.5 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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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- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, 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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