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Suriname

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
639,850 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 563,402in 2017[4]
Land area
160,508 km²[5]
Total area
163,270 km²[6] land and water
Official language
Currency
Land borders
France, Brazil, Guyana[10]
Coast
Yes[10]
Continent
Official names
  • Suriname[11]
  • la République du Suriname[12]

Parts of Suriname

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Through time

Population over time[3]
19602025639.9K

263,918 in 1960, 639,850 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
1960263,918
1961272,791
1962283,912
1963297,034
1964309,041
1965320,000
1966331,135
1967342,679
1968354,616
1969366,906
1970379,442
1971391,932
1972397,413
1973395,772
1974393,676
1975391,170
1976388,289
1977385,067
1978381,502
1979377,602
1980375,377
1981375,459
1982376,555
1983378,746
1984382,193
1985386,972
1986392,330
1987396,911
1988402,227
1989408,409
1990412,493
1991415,013
1992417,589
1993419,352
1994422,375
1995429,606
1996438,830
1997448,067
1998457,406
1999466,916
2000476,643
2001486,560
2002496,551
2003506,414
2004513,923
2005519,313
2006524,997
2007531,016
2008537,245
2009543,568
2010549,923
2011556,269
2012562,633
2013569,020
2014575,373
2015581,627
2016587,757
2017593,713
2018599,513
2019605,768
2020612,317
2021617,896
2022623,164
2023628,886
2024634,431
2025639,850

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
SR[13]
ISO alpha-3
SUR[14]
ISO numeric
740[15]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Suriname (Q730), capital: Paramaribo (revision 2562625390) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online, retrieved 14 May 2025
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Suriname (Q730), population (revision 2562625390) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Suriname (Q730), area (revision 2562625390) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Suriname (Q730), official language: Dutch (revision 2562625390) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Suriname (Q730), currency: Surinamese dollar (revision 2562625390) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Suriname (Q730), continent: South America (revision 2562625390) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  10. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  11. Wikidata: Suriname (Q730), official name (revision 2562625390) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  12. Wikidata: Suriname (Q730), official name (revision 2562625390) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  13. Wikidata: Suriname (Q730), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2562625390) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: Suriname (Q730), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2562625390) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: Suriname (Q730), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2562625390) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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