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Latin America & Caribbean · Country statistics

Suriname

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population639.85K2025 · peopleGross domestic product$4.52B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$7.07K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth73.82024 · yearsInternet use87.4%2023 · % of populationForest area94.4%2023 · % of land area
Under-five mortality
15.8

deaths / 1,000 live births·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Suriname2024 · 15.8
014.1528.342.4556.61960199320251983: 56.61984: 54.81985: 531986: 51.31987: 49.61988: 481989: 46.41990: 44.81991: 43.31992: 41.81993: 40.31994: 38.81995: 37.41996: 361997: 34.61998: 33.41999: 32.22000: 312001: 302002: 292003: 28.12004: 27.22005: 26.52006: 25.72007: 25.12008: 24.42009: 23.82010: 23.22011: 22.72012: 22.22013: 21.62014: 21.12015: 20.62016: 20.12017: 19.52018: 18.92019: 18.42020: 17.92021: 17.42022: 16.82023: 16.32024: 15.8

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Country context

Suriname in perspective

Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Capital
Paramaribo
Country code
SUR

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