Share of female workers by sector in Suriname
Suriname: Share of female workers by sector was 5.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of female workers by sector in Suriname, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of female workers by sector in Suriname stood at 5.7.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in Suriname peaked at 5.95 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.71, in 1996.
Suriname ranks 111th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of female workers by sector in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.34 | — |
| 1992 | 3.16 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 2.19 | -30.8% |
| 1994 | 2.31 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 3.27 | +41.5% |
| 1996 | 1.71 | -47.8% |
| 1997 | 2.89 | +69.0% |
| 1998 | 3.17 | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 3.37 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 3.65 | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 3.88 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 4.41 | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 4.38 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 4.68 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 4.58 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.53 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.49 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.45 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 4.6 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 4.71 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.79 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.06 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 5.25 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 5.41 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.55 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.66 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.71 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.56 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 5.67 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 5.85 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 5.9 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.95 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 5.86 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 5.79 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 5.7 | -1.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 5.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.64, 49% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 5.7 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.27, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of female workers by sector in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +69.0% | 1.71 | 2.89 |
| 1996 | -47.8% | 3.27 | 1.71 |
| 1995 | +41.5% | 2.31 | 3.27 |
| 1993 | -30.8% | 3.16 | 2.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.82 | 1.71 | 3.37 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.36 | 3.65 | 4.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.34 | 4.71 | 5.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.84 | 5.7 | 5.95 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More gender data for Suriname
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 158.99 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4271 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 506.66 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 506.66 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,469 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female workers by sector in Suriname?
- Share of female workers by sector in Suriname was 5.7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 5.95 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 in 1996.
- How does Suriname rank for share of female workers by sector?
- Suriname ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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