Share of the population that is female in Suriname
Suriname: Share of the population that is female was 50.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Suriname, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Suriname is 50.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Suriname peaked at 50.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 1971.
That places Suriname 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.1% | 48.9% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.1% | 48.8% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.7% | 49.5% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 49.5% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 49.2% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 49.4% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 49.9% | 50.1% | 6 |
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More gender data for Suriname
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 5,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 5,227 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 5,210 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 5,403 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Suriname?
- Share of the population that is female in Suriname was 50.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 1971.
- How does Suriname rank for share of the population that is female?
- Suriname ranks 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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