Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Suriname
Suriname: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 42.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Suriname stood at 42.0%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Suriname peaked at 42.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1993.
That places Suriname 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.8% | — |
| 1991 | 34.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 34.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 33.7% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 34.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 34.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 35.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 42.0% | +0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 42.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4%, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 42.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.4%, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 33.7% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 35.1% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 38.1% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 40.9% | 42.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,520 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,366 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,643 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,612 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0955 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Suriname?
- Labor force, female in Suriname was 42.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1993.
- How does Suriname rank for labor force, female?
- Suriname ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.