Labor force, total, per capita in Suriname
Suriname: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4019 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Suriname stood at 0.4019 units per person.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Suriname peaked at 0.4101 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3013 units per person, in 1990.
Suriname ranks 132nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3041 units per person | 0.3013 units per person | 0.309 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3415 units per person | 0.3163 units per person | 0.3629 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3916 units per person | 0.3678 units per person | 0.4101 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3949 units per person | 0.3852 units per person | 0.4019 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,068 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0082 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Suriname?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Suriname was 0.4019 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4101 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3013 units per person in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Suriname ranks 132nd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.