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 131st of 186 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.
Labor force, total, per capita in Suriname, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3013 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3023 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3028 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3015 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3025 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3037 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3045 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3058 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3074 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.309 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3163 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3231 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3296 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3357 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3409 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3452 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3496 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3539 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3583 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3629 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3678 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3731 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3786 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3842 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3901 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3962 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4024 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4049 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4081 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4101 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3852 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3911 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3939 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3968 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4003 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.4019 units per person | +0.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.4019 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 86% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.4019 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4785 units per person, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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 131st out of 186 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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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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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.