Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Suriname
Suriname: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 1.55 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Suriname, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 1.55 units per square kilometre for labor force, total, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 1.55 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7743 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Suriname 183rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8202 units per square kilometre | 0.7743 units per square kilometre | 0.8989 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 units per square kilometre | 0.9391 units per square kilometre | 1.23 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 units per square kilometre | 1.26 units per square kilometre | 1.55 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 units per square kilometre | 1.47 units per square kilometre | 1.55 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 180 Iceland 2.34 units per square kilometre compare
- 181 Botswana 2.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 182 Australia 1.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 184 Guyana 1.51 units per square kilometre compare
- 185 Libya 1.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 186 Namibia 1.33 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Suriname?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Suriname was 1.55 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7743 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Suriname ranks 183rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.