What is population, age 17, female in Suriname?

Population, age 17, female in Suriname was 4,252 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 17, female recorded in Suriname?

The highest recorded value was 4,959 in 2001.

What is the lowest population, age 17, female recorded in Suriname?

The lowest recorded value was 3,638 in 1994.

How does Suriname rank for population, age 17, female?

Suriname ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 17, female rising or falling in Suriname?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Suriname data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 17, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 17, female in Suriname

Name: Population, age 17, female in Suriname
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Suriname: Population, age 17, female was 4,252 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

4,252

Change on year

up 4.5%

World rank

163rd

of 191 countries

All-time high

4,959

in 2001

All-time low

3,638

in 1994

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 17, female in Suriname, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 17, female in Suriname stood at 4,252.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 17, female in Suriname peaked at 4,959 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,638, in 1994.

That places Suriname 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	4,054	3,638	4,750	10
2000s	4,408	3,768	4,959	10
2010s	3,955	3,743	4,252	5

Countries ranked near Suriname

160 Estonia 5,912 compare
161 Qatar 5,707 compare
162 Cyprus 5,414 compare
164 Brunei Darussalam 3,459 compare
165 Belize 3,445 compare
166 Luxembourg 3,092 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Suriname

Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
Population ages 0-14 25.3% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
School enrollment, primary 91.9% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 5,068 (2021)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.23 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)

All data for Suriname →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 17, female in Suriname?: Population, age 17, female in Suriname was 4,252 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 17, female recorded in Suriname?: The highest recorded value was 4,959 in 2001.
What is the lowest population, age 17, female recorded in Suriname?: The lowest recorded value was 3,638 in 1994.
How does Suriname rank for population, age 17, female?: Suriname ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 17, female rising or falling in Suriname?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Suriname data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 17, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 17, female
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.