Population, ages 10-16, total in Suriname
Suriname: Population, ages 10-16, total was 58,992 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Population, ages 10-16, total in Suriname, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Suriname recorded 58,992 for population, ages 10-16, total in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 10-16, total in Suriname peaked at 67,456 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 58,643, in 1990.
That places Suriname 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Population, ages 10-16, total in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58,643 | — |
| 1991 | 59,259 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 60,590 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 62,333 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 64,068 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 65,471 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 66,484 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 67,167 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 67,456 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 67,305 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 66,706 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 65,574 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 63,956 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 62,175 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 60,652 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 59,693 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 59,425 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 59,737 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 60,386 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 61,000 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 61,316 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 61,261 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 60,923 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 60,361 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 59,689 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 58,992 | -1.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 58,992 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 777,800, 8% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 58,992 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 561,944, 10% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,878 | 58,643 | 67,456 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,930 | 59,425 | 66,706 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,424 | 58,992 | 61,316 | 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 population, ages 10-16, total in Suriname?
- Population, ages 10-16, total in Suriname was 58,992 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 10-16, total recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 67,456 in 1998.
- What is the lowest population, ages 10-16, total recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,643 in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for population, ages 10-16, total?
- Suriname ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 10-16, total rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 10-16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 10-16, total is the total population age 10-16.