Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Suriname

Children under 15 in Suriname in 2025 — 162,121 people. Ranked 166 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 37.9%.

2025 162,121 people −0.33% vs 2024
World rank 166of 217
Period maximum 189,894 people1971
Period minimum 117,568 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Suriname, 1960–2025100,000120,000140,000160,000180,000200,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 117,568 people1962: 128,131 people1964: 144,694 people1966: 158,993 people1968: 172,970 people1970: 185,038 people1972: 189,826 people1974: 180,896 people1976: 171,859 people1978: 162,467 people1980: 153,789 people1982: 148,681 people1984: 147,509 people1986: 149,153 people1988: 151,450 people1990: 154,377 people1992: 155,359 people1994: 156,450 people1996: 158,303 people1998: 157,892 people2000: 157,070 people2002: 157,677 people2004: 159,387 people2006: 161,825 people2008: 164,563 people2010: 166,624 people2012: 167,421 people2014: 167,276 people2016: 166,228 people2018: 164,939 people2020: 164,304 people2022: 163,612 people2024: 162,663 people2025: 162,121 people
Change over the period: +44,553 (+37.9%) Average annual rate: 0.5 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Suriname

Suriname 162,121 people
World 2.01B people
South America computed 91.21M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 514M people
Children under 15 — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 162,121 −542 −0.33%
2024 162,663 −510 −0.31%
2023 163,173 −439 −0.27%
2022 163,612 −393 −0.24%
2021 164,005 −299 −0.18%
2020 164,304 −250 −0.15%
2019 164,554 −385 −0.23%
2018 164,939 −600 −0.36%
2017 165,539 −689 −0.41%
2016 166,228 −617 −0.37%
2015 166,845 −431 −0.26%
2014 167,276 −193 −0.12%
2013 167,469 +48 +0.03%
2012 167,421 +267 +0.16%
2011 167,154 +530 +0.32%
2010 166,624 +881 +0.53%
2009 165,743 +1,180 +0.72%
2008 164,563 +1,352 +0.83%
2007 163,211 +1,386 +0.86%
2006 161,825 +1,264 +0.79%
2005 160,561 +1,174 +0.74%
2004 159,387 +980 +0.62%
2003 158,407 +730 +0.46%
2002 157,677 +502 +0.32%
2001 157,175 +105 +0.07%
2000 157,070 −292 −0.19%
1999 157,362 −530 −0.34%
1998 157,892 −425 −0.27%
1997 158,317 +14 +0.01%
1996 158,303 +597 +0.38%
1995 157,706 +1,256 +0.8%
1994 156,450 +796 +0.51%
1993 155,654 +295 +0.19%
1992 155,359 +519 +0.34%
1991 154,840 +463 +0.3%
1990 154,377 +1,083 +0.71%
1989 153,294 +1,844 +1.22%
1988 151,450 +1,376 +0.92%
1987 150,074 +921 +0.62%
1986 149,153 +1,028 +0.69%
1985 148,125 +616 +0.42%
1984 147,509 −134 −0.09%
1983 147,643 −1,038 −0.7%
1982 148,681 −2,055 −1.36%
1981 150,736 −3,053 −1.99%
1980 153,789 −4,040 −2.56%
1979 157,829 −4,638 −2.85%
1978 162,467 −4,722 −2.82%
1977 167,189 −4,670 −2.72%
1976 171,859 −4,563 −2.59%
1975 176,422 −4,474 −2.47%
1974 180,896 −4,456 −2.4%
1973 185,352 −4,474 −2.36%
1972 189,826 −68 −0.04%
1971 189,894 +4,856 +2.62%
1970 185,038 +5,717 +3.19%
1969 179,321 +6,351 +3.67%
1968 172,970 +6,841 +4.12%
1967 166,129 +7,136 +4.49%
1966 158,993 +7,181 +4.73%
1965 151,812 +7,118 +4.92%
1964 144,694 +7,758 +5.67%
1963 136,936 +8,805 +6.87%
1962 128,131 +6,553 +5.39%
1961 121,578 +4,010 +3.41%
1960 117,568

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.