Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Suriname

Share of population aged 65 and over in Suriname in 2025 — 8.2%. Ranked 116 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3.2 pp.

2025 8.2% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 116of 217
Period maximum 8.2%2025
Period minimum 3.1%1992

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Suriname, 1960–202524681019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5%1962: 5.5%1964: 5.2%1966: 4.8%1968: 4.5%1970: 4.2%1972: 4.1%1974: 4.1%1976: 4.2%1978: 4.3%1980: 4.3%1982: 3.8%1984: 3.5%1986: 3.3%1988: 3.2%1990: 3.1%1992: 3.1%1994: 3.1%1996: 3.4%1998: 3.9%2000: 4.5%2002: 5.1%2004: 5.6%2006: 5.7%2008: 5.7%2010: 5.8%2012: 5.9%2014: 6%2016: 6.2%2018: 6.6%2020: 7%2022: 7.4%2024: 7.9%2025: 8.2%
Change over the period: +3.2 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Suriname 8.2%
World 10.4%
South America computed 11%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 8.2 +0.3 pp
2024 7.9 +0.3 pp
2023 7.6 +0.3 pp
2022 7.4 +0.2 pp
2021 7.2 +0.2 pp
2020 7 +0.2 pp
2019 6.8 +0.2 pp
2018 6.6 +0.2 pp
2017 6.4 +0.2 pp
2016 6.2 +0.1 pp
2015 6.1 +0.1 pp
2014 6 +0.1 pp
2013 6 +0 pp
2012 5.9 +0 pp
2011 5.9 +0.1 pp
2010 5.8 +0.1 pp
2009 5.8 +0 pp
2008 5.7 +0 pp
2007 5.7 +0.1 pp
2006 5.7 +0 pp
2005 5.6 +0 pp
2004 5.6 +0.2 pp
2003 5.4 +0.3 pp
2002 5.1 +0.3 pp
2001 4.8 +0.3 pp
2000 4.5 +0.3 pp
1999 4.2 +0.3 pp
1998 3.9 +0.3 pp
1997 3.7 +0.2 pp
1996 3.4 +0.2 pp
1995 3.2 +0.1 pp
1994 3.1 +0 pp
1993 3.1 +0 pp
1992 3.1 −0 pp
1991 3.1 −0 pp
1990 3.1 −0 pp
1989 3.1 −0 pp
1988 3.2 −0 pp
1987 3.2 −0.1 pp
1986 3.3 −0.1 pp
1985 3.4 −0.1 pp
1984 3.5 −0.2 pp
1983 3.6 −0.2 pp
1982 3.8 −0.2 pp
1981 4 −0.2 pp
1980 4.3 −0.1 pp
1979 4.4 +0 pp
1978 4.3 +0 pp
1977 4.3 +0 pp
1976 4.2 +0 pp
1975 4.2 +0 pp
1974 4.1 +0 pp
1973 4.1 +0 pp
1972 4.1 −0 pp
1971 4.1 −0.1 pp
1970 4.2 −0.1 pp
1969 4.3 −0.1 pp
1968 4.5 −0.2 pp
1967 4.6 −0.2 pp
1966 4.8 −0.2 pp
1965 5 −0.2 pp
1964 5.2 −0.1 pp
1963 5.4 −0.1 pp
1962 5.5 +0.1 pp
1961 5.3 +0.3 pp
1960 5

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

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