Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Suriname

Population aged 65 and over in Suriname in 2025 — 52,412 people. Ranked 168 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 297.5%.

2025 52,412 people +4.58% vs 2024
World rank 168of 217
Period maximum 52,412 people2025
Period minimum 12,735 people1988

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Suriname, 1960–2025020,00040,00060,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 13,185 people1962: 15,486 people1964: 16,161 people1966: 15,953 people1968: 15,789 people1970: 15,885 people1972: 16,213 people1974: 16,325 people1976: 16,483 people1978: 16,571 people1980: 16,105 people1982: 14,424 people1984: 13,318 people1986: 12,842 people1988: 12,735 people1990: 12,882 people1992: 12,996 people1994: 13,241 people1996: 15,051 people1998: 17,922 people2000: 21,423 people2002: 25,321 people2004: 28,738 people2006: 29,676 people2008: 30,890 people2010: 32,155 people2012: 33,450 people2014: 34,755 people2016: 36,732 people2018: 39,489 people2020: 42,762 people2022: 45,838 people2024: 50,115 people2025: 52,412 people
Change over the period: +39,227 (+297.51%) Average annual rate: 2.15 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Suriname 52,412 people
World 855M people
South America computed 48.13M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 52,412 +2,297 +4.58%
2024 50,115 +2,184 +4.56%
2023 47,931 +2,093 +4.57%
2022 45,838 +1,570 +3.55%
2021 44,268 +1,506 +3.52%
2020 42,762 +1,744 +4.25%
2019 41,018 +1,529 +3.87%
2018 39,489 +1,440 +3.78%
2017 38,049 +1,317 +3.59%
2016 36,732 +1,100 +3.09%
2015 35,632 +877 +2.52%
2014 34,755 +694 +2.04%
2013 34,061 +611 +1.83%
2012 33,450 +631 +1.92%
2011 32,819 +664 +2.06%
2010 32,155 +652 +2.07%
2009 31,503 +613 +1.98%
2008 30,890 +606 +2%
2007 30,284 +608 +2.05%
2006 29,676 +541 +1.86%
2005 29,135 +397 +1.38%
2004 28,738 +1,280 +4.66%
2003 27,458 +2,137 +8.44%
2002 25,321 +1,985 +8.51%
2001 23,336 +1,913 +8.93%
2000 21,423 +1,817 +9.27%
1999 19,606 +1,684 +9.4%
1998 17,922 +1,526 +9.31%
1997 16,396 +1,345 +8.94%
1996 15,051 +1,155 +8.31%
1995 13,896 +655 +4.95%
1994 13,241 +162 +1.24%
1993 13,079 +83 +0.64%
1992 12,996 +72 +0.56%
1991 12,924 +42 +0.33%
1990 12,882 +60 +0.47%
1989 12,822 +87 +0.68%
1988 12,735 −4 −0.03%
1987 12,739 −103 −0.8%
1986 12,842 −170 −1.31%
1985 13,012 −306 −2.3%
1984 13,318 −474 −3.44%
1983 13,792 −632 −4.38%
1982 14,424 −773 −5.09%
1981 15,197 −908 −5.64%
1980 16,105 −485 −2.92%
1979 16,590 +19 +0.11%
1978 16,571 +35 +0.21%
1977 16,536 +53 +0.32%
1976 16,483 +71 +0.43%
1975 16,412 +87 +0.53%
1974 16,325 +76 +0.47%
1973 16,249 +36 +0.22%
1972 16,213 +131 +0.81%
1971 16,082 +197 +1.24%
1970 15,885 +92 +0.58%
1969 15,793 +4 +0.03%
1968 15,789 −60 −0.38%
1967 15,849 −104 −0.65%
1966 15,953 −133 −0.83%
1965 16,086 −75 −0.46%
1964 16,161 +230 +1.44%
1963 15,931 +445 +2.87%
1962 15,486 +954 +6.56%
1961 14,532 +1,347 +10.22%
1960 13,185

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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