Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Suriname

Share of population under 15 in Suriname in 2025 — 25.3%. Ranked 93 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 19.2 pp.

2025 25.3% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 93of 217
Period maximum 48.9%1969
Period minimum 25.3%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Suriname, 1960–20252030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.5%1962: 45.1%1964: 46.8%1966: 48%1968: 48.8%1970: 48.8%1972: 47.8%1974: 46%1976: 44.3%1978: 42.6%1980: 41%1982: 39.5%1984: 38.6%1986: 38%1988: 37.7%1990: 37.4%1992: 37.2%1994: 37%1996: 36.1%1998: 34.5%2000: 33%2002: 31.8%2004: 31%2006: 30.8%2008: 30.6%2010: 30.3%2012: 29.8%2014: 29.1%2016: 28.3%2018: 27.5%2020: 26.8%2022: 26.3%2024: 25.6%2025: 25.3%
Change over the period: −19.2 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Suriname 25.3%
World 24.4%
South America computed 20.8%
Share of population under 15 — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 25.3 −0.3 pp
2024 25.6 −0.3 pp
2023 25.9 −0.3 pp
2022 26.3 −0.3 pp
2021 26.5 −0.3 pp
2020 26.8 −0.3 pp
2019 27.2 −0.3 pp
2018 27.5 −0.4 pp
2017 27.9 −0.4 pp
2016 28.3 −0.4 pp
2015 28.7 −0.4 pp
2014 29.1 −0.4 pp
2013 29.4 −0.3 pp
2012 29.8 −0.3 pp
2011 30 −0.3 pp
2010 30.3 −0.2 pp
2009 30.5 −0.1 pp
2008 30.6 −0.1 pp
2007 30.7 −0.1 pp
2006 30.8 −0.1 pp
2005 30.9 −0.1 pp
2004 31 −0.3 pp
2003 31.3 −0.5 pp
2002 31.8 −0.5 pp
2001 32.3 −0.7 pp
2000 33 −0.7 pp
1999 33.7 −0.8 pp
1998 34.5 −0.8 pp
1997 35.3 −0.7 pp
1996 36.1 −0.6 pp
1995 36.7 −0.3 pp
1994 37 −0.1 pp
1993 37.1 −0.1 pp
1992 37.2 −0.1 pp
1991 37.3 −0.1 pp
1990 37.4 −0.1 pp
1989 37.5 −0.1 pp
1988 37.7 −0.2 pp
1987 37.8 −0.2 pp
1986 38 −0.3 pp
1985 38.3 −0.3 pp
1984 38.6 −0.4 pp
1983 39 −0.5 pp
1982 39.5 −0.7 pp
1981 40.1 −0.8 pp
1980 41 −0.8 pp
1979 41.8 −0.8 pp
1978 42.6 −0.8 pp
1977 43.4 −0.8 pp
1976 44.3 −0.8 pp
1975 45.1 −0.8 pp
1974 46 −0.9 pp
1973 46.8 −0.9 pp
1972 47.8 −0.7 pp
1971 48.5 −0.3 pp
1970 48.8 −0.1 pp
1969 48.9 +0.1 pp
1968 48.8 +0.3 pp
1967 48.5 +0.5 pp
1966 48 +0.6 pp
1965 47.4 +0.6 pp
1964 46.8 +0.7 pp
1963 46.1 +1 pp
1962 45.1 +0.6 pp
1961 44.6 +0 pp
1960 44.5

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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