Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Suriname

Labor force participation rate in Suriname in 2025 — 53.82%. Ranked 143 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 5.67 pp.

2025 53.82% −0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 143of 182
Period maximum 56.31%2019
Period minimum 46.61%1999

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Suriname, 1990–20254547.55052.55557.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 48.15%1991: 48.23%1992: 48.22%1993: 47.95%1994: 48.04%1995: 47.98%1996: 47.64%1997: 47.29%1998: 46.95%1999: 46.61%2000: 47.17%2001: 47.73%2002: 48.29%2003: 48.85%2004: 49.41%2005: 49.97%2006: 50.53%2007: 51.09%2008: 51.66%2009: 52.22%2010: 52.78%2011: 53.34%2012: 53.89%2013: 54.45%2014: 55.01%2015: 55.56%2016: 56.12%2017: 56.14%2018: 56.3%2019: 56.31%2020: 52.65%2021: 53.25%2022: 53.41%2023: 53.58%2024: 53.84%2025: 53.82%
Change over the period: +5.67 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Suriname 53.82%
World 60.98%
South America computed 63.64%
Labor force participation rate — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 53.82 −0.01 pp
2024 53.84 +0.25 pp
2023 53.58 +0.17 pp
2022 53.41 +0.17 pp
2021 53.25 +0.59 pp
2020 52.65 −3.66 pp
2019 56.31 +0.01 pp
2018 56.3 +0.16 pp
2017 56.14 +0.02 pp
2016 56.12 +0.55 pp
2015 55.56 +0.56 pp
2014 55.01 +0.56 pp
2013 54.45 +0.56 pp
2012 53.89 +0.56 pp
2011 53.34 +0.56 pp
2010 52.78 +0.56 pp
2009 52.22 +0.56 pp
2008 51.66 +0.56 pp
2007 51.09 +0.56 pp
2006 50.53 +0.56 pp
2005 49.97 +0.56 pp
2004 49.41 +0.56 pp
2003 48.85 +0.56 pp
2002 48.29 +0.56 pp
2001 47.73 +0.56 pp
2000 47.17 +0.56 pp
1999 46.61 −0.34 pp
1998 46.95 −0.34 pp
1997 47.29 −0.34 pp
1996 47.64 −0.34 pp
1995 47.98 −0.06 pp
1994 48.04 +0.1 pp
1993 47.95 −0.27 pp
1992 48.22 −0.01 pp
1991 48.23 +0.08 pp
1990 48.15

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.