Number of one year olds in Suriname

Suriname: Number of one year olds was 5,249 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5,249
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
166th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6,446
in 1971
All-time low
3,313
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Suriname, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number of one year olds in Suriname stood at 5,249.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Suriname peaked at 6,446 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3,313, in 1950.

That places Suriname 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of one year olds in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in Suriname, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 3,313 —
1951 3,543 +6.9%
1952 3,756 +6.0%
1953 3,916 +4.3%
1954 4,081 +4.2%
1955 4,245 +4.0%
1956 4,410 +3.9%
1957 4,580 +3.9%
1958 4,742 +3.5%
1959 4,900 +3.3%
1960 5,056 +3.2%
1961 5,202 +2.9%
1962 5,478 +5.3%
1963 5,813 +6.1%
1964 5,540 -4.7%
1965 5,503 -0.7%
1966 6,032 +9.6%
1967 6,237 +3.4%
1968 6,319 +1.3%
1969 6,393 +1.2%
1970 6,443 +0.8%
1971 6,446 +0.0%
1972 6,242 -3.2%
1973 5,884 -5.7%
1974 5,628 -4.4%
1975 5,462 -2.9%
1976 5,314 -2.7%
1977 5,181 -2.5%
1978 5,059 -2.4%
1979 4,941 -2.3%
1980 4,845 -1.9%
1981 4,872 +0.6%
1982 5,039 +3.4%
1983 5,280 +4.8%
1984 5,553 +5.2%
1985 5,745 +3.5%
1986 5,833 +1.5%
1987 5,873 +0.7%
1988 5,910 +0.6%
1989 5,951 +0.7%
1990 5,942 -0.2%
1991 5,811 -2.2%
1992 5,611 -3.4%
1993 5,445 -3.0%
1994 5,332 -2.1%
1995 5,248 -1.6%
1996 5,239 -0.2%
1997 5,297 +1.1%
1998 5,350 +1.0%
1999 5,428 +1.5%
2000 5,524 +1.8%
2001 5,620 +1.7%
2002 5,686 +1.2%
2003 5,684 -0.0%
2004 5,588 -1.7%
2005 5,468 -2.1%
2006 5,409 -1.1%
2007 5,425 +0.3%
2008 5,473 +0.9%
2009 5,497 +0.4%
2010 5,497 +0.0%
2011 5,481 -0.3%
2012 5,465 -0.3%
2013 5,479 +0.3%
2014 5,503 +0.4%
2015 5,504 +0.0%
2016 5,479 -0.5%
2017 5,408 -1.3%
2018 5,316 -1.7%
2019 5,251 -1.2%
2020 5,228 -0.4%
2021 5,228 +0.0%
2022 5,237 +0.2%
2023 5,249 +0.2%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 5,249 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,663, 13% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 5,249 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,700, 41% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 4,149 3,313 4,900 10
1960s 5,757 5,056 6,393 10
1970s 5,660 4,941 6,446 10
1980s 5,490 4,845 5,951 10
1990s 5,470 5,239 5,942 10
2000s 5,537 5,409 5,686 10
2010s 5,438 5,251 5,504 10
2020s 5,236 5,228 5,249 4

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 163 Estonia 6,192 compare
  2. 164 Mauritius 6,186 compare
  3. 165 Reunion 5,697 compare
  4. 167 Mayotte 5,122 compare
  5. 168 Bhutan 4,795 compare
  6. 169 Western Sahara 4,391 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Suriname?
Number of one year olds in Suriname was 5,249 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 6,446 in 1971.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 3,313 in 1950.
How does Suriname rank for number of one year olds?
Suriname ranks 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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