Urban pop in out of slums in Suriname

Suriname: Urban pop in out of slums was 64,885 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
64,885
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
113th
of 174 countries
All-time high
64,885
in 2022
All-time low
23,623
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2022

Urban pop in out of slums in Suriname, 2000–2022

020.0k40.0k60.0k2000201120222000: 23.6k2002: 27.4k2004: 31.2k2006: 34.8k2008: 38.6k2010: 42.4k2012: 46.5k2014: 50.6k2016: 54.9k2018: 59.3k2020: 63.9k2022: 64.9k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban pop in out of slums in Suriname is 64,885, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban pop in out of slums in Suriname peaked at 64,885 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23,623, in 2000.

Suriname ranks 113th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31,121 23,623 38,552 5
2010s 50,744 42,435 59,269 5
2020s 64,374 63,862 64,885 2

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 110 Maldives 74,993 compare
  2. 111 Brunei Darussalam 73,540 compare
  3. 112 Moldova, Republic of 70,961 compare
  4. 114 Trinidad and Tobago 63,567 compare
  5. 115 Kyrgyz Republic 59,042 compare
  6. 116 Serbia, Republic of 58,378 compare

See the full ranking of 174 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban pop in out of slums in Suriname?
Urban pop in out of slums in Suriname was 64,885 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban pop in out of slums recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 64,885 in 2022.
What is the lowest urban pop in out of slums recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 23,623 in 2000.
How does Suriname rank for urban pop in out of slums?
Suriname ranks 113th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
Is urban pop in out of slums rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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 Urban pop in out of slums. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban pop in out of slums
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 1,988 data points, 2000–2022
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