Fertility Rate: Suriname
Suriname's fertility rate is currently 2.231 births per woman as of 2024. # Suriname Fertility Rate Suriname's fertility rate stands at 2.
Current (2024)
2.231 births per woman
-0.8% y/y
Peak (1960)
6.59 births per woman
Low (2024)
2.231 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Suriname
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Suriname
Analysis# Suriname Fertility Rate
Suriname's fertility rate stands at 2.231 births per woman in 2024, marking a historic low for the country. Since 1960, when the rate peaked at 6.59 births per woman, the nation has experienced a dramatic 66.1% decline. This shift reflects broader demographic transitions across Latin America, driven by improved access to education, contraception, and economic development.
The downward trajectory has been remarkably consistent over the past decade. From 2015 to 2024, the fertility rate fell steadily from 2.57 to 2.231 births per woman, with each year registering incremental decreases. This sustained decline suggests Suriname's fertility rate has stabilized near replacement level, aligning the country with demographic patterns common to middle-income economies in the region.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.231 births per woman | -0.80% |
| 2023 | 2.249 births per woman | -1.10% |
| 2022 | 2.274 births per woman | -0.92% |
| 2021 | 2.295 births per woman | -0.82% |
| 2020 | 2.314 births per woman | -1.41% |
| 2019 | 2.347 births per woman | -1.43% |
| 2018 | 2.381 births per woman | -2.06% |
| 2017 | 2.431 births per woman | -2.76% |
| 2016 | 2.5 births per woman | -2.72% |
| 2015 | 2.57 births per woman | -1.91% |
| 2014 | 2.62 births per woman | -1.17% |
| 2013 | 2.651 births per woman | -0.67% |
| 2012 | 2.669 births per woman | +0.07% |
| 2011 | 2.667 births per woman | -0.78% |
| 2010 | 2.688 births per woman | -0.88% |
| 2009 | 2.712 births per woman | -0.55% |
| 2008 | 2.727 births per woman | -0.29% |
| 2007 | 2.735 births per woman | +0.29% |
| 2006 | 2.727 births per woman | +0.55% |
| 2005 | 2.712 births per woman | -0.95% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.738 births per woman | -3.56% |
| 2003 | 2.839 births per woman | -3.96% |
| 2002 | 2.956 births per woman | -3.30% |
| 2001 | 3.057 births per woman | +0.36% |
| 2000 | 3.046 births per woman | +0.99% |
| 1999 | 3.016 births per woman | +1.00% |
| 1998 | 2.986 births per woman | +1.15% |
| 1997 | 2.952 births per woman | +1.10% |
| 1996 | 2.92 births per woman | +0.79% |
| 1995 | 2.897 births per woman | -0.07% |
| 1994 | 2.899 births per woman | -1.50% |
| 1993 | 2.943 births per woman | -2.32% |
| 1992 | 3.013 births per woman | -2.62% |
| 1991 | 3.094 births per woman | -4.06% |
| 1990 | 3.225 births per woman | -4.78% |
| 1989 | 3.387 births per woman | -2.14% |
| 1988 | 3.461 births per woman | -1.95% |
| 1987 | 3.53 births per woman | -2.22% |
| 1986 | 3.61 births per woman | -2.72% |
| 1985 | 3.711 births per woman | -2.24% |
| 1984 | 3.796 births per woman | -1.79% |
| 1983 | 3.865 births per woman | +1.15% |
| 1982 | 3.821 births per woman | +1.84% |
| 1981 | 3.752 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 1980 | 3.791 births per woman | -3.41% |
| 1979 | 3.925 births per woman | -3.80% |
| 1978 | 4.08 births per woman | -4.14% |
| 1977 | 4.256 births per woman | -4.25% |
| 1976 | 4.445 births per woman | -3.97% |
| 1975 | 4.629 births per woman | -3.78% |
| 1974 | 4.811 births per woman | -3.91% |
| 1973 | 5.007 births per woman | -3.27% |
| 1972 | 5.176 births per woman | -3.36% |
| 1971 | 5.356 births per woman | -3.13% |
| 1970 | 5.529 births per woman | -2.93% |
| 1969 | 5.696 births per woman | -2.85% |
| 1968 | 5.863 births per woman | -2.90% |
| 1967 | 6.038 births per woman | -2.58% |
| 1966 | 6.198 births per woman | -1.95% |
| 1965 | 6.321 births per woman | -1.63% |
| 1964 | 6.426 births per woman | -1.26% |
| 1963 | 6.508 births per woman | -0.97% |
| 1962 | 6.572 births per woman | -0.17% |
| 1961 | 6.583 births per woman | -0.11% |
| 1960 | 6.59 births per woman | — |
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