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Live births in Suriname

Live births in Suriname was 10,879 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 167th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count10,879 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.1%
Rank167th of 236Countries ranked
Series high13,0831965
Series low8,4411950
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Live births in Suriname, 1950 to 2023

8,0009,00010K11K12K13K14K19501961197219831994200520231950: 8,441 count1951: 8,753 count1952: 9,067 count1953: 9,391 count1954: 9,717 count1955: 10,071 count1956: 10,444 count1957: 10,791 count1958: 11,150 count1959: 11,509 count1960: 11,844 count1961: 12,100 count1962: 12,342 count1963: 12,656 count1964: 12,979 count1965: 13,083 count1966: 13,080 count1967: 12,998 count1968: 12,891 count1969: 12,819 count1970: 12,803 count1971: 12,846 count1972: 12,983 count1973: 12,914 count1974: 12,749 count1975: 12,557 count1976: 12,277 count1977: 11,934 count1978: 11,583 count1979: 11,251 count1980: 10,956 count1981: 11,370 count1982: 11,933 count1983: 12,460 count1984: 12,626 count1985: 12,714 count1986: 12,784 count1987: 12,846 count1988: 12,828 count1989: 12,839 count1990: 12,429 count1991: 11,990 count1992: 11,680 count1993: 11,422 count1994: 11,186 count1995: 11,208 count1996: 11,362 count1997: 11,543 count1998: 11,732 count1999: 11,931 count2000: 12,163 count2001: 12,338 count2002: 12,044 count2003: 11,658 count2004: 11,334 count2005: 11,269 count2006: 11,378 count2007: 11,453 count2008: 11,464 count2009: 11,444 count2010: 11,393 count2011: 11,360 count2012: 11,439 count2013: 11,450 count2014: 11,426 count2015: 11,329 count2016: 11,133 count2017: 10,953 count2018: 10,846 count2019: 10,824 count2020: 10,833 count2021: 10,861 count2022: 10,887 count2023: 10,879 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202310,879 Estimated
202210,887 Estimated
202110,861 Estimated
202010,833 Estimated
201910,824 Estimated
201810,846 Estimated
201710,953 Estimated
201611,133 Estimated
201511,329 Estimated
201411,426 Estimated
201311,450 Estimated
201211,439 Estimated
201111,360 Estimated
201011,393 Estimated
200911,444 Estimated
200811,464 Estimated
200711,453 Estimated
200611,378 Estimated
200511,269 Estimated
200411,334 Estimated
200311,658 Estimated
200212,044 Estimated
200112,338 Estimated
200012,163 Estimated
199911,931 Estimated
199811,732 Estimated
199711,543 Estimated
199611,362 Estimated
199511,208 Estimated
199411,186 Estimated
199311,422 Estimated
199211,680 Estimated
199111,990 Estimated
199012,429 Estimated
198912,839 Estimated
198812,828 Estimated
198712,846 Estimated
198612,784 Estimated
198512,714 Estimated
198412,626 Estimated
198312,460 Estimated
198211,933 Estimated
198111,370 Estimated
198010,956 Estimated
197911,251 Estimated
197811,583 Estimated
197711,934 Estimated
197612,277 Estimated
197512,557 Estimated
197412,749 Estimated
197312,914 Estimated
197212,983 Estimated
197112,846 Estimated
197012,803 Estimated
196912,819 Estimated
196812,891 Estimated
196712,998 Estimated
196613,080 Estimated
196513,083 Estimated
196412,979 Estimated
196312,656 Estimated
196212,342 Estimated
196112,100 Estimated
196011,844 Estimated
195911,509 Estimated
195811,150 Estimated
195710,791 Estimated
195610,444 Estimated
195510,071 Estimated
19549,717 Estimated
19539,391 Estimated
19529,067 Estimated
19518,753 Estimated
19508,441 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Suriname, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Suriname, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/suriname. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Suriname, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/suriname.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Suriname, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/suriname (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_suriname_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Suriname, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/suriname. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Suriname?

Live births in Suriname was 10,879 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 167th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Suriname?

13,083 in 1965, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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