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Suriname: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 618,040 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 0.821 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 50.687 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 66.307 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 15.4 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 70.274 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 2.02 billion kWh (2021) #140
Consumption 2.37 billion kWh (2021) #141
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0.8 billion kWh (2021) #75
Renewable Electricity Generation 1.02 billion kWh (2021) #117

Oil

Ranking
Production 14.34 thousand bbl/day (2021) #86
Consumption 14.75 thousand bbl/day (2021) #144
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.089 billion bbl (2021) #72

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0.25 billion cu ft (2021) #119
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 55 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 752,270 (2018 est.)
Highways 4,303 km (2003)
Internet Users 265,964 (2016 est.)
Telephones 88,098 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationNorthern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between French Guiana and Guyana
Total Area163,820 sq. km
Land Area156,000 sq. km
Water Area7,820 sq. km
Coastline386 km
Climatetropical; moderated by trade winds
Terrainmostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps
Lowest Pointunnamed location in the coastal plain -2 m
Highest Point Juliana Top 1,230 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020