Indicator	Value
Total population	634,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 634,400 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 634,400 people
Median age	28.4 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	73.6–73.8 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 73.76 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 73.63 years
Ethnic groups	Hindustani (also known locally as "East Indians"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 27.4%, Maroon (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 21.7%, Creole (mixed White and Black) 15.7%, Javanese 13.7%, mixed 13.4%, other 7.6%, unspecified 0.6% (2012 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is the native language of Creoles and much of the younger population), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), JavaneseCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Protestant 23.6% (includes Evangelical 11.2%, Moravian 11.2%, Reformed 0.7%, Lutheran 0.5%), Hindu 22.3%, Roman Catholic 21.6%, Muslim 13.8%, other Christian 3.2%, Winti 1.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 1.7%, none 7.5%, unspecified 3.2% (2012 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	66.4% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	0.878 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	17.2 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	6.84 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	65.8 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Akurio / Aukan / Caribbean Hindustani / Caribbean Javanese / Chaima / Dutch / English / Galibi Carib / Guyanese Creole English / Joeka-Oajana Pidgin / Kajana Sign Language / Kwinti / Lokono / Mapidian-Mawayana / Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin / Portuguese / Saramaccan / Sranan Tongo / Trió / Warao / WayanaGlottolog [2026]