Short facts about people of Suriname
| Population: |
433,998 (July 2001
est.) |
| Age
structure: |
0-14 years: 31.62% (male 70,314; female 66,924)
15-64 years: 62.71%
(male 138,969; female 133,193)
65 years and over: 5.67% (male
11,194; female 13,404) (2001 est.) |
| Population
growth rate: |
0.6% (2001
est.) |
| Birth
rate: |
20.53 births/1,000 population (2001
est.) |
| Death
rate: |
5.68 deaths/1,000 population (2001
est.) |
| Net
migration rate: |
-8.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001
est.) |
| Sex
ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05
male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65
years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03
male(s)/female (2001 est.) |
| Infant
mortality rate: |
24.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2001
est.) |
| Life
expectancy at birth: |
total population:
71.63 years
male: 68.97 years
female:
74.42 years (2001 est.) |
| Total
fertility rate: |
2.47 children born/woman (2001
est.) |
| HIV/AIDS -
adult prevalence rate: |
1.26% (1999
est.) |
| HIV/AIDS -
people living with HIV/AIDS: |
3,000 (1999
est.) |
| HIV/AIDS -
deaths: |
210 (1999
est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Surinamer(s)
adjective:
Surinamese |
| Ethnic
groups: |
Hindustani (also known locally as "East
Indians"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of
the 19th century) 37%, Creole (mixed white and black) 31%, Javanese 15%,
"Maroons" (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and
18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 10%, Amerindian 2%,
Chinese 2%, white 1%, other 2% |
| Religions: |
Hindu 27.4%, Muslim 19.6%, Roman
Catholic 22.8%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), indigenous beliefs
5% |
| Languages: |
Dutch (official), English (widely
spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native
language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca
among others), Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi),
Javanese |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
93%
male: 95%
female: 91% (1995
est.) | Source: World Factbook |
