Demographics of Suriname

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsHindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5%

Ethnic groupsHindustani (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%

Demographics

Total fertility rate2.08 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence11.1 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index52.9

Intentional homicides6.10 per 100,000 people (2012)

Total Population573 Thousand (2014)567 Thousand (2013)560 Thousand (2012)

Population Growth1.12 % (2014)1.15 % (2013)1.22 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.29 Square kilometer per capita

Population density3.50 capita per square kilometer (2014)3.46 capita per square kilometer (2013)3.42 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people303 per 1,000 people (2011)292 per 1,000 people (2010)282 per 1,000 people (2009)

Vehicles per km of road23.4 per km of road (2003)20.0 per km of road (2002)19.5 per km of road (2001)

Mobile cellular subscriptions127 per 100 people (2013)106 per 100 people (2012)101 per 100 people (2011)

Mobile cellular subscriptions of Suriname

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers6.88 per 100 people (2013)5.48 per 100 people (2012)4.37 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers of Suriname

Internet users37.4 per 100 people (2013)34.7 per 100 people (2012)32.0 per 100 people (2011)