Suriname, year by year

Every index this site holds for Suriname, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 2004

Human development rose from 0.679 in 2004 to 0.722 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 20 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 73.8 years2024at birthUp 6.8 years from 67 years in 2005
Internet users: 87%2023of people onlineUp 78 points from 10% in 2006
Urban population: 66%2025of people in towns and citiesDown 1 point from 67% in 2006
Births per woman: 2.232024births per womanDown 0.48 from 2.71 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 15%2021of energy usedDown 8 points from 23% in 2004
Access to electricity: 99%2024of people with electricityUp 4 points from 95% in 2005
Infant mortality: 152024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 9 from 24 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 4.1 t2024of CO2 per person a yearUp 0.8 t from 3.3 t in 2005
Forest area: 94%2023of land under forestDown 1 point from 95% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 8 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	—	62.1	—	—	3.23	—	—	37	2.7	95.8	—	—
1991	—	62.1	—	66.4	3.09	—	—	36	3.0	95.8	—	—
1992	—	62.3	—	66.5	3.01	—	—	35	2.9	95.8	—	—
1993	—	62.4	—	66.5	2.94	—	—	34	2.9	95.7	—	—
1994	—	62.5	—	66.5	2.90	—	—	33	2.9	95.7	—	—
1995	—	62.8	0.1	66.6	2.90	—	—	32	2.9	95.7	—	—
1996	—	63.1	0.2	66.6	2.92	—	—	31	2.8	95.7	—	—
1997	—	63.4	1.0	66.6	2.95	—	—	30	2.9	95.7	—	—
1998	—	63.7	1.7	66.7	2.99	—	—	29	2.9	95.6	—	—
1999	—	64.0	1.9	66.7	3.02	—	100	28	2.7	95.6	—	—
2000	—	64.4	2.5	66.7	3.05	23.6	95	27	3.1	95.6	—	—
2001	—	64.8	3.1	66.7	3.06	24.1	95	27	3.1	95.5	—	—
2002	—	65.3	4.2	66.7	2.96	27.8	95	26	2.3	95.5	—	—
2003	—	65.8	4.7	66.7	2.84	24.6	95	25	2.4	95.5	—	—
2004	0.679	66.4	6.1	66.7	2.74	22.6	95	24	2.7	95.5	—	—
2005	0.685	67.0	6.4	66.7	2.71	18.9	95	24	3.3	95.5	—	—
2006	0.690	67.6	9.5	66.7	2.73	22.1	91	23	2.9	95.4	5003	10803
2007	0.697	68.3	14.1	66.6	2.74	24.6	95	23	2.7	95.4	5530	11530
2008	0.701	68.9	21.1	66.6	2.73	26.2	95	22	2.7	95.4	6576	12097
2009	0.704	69.3	31.4	66.5	2.71	26.5	95	22	2.7	95.3	7130	12393
2010	0.707	69.6	31.6	66.4	2.69	22.1	91	21	3.2	95.3	7944	13039
2011	0.708	69.8	32.0	66.4	2.67	21.2	95	21	3.5	95.3	7950	13926
2012	0.711	70.0	34.7	66.3	2.67	15.8	95	20	4.3	95.2	8851	15185
2013	0.714	70.1	37.4	66.3	2.65	17.6	95	20	4.0	95.1	9043	16173
2014	0.715	70.3	40.1	66.2	2.62	12.8	95	20	4.6	95.1	9108	16598
2015	0.718	70.6	42.8	66.2	2.57	11.6	95	19	4.7	95.0	8814	16544
2016	0.716	71.0	45.4	66.1	2.50	11.1	96	19	5.0	95.0	5644	14475
2017	0.715	71.3	49.0	66.1	2.43	15.5	97	18	4.1	94.9	6050	17568
2018	0.719	71.5	55.1	66.1	2.38	18.3	97	18	3.6	94.8	6666	17855
2019	0.720	71.8	62.0	66.0	2.35	14.9	98	17	4.4	94.8	6630	19772
2020	0.714	72.3	—	66.0	2.31	14.6	98	17	4.3	94.7	4755	16947
2021	0.697	68.9	—	66.0	2.30	14.5	99	16	4.4	94.6	5030	18458
2022	0.719	73.3	—	65.9	2.27	—	99	16	4.6	94.5	6084	20076
2023	0.722	73.6	87.4	65.8	2.25	—	100	15	4.0	94.5	5522	21128
2024	—	73.8	—	65.8	2.23	—	99	15	4.1	—	6962	21832
2025	—	—	—	65.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	7070	22652
On the profile	0.722	73.8	87.4	65.8	2.23	14.5	—	—	4.1	94.4	7070	22652

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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