Urban population rose 1.08% to 0.406 mil in Suriname in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Suriname reached an all time high of 0.406 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.127 mil in 1960. When compared to Suriname's main peers, urban population in Brazil amounted to 187 mil, 0.216 mil in Guyana, 0.813 mil in Trinidad and Tobago and 24.9 mil in Venezuela in 2021.
Suriname has been ranked 164th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bolivia | mil | 7.58 | 7.74 | 7.90 | 8.06 | 8.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | mil | 176 | 178 | 180 | 182 | 184 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | mil | 37.6 | 38.2 | 38.9 | 39.8 | 40.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | mil | 0.200 | 0.201 | 0.203 | 0.209 | 0.213 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | mil | 23.8 | 24.1 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 25.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | mil | 3.25 | 3.19 | 3.11 | 2.99 | 2.99 | ||||||||||||||||
| Suriname | mil | 0.380 | 0.384 | 0.388 | 0.392 | 0.397 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | mil | 0.779 | 0.782 | 0.787 | 0.800 | 0.808 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | mil | 26.9 | 27.1 | 27.0 | 26.3 | 25.6 |
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