Employers, female (% of female employment) in Suriname
Suriname: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 4.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Suriname, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Suriname recorded 4.0% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Suriname peaked at 4.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.
Suriname ranks 23rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.9% | — |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -41.3% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -24.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -79.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +31.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +29.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +27.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +0.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 4.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 4.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -79.4% | 1.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 0.2% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More work & labour data for Suriname
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3451 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3213 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4854 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 480.04 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 168.36 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 358.14 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 350.87 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 709 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Suriname?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Suriname was 4.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Suriname ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).