Employers, male (% of male employment) in Suriname
Suriname: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 4.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Suriname, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Suriname stood at 4.2%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Suriname peaked at 4.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1998.
That places Suriname 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.2% | — |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -19.2% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +22.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -72.0% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -0.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 4.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 95% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 4.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.9%, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male 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 | -72.0% | 3.1% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 93 Indonesia 4.4% compare
- 94 Montenegro 4.3% compare
- 95 Mauritius 4.2% compare
- 97 Saudi Arabia 4.1% compare
- 98 French Polynesia 4.1% compare
- 99 Syrian Arab Republic 4.1% compare
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, male (% of male employment) in Suriname?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Suriname was 4.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
- How does Suriname rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Suriname ranks 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of male 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).