Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Suriname
Suriname: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national was 27.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Suriname, 1989–2016
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Suriname recorded 27.6% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in 2016.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Suriname peaked at 29.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1989.
That places Suriname 108th out of 155 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 14.2% | — |
| 1990 | 23.0% | +61.8% |
| 1992 | 21.5% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 21.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 22.2% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 21.3% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 16.8% | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +58.7% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | +2.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 27.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.6%, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 27.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.5%, 70% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) … ages national 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +61.8% | 14.2% | 23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 16.8% | 23.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 24.6% | 29.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 105 Azerbaijan 28.4% compare
- 106 Portugal 27.9% compare
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- 109 Fiji 27.1% compare
- 110 Luxembourg 27.0% compare
- 111 Poland 26.9% 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 employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Suriname?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Suriname was 27.6% in 2016, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1989.
- How does Suriname rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Suriname ranks 108th out of 155 countries with data for 2016.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.