Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Suriname
Suriname: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 45.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Suriname, 1964–2016
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Suriname stood at 45.3%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Suriname peaked at 50.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1964.
Suriname ranks 144th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 19.0% | — |
| 1980 | 20.6% | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 38.8% | +88.9% |
| 1989 | 36.6% | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 43.9% | +20.2% |
| 1992 | 38.6% | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 31.7% | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 33.7% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 32.6% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 33.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +50.9% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | -4.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 45.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.2%, 87% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 45.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.7%, 84% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +88.9% | 20.6% | 38.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 32.0% | 20.6% | 38.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 31.7% | 43.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 45.3% | 50.4% | 7 |
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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 female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Suriname?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Suriname was 45.3% in 2016, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1964.
- How does Suriname rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Suriname ranks 144th out of 194 countries with data for 2016.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.