Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Suriname
Suriname: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 60.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Suriname stood at 60.1%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Suriname peaked at 61.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1999.
That places Suriname 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.5% | — |
| 1991 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 50.3% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50.2% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 49.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 59.9% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 60.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.3% | 49.6% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 50.4% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 57.4% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 57.9% | 60.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Suriname?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Suriname was 60.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1999.
- How does Suriname rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Suriname ranks 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.