Labor force participation rate in Suriname
Suriname: Labor force participation rate was 53.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Suriname, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 53.8% for labor force participation rate in 2025.
The figure is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Suriname peaked at 56.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 1999.
Suriname ranks 144th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.7% | 46.6% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 47.2% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 52.8% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 52.7% | 53.8% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 44.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 69.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Suriname?
- Labor force participation rate in Suriname was 53.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 1999.
- How does Suriname rank for labor force participation rate?
- Suriname ranks 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).