Share of male vs female employment in agri in Suriname
Suriname: Share of male vs female employment in agri was 7.85 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of male vs female employment in agri in Suriname, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 7.85 for share of male vs female employment in agri in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male vs female employment in agri in Suriname peaked at 10.36 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.85, in 1991.
That places Suriname 124th out of 186 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.
Share of male vs female employment in agri in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.85 | — |
| 1992 | 5.02 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 5.71 | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 8.31 | +45.5% |
| 1995 | 9.27 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 8.24 | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 6.67 | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 7.13 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 7.8 | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 8.44 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 8.94 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 9.37 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 9.92 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 10.36 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 10.33 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 10.11 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.95 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 9.92 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.72 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.45 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 9.14 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 8.94 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.7 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 8.68 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.05 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 8.96 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.93 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.73 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.58 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 8.67 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 8.36 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 8.21 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 8.12 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 7.98 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 7.85 | -1.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 7.85 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.69, 40% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 7.85 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.07, 49% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of male vs female employment in agri 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +45.5% | 5.71 | 8.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 4.85 | 9.27 | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.71 | 8.44 | 10.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.92 | 8.58 | 9.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2 | 7.85 | 8.67 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 share of male vs female employment in agri in Suriname?
- Share of male vs female employment in agri in Suriname was 7.85 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of male vs female employment in agri recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 10.36 in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of male vs female employment in agri recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.85 in 1991.
- How does Suriname rank for share of male vs female employment in agri?
- Suriname ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of male vs female employment in agri rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of male vs female employment in agri. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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