Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Suriname
Suriname: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0149 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Suriname, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Suriname stood at 0.0149 units per person.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Suriname peaked at 0.0162 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0137 units per person, in 2020.
That places Suriname 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0139 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0143 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0145 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0147 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0148 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0153 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0155 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0156 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0161 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0162 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0156 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.015 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0151 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0153 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0153 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0137 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0142 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0145 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0147 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0148 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0149 units per person | +0.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0149 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 85% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0149 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0176 units per person, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0144 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0155 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 0.0162 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Suriname?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Suriname was 0.0149 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0162 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0137 units per person in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Suriname ranks 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.