Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Suriname
Suriname: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 79.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Suriname, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Suriname recorded 79.3% for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Suriname peaked at 88.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 2019.
Suriname ranks 70th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 84.3% | — |
| 1992 | 84.2% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 86.0% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 87.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 88.7% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 88.1% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 87.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 79.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.5%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 79.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.5%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.4% | 84.2% | 88.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 84.0% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 78.1% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 78.5% | 79.3% | 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Suriname?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Suriname was 79.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2019.
- How does Suriname rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Suriname ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.