Migration trends in Suriname

Latin America

258K people from Suriname have built lives abroad. That's 40.7% of the country population, spread across 30 different countries

634.4K

Population

30.5K

Immigrants

258K

Emigrants

−227.6K

Outflow

Every 3rd person born in Suriname now lives abroad

The #125 largest source of emigrants worldwide

Top corridors

The largest migration routes in Suriname

Where people move to

177.2K68.7%

34.2K13.3%

28.6K11.1%

Where people come from

14.7K48.3%

6K19.8%

5.9K19.4%

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

10.6K immigrants · 201.1K emigrants

Today

Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 57K more citizens living abroad

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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