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
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