Migration trends in Suriname

Latin America

Suriname loses more people than it takes in: 258K emigrants against 30.5K immigrants. Net balance −227.6K — 36% of the country's population

634.4K

Population

30.5K

Immigrants

258K

Emigrants

−227.6K

Outflow

1 in 21 residents of Suriname was born abroad — and 1 in 3 people born in Suriname lives abroad

#125 in the world by net migration loss

Top corridors

The largest migration flows in Suriname

Where people move to

177.2K68.7%

34.2K13.3%

28.6K11.1%

Where people come from

1Guyana

14.7K48.3%

2Brazil

6K19.8%

3China

5.9K19.4%

Immigrants in Suriname

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 emigrants

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

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