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Age structure > 0-14 years
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29.6 |
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[106th of 226]
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Age structure > 15-64 years
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64.2 |
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[119th of 226]
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Age structure > 65 years and over
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6.3 %
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[100th of 225]
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Birth rate
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17.02 births/1,000 population |
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[125th of 226]
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Chinese population
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13,000 |
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[48th of 127]
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Death rate
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5.51 deaths/1,000 population |
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[175th of 226]
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Ethnic groups
Hindustani (also known locally as "East Indians"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 37%, Creole (mixed white and black) 31%, Javanese 15%, "Maroons" (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 10%, Amerindian 2%, Chinese 2%, white 1%, other 2% |
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Percentage living in urban areas
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76% |
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[48th of 199]
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Population
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475,996 |
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[169th of 242]
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Population growth rate
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1.099% |
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[123rd of 235]
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Population in 2015
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472 |
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[168th of 225]
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Sex ratio > 15-64 years
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1.05 |
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[32nd of 223]
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Sex ratio > At birth
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1.07 male(s)/female |
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[22nd of 223]
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Sex ratio > Total population
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0.99 male(s)/female |
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[109th of 224]
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Sex ratio > Under 15 years
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1.04 male(s)/female |
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[117th of 224]
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Total fertility rate
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2.01 children born/woman |
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[130th of 225]
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Total Population
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439,117 |
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[170th of 227]
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Urban population
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331,986.9
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[158th of 195]
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Urbanization
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75 |
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[50th of 204]
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Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males
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97 |
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[56th of 144]
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; University Libraries, Ohio University; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center
Spanish Statistical Institute; World Development Indicators database; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UNICEF
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Suriname, Republic of Suriname, Republiek Suriname, surinam
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