NationMaster - Surinamese People statistics

Age structure > 0-14 years	29.6		[106th of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years	64.2		[119th of 226]
Age structure > 65 years and over	6.3 %		[100th of 225]
Chinese population	13,000		[48th of 127]
Gender empowerment	0.518		[37th of 65]
Percentage living in urban areas	76%		[48th of 199]
Population in 2015	472		[168th of 225]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years	1.05		[32nd of 223]
Urban population	331,986.9	...	[158th of 195]
Urban population growth > annual %	1.11 annual %	...	[139th of 195]
Urbanization	75		[50th of 204]
Urbanization in 1975	49.5%		[62nd of 164]
Urbanization in 2015	81.3%		[33rd of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males	97		[56th of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage %	91		[52nd of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence %	42		[105th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males	109		[33rd of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported	110		[69th of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted	110		[83rd of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery %	85		[99th of 172]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; University Libraries, Ohio University; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; 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; 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; 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); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; UNICEF

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Suriname, Republic of Suriname, Republiek Suriname, surinam

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