Suriname's sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) was 1.04 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.19% from 1.04 in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.04 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1.04 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.04 | 2014 |
| Highest | 1.04 | 2017 |
| Lowest | 1.03 | 1960 |
| Average since 2015 | 1.04 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 1.03 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Suriname's sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) did not change 0 on 2023 (from 1.04 to 1.04).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0 and a typical year strayed about 0.00091 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.003 in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.001 in 1999. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 13% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Suriname had the 154th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Suriname | 1.04 | 2024 |
| World | 1.05 | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 1.04 | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 1.07 | 2024 |
Closest to Suriname in the 2024 ranking
- Niger — 156th of 217: 1.04
- South Africa — 157th of 217: 1.04
- St. Martin (French part) — 158th of 217: 1.04
- Trinidad and Tobago — 160th of 217: 1.04
- Grenada — 161st of 217: 1.04
- Guatemala — 162nd of 217: 1.04
What this measures
Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 65 values
| Year | Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.04 |
| 2023 | 1.04 |
| 2022 | 1.04 |
| 2021 | 1.04 |
| 2020 | 1.04 |
| 2019 | 1.04 |
| 2018 | 1.04 |
| 2017 | 1.04 |
| 2016 | 1.04 |
| 2015 | 1.04 |
| 2014 |
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 1.03 (2024)
- Argentina — 1.05 (2024)
- Aruba — 1.04 (2024)
- Bahamas, The — 1.03 (2024)
- Barbados — 1.04 (2024)
- Belize — 1.05 (2024)
- Bolivia — 1.04 (2024)
- Brazil — 1.05 (2024)
- British Virgin Islands — 1.05 (2024)
- Cayman Islands
More health data for Suriname
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 8.18% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 8.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 79,635 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 24.86% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 82,486 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 25.82% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 162,121 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 25.34% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 8.2% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Suriname's sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)?
- 1.04 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 0.58% from 1.03 in 1960. The highest value was 1.04 in 2017 and the lowest 1.03 in 1960.
- How does Suriname rank?
- 154th highest of 217 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) unusual for Suriname?
- In 2024, Suriname's sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) did not change 0 on 2023 (from 1.04 to 1.04). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0 and a typical year strayed about 0.00091 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.BRTH.MF, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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