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Population:
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435,449 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 30.7% (male 68,536; female 65,165)
15-64 years: 63.3% (male 141,048; female 134,699)
65 years and over: 6% (male 11,686; female 14,315) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 25.5 years
male: 25.1 years
female: 26 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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0.37% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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19.4 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.83 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-8.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 24.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 28.93 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 69.23 years
male: 66.79 years
female: 71.78 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.4 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.2% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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3,700 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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330 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Surinamer(s)
adjective: Surinamese
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Ethnic groups:
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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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Religions:
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Hindu 27.4%, Muslim 19.6%, Roman Catholic 22.8%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), indigenous beliefs 5%
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Languages:
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Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 95%
female: 91% (1995 est.)
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