Netherlands vs Suriname: Urban population, annual growth rate
Netherlands
0.8374 % change on previous year
in 2025
Suriname
0.8918 % change on previous year
in 2025
Netherlands rank
132nd
Suriname rank
131st
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Netherlands
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.8918 % change on previous year against 0.8374 % change on previous year in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0544 % change on previous year.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.
Netherlands ranks 132nd and Suriname ranks 131st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 6 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1.35 % change on previous year | 0.3221 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.16 % change on previous year | 0.8346 % change on previous year | 0.3266 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.79 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 0.3872 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.58 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | 0.0759 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.34 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 0.3251 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.06 % change on previous year | 0.8532 % change on previous year | 0.2112 % change on previous year | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Netherlands or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.8918 % change on previous year against 0.8374 % change on previous year in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Netherlands and Suriname?
- 0.0544 % change on previous year, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Suriname?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Suriname rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Netherlands ranks 132nd and Suriname ranks 131st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.