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Suriname People 2008

https://allcountries.org/wfb2008/suriname/suriname_people.html
SOURCE: 2008 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Population:
470,784 (July 2007 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 28% (male 67,088/female 64,949)
15-64 years: 65.7% (male 154,148/female 155,345)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 12,726/female 16,528) (2007 est.)

Median age:
total: 27.1 years
male: 26.7 years
female: 27.5 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.103% (2007 est.)

Birth rate:
17.31 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate:
5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net migration rate:
-0.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.033 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.992 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.988 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 20.11 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.23 years
male: 70.52 years
female: 76.12 years (2007 est.)


See also: Healthy Life Expectancy


See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
2.03 children born/woman (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1.7% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
5,200 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
less than 500 (2003 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Surinamer(s)
adjective: Surinamese

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%

Religions:
Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5%

Languages:
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), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.6%
male: 92%
female: 87.2% (2004 census)


NOTE: The information regarding Suriname on this page is re-published from the 2008 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Suriname People 2008 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Suriname People 2008 should be addressed to the CIA.



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