Number of people employed in agriculture in Suriname
Suriname: Number of people employed in agriculture was 16,529 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Suriname, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 16,529 people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Suriname peaked at 17,034 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,549 people, in 1991.
Suriname ranks 163rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Suriname, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,549 people | — |
| 1992 | 4,641 people | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 4,933 people | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 7,057 people | +43.1% |
| 1995 | 8,711 people | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 7,324 people | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 6,676 people | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 7,357 people | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 7,944 people | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 9,048 people | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 10,069 people | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 11,227 people | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 12,304 people | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 13,378 people | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 13,604 people | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 13,655 people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 13,778 people | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 14,050 people | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 14,248 people | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 14,563 people | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 14,514 people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 14,695 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 15,143 people | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 15,588 people | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 16,509 people | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 16,733 people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 16,993 people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 16,871 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 17,034 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 16,234 people | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 16,290 people | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 16,504 people | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 16,604 people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 16,640 people | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 16,529 people | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,577 people | 4,549 people | 8,711 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 12,536 people | 9,048 people | 14,248 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,864 people | 14,514 people | 17,034 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,467 people | 16,234 people | 16,640 people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 20.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 471.32 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3421 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Suriname?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Suriname was 16,529 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 17,034 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,549 people in 1991.
- How does Suriname rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Suriname ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.