Suriname — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Suriname had an estimated population of 460,742 in 2005, with 14 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Suriname today — population now 645,256, against 460,742 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 460,742 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 519,313 | 645,256 | +24% |
The two sources differ by 11% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paramaribo | Paramaribo | 220,307 | 223,757 now |
| 2 | Lelydorp | Wanica | 17,735 | 18,223 now |
| 3 | Nieuw Nickerie | Nickerie | 13,410 | 12,818 now |
| 4 | Moengo | Marowijne | 7,345 | 10,834 now |
| 5 | Meerzorg | Commewijne | 6,590 | 12,405 now |
| 6 | Nieuw Amsterdam | Commewijne | 4,935 | 4,935 now |
| 7 | Marienburg | Commewijne | 4,463 | 4,427 now |
| 8 | Wageningen | Nickerie | 4,229 | 2,937 now |
| 9 | Albina | Marowijne | 4,138 | 3,985 now |
| 10 | Groningen | Saramacca | 3,112 | 3,216 now |
| 11 | Brownsweg | Brokopondo | 2,410 | 4,793 now |
| 12 | Brokopondo | Brokopondo | 2,072 | — |
| 13 | Onverwacht | Para | 2,009 | 2,105 now |
| 14 | Totness | Coronie | 1,800 | 2,150 now |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paramaribo | 220,307 |
| 2 | Wanica | 78,695 |
| 3 | Nickerie | 42,376 |
| 4 | Sipaliwini | 30,203 |
| 5 | Commewijne | 25,907 |
| 6 | Marowijne | 20,950 |
| 7 | Para | 15,578 |
| 8 | Saramacca | 14,107 |
| 9 | Brokopondo | 8,554 |
| 10 | Coronie | 4,065 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.