Suriname: cities by population
Suriname has a population of 645,256 (UN estimate, 2026), with Paramaribo as its capital. The 24 largest of its 24 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+35%
since 2000 (476,643)
+14%
projected by 2050 (733,904)
4
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Suriname
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paramaribo | Paramaribo District | 223,757 |
| 2 | Lelydorp | Wanica District | 18,223 |
| 3 | Brokopondo | Brokopondo District | 14,662 |
| 4 | Nieuw Nickerie | Nickerie District | 12,818 |
| 5 | Meerzorg | Commewijne District | 12,405 |
| 6 | Moengo | Marowijne District | 10,834 |
| 7 | Tamanredjo | Commewijne District | 6,601 |
| 8 | Jarikaba | Saramacca District | 5,963 |
| 9 | Alkmaar | Commewijne District | 5,561 |
| 10 | Nieuw Amsterdam | Commewijne District | 4,935 |
| 11 | Brownsweg | Brokopondo District | 4,793 |
| 12 | Mariënburg | Commewijne District | 4,427 |
| 13 | Albina | Marowijne District | 3,985 |
| 14 | Groningen | Saramacca District | 3,216 |
| 15 | Wageningen | Nickerie District | 2,937 |
| 16 | Kampong Baroe | Saramacca District | 2,248 |
| 17 | Totness | Coronie District | 2,150 |
| 18 | Onverwacht | Para District | 2,105 |
| 19 | Powakka | Para District | 1,920 |
| 20 | Calcutta | Saramacca District | 1,647 |
| 21 | Paradijs | Nickerie District | 966 |
| 22 | Van Pettenpolder | Nickerie District | 966 |
| 23 | Glasgow | Nickerie District | 776 |
| 24 | Benzdorp (Monte Hermon) | Sipaliwini District | 600 |
Twenty years earlier: Suriname in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 460,742.
Common questions
What is the population of Suriname?
Suriname has a population of 645,256, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 733,904 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Suriname?
Paramaribo.