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   Suriname People

Age Structure 0-14 years:

28% (male 67,088/female 64,949) 

Age Structure 15-64 years:

65.7% (male 154,148/female 155,345) 

Age Structure 65 years and over:

6.2% (male 12,726/female 16,528) (2007 est.) 

Median Age - total:

27.1 years 

Median Age - male:

26.7 years  

Median Age - 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 

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.033 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.992 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.77 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.988 male(s)/female (2007 est.) 

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

73.23 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

70.52 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

76.12 years (2007 est.) 

Major Infectious Diseases:

 

Nationality:

Surinamer(s) 

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