Population growth rate: 0.65% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 21.08 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.69 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -8.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 25.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.36 years male: 68.71 years female: 74.14 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.5 children born/woman (2000 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%