Labour Force (Total) rose 2.66% to 0.244 mil in Suriname in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Suriname reached an all time high of 0.246 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 0.126 mil in 1990. When compared to Suriname's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Brazil amounted to 99.5 mil, 0.299 mil in Guyana, 0.703 mil in Trinidad and Tobago and 10.2 mil in Venezuela in 2021.
Suriname has been ranked 166th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bolivia | mil | 4.98 | 5.10 | 5.31 | 5.66 | 5.68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | mil | 99.0 | 100 | 102 | 103 | 105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | mil | 24.8 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 26.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | mil | 0.288 | 0.289 | 0.291 | 0.301 | 0.309 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | mil | 16.7 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 18.0 | 18.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | mil | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.10 | 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Suriname | mil | 0.229 | 0.234 | 0.238 | 0.242 | 0.246 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | mil | 0.697 | 0.694 | 0.698 | 0.713 | 0.722 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | mil | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 10.9 |
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