Suriname: cities by population
Suriname has a population of 575,991, with Paramaribo as its capital. The 24 largest of its 24 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
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 GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | 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.