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There were 7,885 Chinese in Suriname at the 2012 census, [1] constituting 1.5% of the total population. They constitute the largest component of the 'other' ethnic category, which makes up 2.3% of the population as per the CIA World Factbook. [ 2 ]
Population of Suriname according to ethnic group; Ethnic group Census 1921 Census 1950 [11] ... Beginning in the 1990s new migrants from China moved to Suriname, ...
The results of a 2012 census in Suriname showed that of the 541,638 residents, [1] 27% are of Indian descent (Hindustani), 14% are Javanese and 13.4% are multiracial. [1] Chinese was not recorded as an ethnic group. Instead people of Chinese descent were grouped in "Other" together with Amerindian and White. [2] In the 2004 census, 1.8% were ...
The 1990s and early 21st century saw renewed immigration on a large scale. In the year 2011 there were over 40,000 Chinese in Suriname. [11] Lebanese Surinamese, primarily Maronites from Lebanon. European Surinamese make up 1% of the Surinamese population:
In addition, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, small numbers of laborers, mostly men, were recruited from China and the Middle East. Although Suriname's population remains relatively small, because of this complex colonization and exploitation, it is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse countries in the world. [30] [31]
China's population aged 60 and over reached 296.97 million in 2023, about 21.1% of its total population, up from 280.04 million in 2022. PENSION ISSUES.
Suriname hopes to strike a deal with China by mid-December over rescheduling interest payments on its debt beyond 2024, its foreign minister told Reuters on Wednesday, the final piece in a push to ...
Overseas Chinese people are people of Chinese origin who reside outside Greater China (mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan). [20] As of 2011, there were over 40.3 million overseas Chinese. [8] Overall, China has a low percent of population living overseas.