Area Database (v4.2.1)

Gender
Patrilocality Index (positive values patrilocal, negative values matrilocal)
Subnational regions
Suriname
All years

Patrilocality Index (positive values patrilocal, negative values matrilocal)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Suriname (America)  
Total 0.57 0.54 0.52 0.49 0.47 0.44 0.42 0.39 0.39 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.37 0.37 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.35 0.35
Brokopondo and Sipaliwini -2.16 -1.95 -1.73 -1.51 -1.29 -1.08 -0.86 -0.64 -0.62 -0.61 -0.59 -0.57 -0.55 -0.54 -0.52 -0.50 -0.48 -0.47 -0.45
Commewijne and Marowijne -0.14 -0.08 -0.03 0.03 0.09 0.14 0.20 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26 0.26
Nickerie, Coronie and Saramacca 2.35 2.15 1.94 1.74 1.54 1.34 1.13 0.93 0.94 0.96 0.97 0.99 1.00 1.01 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.07 1.08
Paramaribo 0.30 0.29 0.27 0.25 0.23 0.22 0.20 0.18 0.19 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.22 0.23 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.27 0.28
Wanica and Para 0.74 0.74 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.72 0.72 0.68 0.64 0.60 0.56 0.51 0.47 0.43 0.39 0.35 0.31 0.27
Lighter numbers are estimates