| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,885 (2012)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Paramaribo · Wanica | |
| Languages | |
| Hakka Chinese · Cantonese · Mandarin · Dutch · Sranan Tongo | |
| Religion | |
| No religion · Christianity · Chinese folk religion (incl. Taoism and Confucianism) · Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chinese Caribbean |
Chinese Surinamese people are Surinamese residents of ethnic Chinese origin. The earliest migrants came in the 19th century as indentured laborers; there was another wave of migration in the 1950s and 1960s. 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] The majority of the Chinese Surinamese consider Hakka (Dongguan, Huiyang, Huizhou or Bao'an, Shenzhen) of Guangdong as their ancestral homes. There is a small minority of Heshan, Jiangmen origin Cantonese and Hakkas as well.
Many Chinese Surinamese are active in the retail and business community. Six percent of the Chinese in the Netherlands migrated from Suriname.