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South America Population

Population of South America as Continent
436,706,875
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Historical South America Population Past 10 Years

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
2024434,023,7852,540,9040.59%436,564,689
2023431,410,8082,603,0710.60%434,013,879
2022428,971,1562,430,1840.57%431,401,340
2021427,098,5631,864,8520.44%428,963,415
2020424,743,3472,343,8750.55%427,087,222
2019421,774,9702,938,8870.70%424,713,857
2018418,536,7743,189,9420.76%421,726,716
2017414,994,5083,512,9120.85%418,507,420
2016411,245,9853,728,2890.91%414,974,274
2015407,454,2953,773,8230.93%411,228,118
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division

South America Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years

Countries of South America in Population

In South America, there are 12 sovereign countries with independent governments, totaling 436,706,875 people.

CountryISO 3166-1Today PopulationDaily BirthsDaily DeathsEquivalent South America
ArgentinaAR45,782,9161,39297910.48%
BoliviaBO12,506,9277162472.86%
BrazilBR212,465,1586,9284,19748.66%
ChileCL19,819,9944673634.54%
ColombiaCO53,191,5721,89881312.18%
EcuadorEC18,221,1857332644.17%
GuyanaGY833,80745170.19%
ParaguayPY6,976,0533721101.6%
PeruPE34,419,9161,4685377.88%
SurinameSR637,41530120.15%
UruguayUY3,385,58590920.78%
VenezuelaVE28,466,3481,1956096.52%
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division

Territories/Dependencies in South America

CountryISO 3166-1Today PopulationDaily BirthsDaily Deaths
ArubaAW108,12533
CuraçaoCW185,50145
Falkland IslandsFK3,471N/AN/A
French GuianaGF311,364214

Sources:

The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.