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South America Population

Population of South America as Continent
440,150,975
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Historical South America Population Past 10 Years

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
2022435,197,8282,609,4220.60%437,807,250
2021432,707,9852,475,8730.57%435,183,858
2020429,762,6712,928,9920.68%432,691,663
2019426,298,0843,431,2410.80%429,729,325
2018422,622,6603,623,0420.86%426,245,702
2017418,796,6143,796,2120.91%422,592,826
2016414,874,2233,902,2420.94%418,776,465
2015410,873,7023,980,8860.97%414,854,588
2014406,874,5583,978,2350.98%410,852,793
2013402,923,9613,929,8350.98%406,853,796
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 440,150,975 people.

CountryISO 3166-1Today PopulationDaily BirthsDaily DeathsEquivalent South America
ArgentinaAR45,841,9491,71293810.42%
BoliviaBO12,430,4167232252.81%
BrazilBR216,716,7057,3974,01549.29%
ChileCL19,636,5076203454.48%
ColombiaCO52,145,2041,95778811.87%
EcuadorEC18,234,8038182444.13%
GuyanaGY815,23344170.19%
ParaguayPY6,881,8763761051.56%
PeruPE34,430,6891,6135407.81%
SurinameSR624,55730120.14%
UruguayUY3,423,17398930.78%
VenezuelaVE28,969,8621,2465776.52%
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division

Territories/Dependencies in South America

CountryISO 3166-1Today PopulationDaily BirthsDaily Deaths
ArubaAW106,25723
CuraçaoCW192,29365
Falkland IslandsFK3,792N/AN/A
French GuianaGF313,911213

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.