Population of South America

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date22 Sep 2024

The current population of South America is 436,699,781 as of December 03, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of South America is projected at 435,611,302, or 435.6 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in South America is projected at 433,024,175, or 433 million, for the year 2023. South America will add 33.1 million more before reaching a peak in 2049 with 468.7 million people. South America ranks fifth among continents behind Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America.

South America accounts for 5.34 percent of the world population and two-thirds of Latin America and the Caribbean. South America's population is 176.7 million less than North America, making up 41.55 percent of the total American population. Its global share was maximum in 2001 (5.64%) and is projected to decrease to 3.72% at the end of the century.

South America has the 2nd lowest population growth rate of 0.59 percent for 2024, below Europe. Among six continents, South America had the highest population growth rate during 1951–1962 and will have the lowest growth after 2070. The population growth peaked in 1959, with an annual growth rate of 2.76 percent.

South America will add 2.56 million in 2024. The net increase of the population per year peaked in 1983 at almost 5.58 million.

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South America population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
2024434,333,216435,611,3022,556,1710.5875.34
2025436,889,387438,105,3742,431,9750.5555.32
2026439,321,362440,484,4322,326,1390.5285.31
2027441,647,501442,773,1312,251,2600.5085.29
2028443,898,761444,971,1332,144,7440.4825.27
2029446,043,505447,077,4212,067,8330.4635.26
2030448,111,338449,102,4111,982,1470.4415.24
2031450,093,485451,040,4201,893,8690.4205.22
2032451,987,354452,886,7801,798,8510.3975.21
2033453,786,205454,639,6991,706,9890.3755.19
2034455,493,194456,307,8891,629,3900.3575.17
2035457,122,584457,885,0111,524,8540.3335.15
2036458,647,438459,359,9801,425,0840.3105.13
2037460,072,522460,731,4061,317,7680.2865.12
2038461,390,290462,003,1911,225,8020.2655.10
2039462,616,092463,176,5861,120,9890.2425.08
2040463,737,081464,245,1661,016,1710.2195.06
2041464,753,252465,198,576890,6480.1915.04
2042465,643,900466,033,956780,1120.1675.02
2043466,424,012466,753,943659,8610.1415.00
2044467,083,873467,356,816545,8850.1174.98
2045467,629,758467,844,218428,9200.0924.96
2046468,058,678468,221,393325,4300.0704.93
2047468,384,108468,497,156226,0960.0484.91
2048468,610,204468,665,368110,3280.0244.89
2049468,720,532468,719,854-1,3560.0004.87
2050468,719,176468,674,488-89,376-0.0194.85
2051468,629,800468,531,686-196,229-0.0424.83
2052468,433,571468,289,226-288,690-0.0624.81
2053468,144,881467,946,816-396,131-0.0854.79
2054467,748,750467,504,187-489,126-0.1054.76
2055467,259,624466,969,650-579,947-0.1244.74
2056466,679,677466,342,743-673,868-0.1454.72
2057466,005,809465,617,782-776,054-0.1674.70
2058465,229,755464,801,134-857,242-0.1844.68
2059464,372,513463,895,419-954,189-0.2064.66
2060463,418,324462,901,305-1,034,038-0.2234.63
2061462,384,286461,827,182-1,114,208-0.2414.61
2062461,270,078460,670,709-1,198,739-0.2604.59
2063460,071,339459,432,480-1,277,718-0.2784.57
2064458,793,621458,119,934-1,347,374-0.2944.54
2065457,446,247456,731,604-1,429,287-0.3134.52
2066456,016,960455,263,794-1,506,332-0.3314.50
2067454,510,628453,723,867-1,573,521-0.3474.47
2068452,937,107452,116,726-1,640,763-0.3634.45
2069451,296,344450,443,683-1,705,321-0.3794.43
2070449,591,023448,707,085-1,767,875-0.3944.40
2071447,823,148446,907,412-1,831,471-0.4104.38
2072445,991,677445,049,096-1,885,162-0.4244.36
2073444,106,515443,135,586-1,941,857-0.4384.33
2074442,164,658441,171,026-1,987,264-0.4504.31
2075440,177,394439,155,992-2,042,805-0.4654.28
2076438,134,589437,089,997-2,089,183-0.4784.26
2077436,045,406434,974,482-2,141,847-0.4924.24
2078433,903,559432,808,282-2,190,554-0.5064.21
2079431,713,005430,598,206-2,229,597-0.5184.19
2080429,483,408428,348,802-2,269,212-0.5304.17
2081427,214,196426,061,936-2,304,521-0.5414.14
2082424,909,675423,742,084-2,335,182-0.5514.12
2083422,574,493421,394,909-2,359,169-0.5604.10
2084420,215,324419,022,759-2,385,129-0.5694.07
2085417,830,195416,622,669-2,415,052-0.5804.05
2086415,415,143414,192,701-2,444,884-0.5904.03
2087412,970,259411,738,245-2,464,028-0.5984.00
2088410,506,231409,265,925-2,480,612-0.6063.98
2089408,025,619406,777,994-2,495,249-0.6133.96
2090405,530,370404,275,306-2,510,129-0.6213.94
2091403,020,241401,763,673-2,513,136-0.6263.91
2092400,507,105399,247,660-2,518,891-0.6313.89
2093397,988,214396,723,960-2,528,508-0.6373.87
2094395,459,706394,195,954-2,527,503-0.6413.85
2095392,932,203391,667,407-2,529,592-0.6463.83
2096390,402,611389,138,041-2,529,141-0.6503.81
2097387,873,470386,613,452-2,520,036-0.6523.78
2098385,353,434384,096,349-2,514,170-0.6553.76
2099382,839,264381,590,942-2,496,645-0.6543.74
2100380,342,619379,097,351-2,490,537-0.6573.72

South America population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
1950111,473,914112,973,1212,998,4132.6544.53
1951114,472,327116,032,0063,119,3582.6894.57
1952117,591,685119,207,0883,230,8062.7104.61
1953120,822,491122,485,3463,325,7102.7154.65
1954124,148,201125,865,5113,434,6192.7294.69
1955127,582,820129,351,2953,536,9512.7354.72
1956131,119,771132,949,0993,658,6562.7524.76
1957134,778,427136,660,8283,764,8012.7554.79
1958138,543,228140,478,0643,869,6722.7554.83
1959142,412,900144,408,1973,990,5942.7644.87
1960146,403,494148,441,0384,075,0882.7454.92
1961150,478,582152,563,2904,169,4152.7334.98
1962154,647,997156,774,0754,252,1562.7125.02
1963158,900,153161,065,5194,330,7322.6895.04
1964163,230,885165,412,9444,364,1182.6385.07
1965167,595,003169,787,2884,384,5692.5835.09
1966171,979,572174,174,8944,390,6452.5215.12
1967176,370,217178,570,4824,400,5302.4645.14
1968180,770,747182,977,2184,412,9422.4125.16
1969185,183,689187,410,5264,453,6742.3775.18
1970189,637,363191,855,0634,435,3992.3125.19
1971194,072,762196,342,3344,539,1442.3125.21
1972198,611,906200,916,7554,609,6992.2945.23
1973203,221,605205,568,5154,693,8202.2835.24
1974207,915,425210,289,2584,747,6672.2585.26
1975212,663,092215,072,8024,819,4212.2415.28
1976217,482,513219,942,9954,920,9632.2375.31
1977222,403,476224,941,1015,075,2492.2565.33
1978227,478,725230,063,9215,170,3922.2475.36
1979232,649,117235,280,1665,262,0992.2375.39
1980237,911,216240,599,5815,376,7302.2355.41
1981243,287,946246,004,1245,432,3562.2085.43
1982248,720,302251,463,1905,485,7772.1825.45
1983254,206,079256,993,6585,575,1592.1695.47
1984259,781,238262,567,8015,573,1252.1235.49
1985265,354,363268,127,2585,545,7892.0685.51
1986270,900,152273,653,6555,507,0072.0125.52
1987276,407,159279,159,5425,504,7661.9725.53
1988281,911,925284,663,4315,503,0111.9335.54
1989287,414,936290,157,5465,485,2191.8905.54
1990292,900,155295,639,5345,478,7571.8535.55
1991298,378,912301,035,7225,313,6201.7655.56
1992303,692,532306,386,0385,387,0121.7585.56
1993309,079,544311,712,3945,265,7011.6895.57
1994314,345,245316,983,5995,276,7071.6655.59
1995319,621,952322,239,7065,235,5081.6255.60
1996324,857,460327,454,3415,193,7631.5865.61
1997330,051,223332,642,5975,182,7491.5585.61
1998335,233,972337,868,1335,268,3221.5595.62
1999340,502,294343,039,4245,074,2601.4795.63
2000345,576,554348,018,6714,884,2351.4035.64
2001350,460,789352,811,7904,702,0011.3335.64
2002355,162,790357,458,4314,591,2821.2845.64
2003359,754,072361,970,7694,433,3941.2255.64
2004364,187,466366,372,0844,369,2351.1935.63
2005368,556,701370,696,3044,279,2061.1545.63
2006372,835,907374,925,3124,178,8091.1155.62
2007377,014,716379,035,5874,041,7421.0665.61
2008381,056,458383,024,9663,937,0171.0285.60
2009384,993,475386,904,2963,821,6430.9885.58
2010388,815,118390,701,0593,771,8830.9655.56
2011392,587,001394,477,8523,781,7020.9595.55
2012396,368,703398,255,2583,773,1110.9475.53
2013400,141,814402,022,5273,761,4260.9365.51
2014403,903,240405,812,3773,818,2740.9415.50
2015407,721,514409,619,9103,796,7920.9275.48
2016411,518,306413,394,9913,753,3700.9085.47
2017415,271,676417,045,3033,547,2550.8515.45
2018418,818,931420,440,3553,242,8470.7715.44
2019422,061,778423,548,2432,972,9300.7025.42
2020425,034,708426,213,5162,357,6160.5535.40
2021427,392,324428,331,3731,878,0980.4385.38
2022429,270,422430,492,7782,444,7120.5685.37
2023431,715,134433,024,1752,618,0820.6055.35