Population of South America today

439,465,138
Sunday, March 15, 2026

Today's South America Population

Today's South America population is 439,465,138 with an annual growth rate of 0.527%.

Population439,465,138
Growth Rate0.527%
Male217,012,131 (49.381%)
Female222,453,007 (50.619%)
Today Change+ 786
Births today1,886
Deaths today1,043
Births in 20261,112,364
Deaths in 2026614,948
Change in 2026+ 463,490 (0.106%)

Population chart for South America

Population History of South America

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
2025436,574,8322,417,3010.554%438,992,133
2024434,023,7852,540,9040.585%436,564,689
2023431,410,8082,603,0710.603%434,013,879
2022428,971,1562,430,1840.567%431,401,340
2021427,098,5631,864,8520.437%428,963,415
2020424,743,3472,343,8750.552%427,087,222
2019421,774,9702,938,8870.697%424,713,857
2018418,536,7743,189,9420.762%421,726,716
2017414,994,5083,512,9120.846%418,507,420
2016411,245,9853,728,2890.907%414,974,274

Population of South America Countries

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent South America
1AR Argentina45,958,39510.462%
2BO Bolivia12,699,0952.885%
3BR Brazil213,346,49048.565%
4CL Chile19,921,1594.534%
5CO Colombia53,787,19912.23%
6EC Ecuador18,397,9034.184%
7GY Guyana839,4140.191%
8PY Paraguay7,070,8121.607%
9PE Peru34,820,1297.916%
10SR Suriname643,6490.146%
11UY Uruguay3,383,2190.771%
12VE Venezuela28,597,6746.509%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata