Population of South America today

439,261,648
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Today's South America Population

Today's South America population is 439,261,648 with an annual growth rate of 0.527%.

Population439,261,648
Growth Rate0.527%
Male216,911,646 (49.381%)
Female222,350,002 (50.619%)
Today Change+ 126
Births today301
Deaths today167
Births in 2026623,994
Deaths in 2026344,962
Change in 2026+ 260,000 (0.059%)

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 Argentina45,945,14510.462%
2BO Bolivia12,684,5122.885%
3BR Brazil213,283,10748.565%
4CL Chile19,913,9464.534%
5CO Colombia53,743,75512.23%
6EC Ecuador18,384,3334.184%
7GY Guyana838,9820.191%
8PY Paraguay7,063,7011.607%
9PE Peru34,790,4487.916%
10SR Suriname643,1810.146%
11UY Uruguay3,383,4210.771%
12VE Venezuela28,587,1186.509%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata