Population of South America today

439,100,122
Friday, January 16, 2026

Today's South America Population

Today's South America population is 439,100,122 with an annual growth rate of 0.527%.

Population439,100,122
Growth Rate0.527%
Male216,831,883 (49.381%)
Female222,268,239 (50.619%)
Today Change+ 3,398
Births today8,154
Deaths today4,508
Births in 2026236,334
Deaths in 2026130,653
Change in 2026+ 98,474 (0.022%)

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 Argentina45,934,62710.462%
2BO Bolivia12,672,9362.885%
3BR Brazil213,232,79448.565%
4CL Chile19,908,2214.534%
5CO Colombia53,709,26912.23%
6EC Ecuador18,373,5614.184%
7GY Guyana838,6400.191%
8PY Paraguay7,058,0561.607%
9PE Peru34,766,8887.916%
10SR Suriname642,8090.146%
11UY Uruguay3,383,5820.771%
12VE Venezuela28,578,7396.509%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata