This is a list of South American countries by population based on the country population estimates published by the UN.[1]
South American population by country (top 10)
Brazil (49.4%)
Colombia (11.8%)
Argentina (10.5%)
Peru (7.6%)
Venezuela (6.7%)
Chile (4.4%)
Ecuador (4.1%)
Bolivia (2.7%)
Paraguay (1.6%)
Uruguay (0.8%)
Other (0.4%)
Country | Projected population (20 December 2022) | Pct of total | Annual growth[a] | Doubling time (years)[b] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Increment | Rate | ||||
![]() | 216,627,494 | 49.22% | 1,580,204 | 0.75% | 92 |
![]() | 52,766,875 | 11.99% | 678,395 | 1.37% | 51 |
![]() | 46,267,882 | 10.51% | 419,527 | 0.95% | 74 |
![]() | 34,386,295 | 7.81% | 521,193 | 1.63% | 43 |
![]() | 27,263,724 | 6.19% | −371,289 | −1.29% | −54 |
![]() | 19,746,431 | 4.49% | 222,878 | 1.19% | 59 |
![]() | 18,416,384 | 4.18% | 289,304 | 1.69% | 41 |
![]() | 12,086,006 | 2.75% | 159,958 | 1.41% | 50 |
![]() | 7,360,905 | 1.67% | 88,570 | 1.27% | 55 |
![]() | 3,505,294 | 0.80% | 12,449 | 0.36% | 192 |
![]() | 795,958 | 0.18% | 3,760 | 0.48% | 144 |
![]() | 600,446 | 0.14% | 5,382 | 0.93% | 75 |
![]() | 308,506 | 0.07% | 7,018 | 2.55% | 28 |
![]() | 3,924 | 0.00% | 143 | 4.42% | 16 |
Total | 440,136,124 | 100% | 3,617,492 | 0.85% | 82 |
References
- ^ a b "Total Population - Both Sexes" (EXCEL). World Population Prospects, the 2019 Revision. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Estimates and Projections Section. June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.