South America Population (2021)

Population now

435,176,315

Male:	214,201,386	(49.22 %)
Female:	220,974,930	(50.78 %)

Births in 2021:	8,513,271
Deaths in 2021:	3,702,904

Life expectancy & Rates (2021)

Male:	72.92 years
Female:	79.52 years
Total:	76.20 years
Median Age:	31.46 years

Birth Rate:	14.99
Death Rate:	6.52
Growth Rate:	1.30 %
Fertility Rate:	1.91

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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2021)
Urbanization

South America Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	149M	74M	74M	1	2.14%	39.98	12.72	5.71	56.10	54.11	58.21	18.40	51.80%	8.39
1961	153M	76M	76M	1	2.19%	39.69	12.45	5.69	56.52	54.48	58.69	18.30	52.65%	8.62
1962	157M	78M	79M	1	2.23%	39.32	12.18	5.65	56.95	54.85	59.17	18.21	53.52%	8.85
1963	161M	80M	81M	1	2.26%	38.87	11.91	5.60	57.37	55.22	59.64	18.12	54.39%	9.09
1964	165M	83M	83M	1	2.29%	38.34	11.64	5.54	57.78	55.58	60.11	18.07	55.26%	9.34
1965	170M	85M	85M	1	2.32%	37.73	11.37	5.45	58.19	55.95	60.57	18.05	56.05%	9.58
1966	174M	87M	87M	1	2.34%	37.06	11.09	5.35	58.60	56.32	61.03	18.02	56.85%	9.83
1967	179M	89M	89M	1	2.36%	36.35	10.81	5.23	59.02	56.70	61.49	18.03	57.64%	10.08
1968	183M	91M	92M	1	2.38%	35.63	10.54	5.11	59.45	57.09	61.95	18.08	58.43%	10.33
1969	188M	94M	94M	1	2.40%	34.92	10.28	4.99	59.89	57.49	62.42	18.15	59.22%	10.59
1970	192M	96M	96M	1	2.42%	34.28	10.02	4.87	60.32	57.89	62.89	18.24	60.01%	10.84
1971	197M	98M	99M	0.99	2.45%	33.70	9.77	4.76	60.75	58.30	63.35	18.34	60.80%	11.09
1972	201M	100M	101M	0.99	2.48%	33.22	9.54	4.65	61.18	58.71	63.80	18.45	61.58%	11.35
1973	206M	102M	103M	0.99	2.51%	32.83	9.34	4.55	61.60	59.10	64.24	18.58	62.34%	11.61
1974	210M	105M	106M	0.99	2.55%	32.52	9.15	4.46	62.00	59.49	64.66	18.72	63.09%	11.87
1975	215M	107M	108M	0.99	2.60%	32.28	8.97	4.39	62.40	59.86	65.07	18.86	63.84%	12.14
1976	220M	110M	110M	0.99	2.64%	32.08	8.81	4.31	62.78	60.23	65.48	19.00	64.59%	12.42
1977	225M	112M	113M	0.99	2.68%	31.89	8.66	4.24	63.17	60.59	65.89	19.15	65.34%	12.70
1978	230M	114M	116M	0.99	2.73%	31.67	8.50	4.17	63.55	60.94	66.30	19.31	66.09%	12.98
1979	235M	117M	118M	0.99	2.76%	31.41	8.35	4.09	63.93	61.29	66.72	19.48	66.84%	13.28
1980	240M	120M	121M	0.99	2.79%	31.10	8.20	4.01	64.31	61.62	67.14	19.66	67.58%	13.57
1981	246M	122M	124M	0.99	2.81%	30.70	8.05	3.92	64.69	61.95	67.56	19.82	68.31%	13.88
1982	251M	125M	126M	0.99	2.83%	30.26	7.90	3.83	65.05	62.27	67.98	20.00	69.02%	14.18
1983	257M	128M	129M	0.99	2.84%	29.76	7.75	3.73	65.42	62.58	68.40	20.19	69.71%	14.50
1984	262M	130M	132M	0.99	2.84%	29.23	7.61	3.64	65.77	62.88	68.81	20.39	70.39%	14.81
1985	268M	133M	135M	0.99	2.84%	28.66	7.47	3.54	66.12	63.18	69.21	20.59	71.06%	15.12
1986	273M	136M	138M	0.99	2.82%	28.09	7.35	3.45	66.47	63.48	69.60	20.78	71.71%	15.43
1987	279M	138M	140M	0.99	2.81%	27.51	7.22	3.36	66.81	63.78	69.99	20.98	72.34%	15.74
1988	284M	141M	143M	0.99	2.79%	26.94	7.10	3.28	67.15	64.08	70.38	21.19	72.97%	16.05
1989	290M	144M	146M	0.99	2.78%	26.39	6.99	3.20	67.50	64.39	70.76	21.39	73.59%	16.36
1990	295M	146M	149M	0.98	2.76%	25.88	6.89	3.12	67.84	64.70	71.13	21.61	74.20%	16.67
1991	301M	149M	152M	0.98	2.74%	25.38	6.79	3.06	68.19	65.02	71.51	21.82	74.78%	16.97
1992	306M	152M	154M	0.98	2.72%	24.91	6.69	2.99	68.54	65.34	71.88	22.03	75.34%	17.28
1993	311M	154M	157M	0.98	2.70%	24.44	6.60	2.93	68.89	65.66	72.26	22.24	75.88%	17.58
1994	317M	157M	160M	0.98	2.68%	23.98	6.52	2.87	69.24	65.98	72.63	22.46	76.42%	17.88
1995	322M	160M	163M	0.98	2.65%	23.52	6.44	2.81	69.59	66.31	73.00	22.69	76.95%	18.19
1996	327M	162M	165M	0.98	2.62%	23.06	6.37	2.76	69.93	66.63	73.37	22.91	77.47%	18.49
1997	333M	165M	168M	0.98	2.58%	22.60	6.31	2.69	70.27	66.94	73.72	23.14	78.01%	18.79
1998	338M	167M	171M	0.98	2.54%	22.13	6.25	2.64	70.60	67.25	74.07	23.38	78.55%	19.08
1999	343M	170M	173M	0.98	2.50%	21.65	6.19	2.58	70.93	67.56	74.41	23.62	79.08%	19.37
2000	348M	172M	176M	0.98	2.44%	21.17	6.15	2.52	71.24	67.86	74.73	23.88	79.59%	19.66
2001	353M	175M	178M	0.98	2.39%	20.69	6.11	2.46	71.55	68.16	75.06	24.16	79.94%	19.94
2002	358M	177M	181M	0.98	2.32%	20.20	6.08	2.40	71.86	68.46	75.37	24.48	80.24%	20.21
2003	363M	179M	183M	0.98	2.26%	19.73	6.05	2.35	72.17	68.76	75.67	24.81	80.52%	20.47
2004	367M	182M	186M	0.98	2.19%	19.28	6.04	2.29	72.47	69.06	75.97	25.14	80.80%	20.73
2005	372M	184M	188M	0.98	2.13%	18.84	6.02	2.25	72.77	69.36	76.26	25.48	81.07%	20.98
2006	376M	186M	190M	0.98	2.07%	18.44	6.01	2.20	73.06	69.66	76.54	25.82	81.34%	21.22
2007	380M	188M	192M	0.98	2.01%	18.07	6.01	2.16	73.35	69.96	76.82	26.17	81.61%	21.46
2008	384M	190M	194M	0.98	1.95%	17.73	6.02	2.13	73.63	70.24	77.08	26.53	81.86%	21.69
2009	388M	192M	197M	0.98	1.90%	17.43	6.02	2.10	73.90	70.53	77.33	26.88	82.11%	21.92
2010	392M	194M	199M	0.97	1.84%	17.15	6.04	2.07	74.16	70.80	77.58	27.24	82.35%	22.14
2011	396M	196M	201M	0.97	1.79%	16.91	6.06	2.05	74.40	71.06	77.81	27.61	82.59%	22.37
2012	400M	198M	203M	0.97	1.74%	16.69	6.09	2.03	74.64	71.29	78.03	27.97	82.83%	22.60
2013	404M	199M	205M	0.97	1.69%	16.48	6.13	2.01	74.86	71.52	78.24	28.34	83.06%	22.82
2014	408M	201M	207M	0.97	1.64%	16.28	6.17	2.00	75.07	71.73	78.45	28.71	83.28%	23.05
2015	412M	203M	209M	0.97	1.59%	16.08	6.22	1.98	75.27	71.94	78.65	29.09	83.49%	23.27
2016	416M	205M	211M	0.97	1.53%	15.87	6.27	1.97	75.47	72.13	78.84	29.49	83.70%	23.48
2017	420M	207M	213M	0.97	1.47%	15.66	6.33	1.96	75.66	72.33	79.02	29.88	83.90%	23.69
2018	423M	209M	215M	0.97	1.42%	15.44	6.39	1.94	75.85	72.53	79.20	30.29	84.09%	23.90
2019	427M	210M	217M	0.97	1.36%	15.21	6.45	1.92	76.03	72.73	79.37	30.69	84.29%	24.11
2020	431M	212M	219M	0.97	1.30%	14.98	6.52	1.91	76.20	72.93	79.53	31.10	84.49%	24.31
2021	434M	214M	220M	0.97	1.30%	14.99	6.52	1.91	76.20	72.92	79.52	31.46	84.70%	24.50

South America Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2022	438M	215M	222M	0.97	1.18%	14.52	6.66	1.88	76.56	73.33	79.84	31.82	84.90%	24.70
2023	441M	217M	224M	0.97	1.12%	14.30	6.73	1.87	76.74	73.53	79.99	32.18	85.11%	24.89
2024	444M	219M	226M	0.97	1.07%	14.07	6.81	1.85	76.91	73.73	80.14	32.54	85.32%	25.07
2025	447M	220M	227M	0.97	1.01%	13.85	6.88	1.84	77.09	73.93	80.30	32.91	85.53%	25.25
2026	450M	222M	229M	0.97	0.96%	13.65	6.96	1.82	77.27	74.13	80.45	33.27	85.73%	25.42
2027	453M	223M	230M	0.97	0.91%	13.45	7.04	1.81	77.46	74.34	80.61	33.62	85.92%	25.59
2028	456M	224M	232M	0.97	0.86%	13.26	7.12	1.81	77.64	74.55	80.77	33.98	86.12%	25.75
2029	459M	226M	233M	0.97	0.81%	13.06	7.20	1.80	77.83	74.76	80.93	34.36	86.31%	25.91
2030	462M	227M	235M	0.97	0.77%	12.87	7.28	1.79	78.01	74.97	81.09	34.73	86.51%	26.06
2031	464M	228M	236M	0.97	0.72%	12.70	7.37	1.77	78.18	75.17	81.23	35.08	86.70%	26.20
2032	467M	229M	237M	0.97	0.68%	12.54	7.47	1.77	78.36	75.37	81.37	35.44	86.89%	26.33
2033	469M	230M	238M	0.97	0.64%	12.37	7.56	1.76	78.53	75.57	81.52	35.80	87.08%	26.46
2034	471M	231M	240M	0.97	0.60%	12.21	7.65	1.75	78.71	75.77	81.66	36.15	87.26%	26.58
2035	473M	232M	241M	0.97	0.55%	12.04	7.75	1.74	78.88	75.98	81.81	36.51	87.45%	26.70
2036	475M	233M	242M	0.97	0.52%	11.91	7.85	1.74	79.05	76.18	81.94	36.85	87.63%	26.81
2037	477M	234M	243M	0.97	0.48%	11.78	7.96	1.74	79.22	76.38	82.08	37.19	87.82%	26.91
2038	478M	235M	243M	0.97	0.44%	11.65	8.07	1.73	79.39	76.58	82.22	37.53	88.00%	27.00
2039	480M	236M	244M	0.96	0.41%	11.52	8.18	1.72	79.56	76.78	82.36	37.87	88.18%	27.09
2040	481M	236M	245M	0.96	0.37%	11.38	8.28	1.72	79.73	76.98	82.49	38.21	88.36%	27.18
2041	483M	237M	246M	0.96	0.34%	11.28	8.39	1.71	79.90	77.18	82.63	38.53	88.54%	27.26
2042	484M	238M	246M	0.96	0.31%	11.19	8.51	1.71	80.06	77.38	82.75	38.85	88.72%	27.33
2043	485M	238M	247M	0.96	0.29%	11.09	8.61	1.71	80.23	77.59	82.88	39.16	88.90%	27.40
2044	486M	239M	248M	0.96	0.26%	10.99	8.73	1.71	80.40	77.79	83.01	39.46	89.07%	27.46
2045	487M	239M	248M	0.96	0.23%	10.89	8.84	1.71	80.57	77.99	83.14	39.77	89.24%	27.51
2046	488M	240M	249M	0.96	0.21%	10.81	8.95	1.70	80.73	78.18	83.27	40.04	89.41%	27.57
2047	489M	240M	249M	0.96	0.18%	10.74	9.07	1.70	80.89	78.38	83.40	40.31	89.58%	27.61
2048	490M	241M	249M	0.96	0.16%	10.65	9.18	1.71	81.06	78.58	83.53	40.59	89.75%	27.65
2049	490M	241M	250M	0.97	0.14%	10.58	9.29	1.70	81.22	78.78	83.66	40.86	89.91%	27.69
2050	491M	241M	250M	0.97	0.12%	10.50	9.40	1.70	81.38	78.97	83.78	41.14	90.07%	27.72

Highest City Population in South America (mid 2021)

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Rank	City	Country	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Sao Paulo	Brazil	22,296,808	10,021,295
2	Buenos Aires	Argentina	15,290,062	13,076,300
3	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	13,570,513	6,023,699
4	Bogota	Colombia	11,225,267	7,674,366
5	Lima	Peru	10,933,560	7,737,002
6	Santiago	Chile	6,825,873	4,837,295
7	Belo Horizonte	Brazil	6,157,264	2,373,224
8	Brasilia	Brazil	4,753,280	2,207,718
9	Recife	Brazil	4,189,798	1,478,098
10	Porto Alegre	Brazil	4,168,399	1,372,741
11	Fortaleza	Brazil	4,134,490	2,400,000
12	Medellin	Colombia	4,044,482	1,999,979
13	Salvador	Brazil	3,892,640	2,711,840
14	Curitiba	Brazil	3,740,490	1,718,421
15	Asuncion	Paraguay	3,411,573	1,482,200
16	Campinas	Brazil	3,357,256	1,031,554
17	Guayaquil	Ecuador	3,058,106	1,952,029
18	Caracas	Venezuela	2,948,158	2,946,000
19	Cali	Colombia	2,818,632	2,392,877
20	Goiania	Brazil	2,765,881	1,171,195
21	Belem	Brazil	2,368,016	15,550
22	Manaus	Brazil	2,314,640	1,598,210
23	Barranquilla	Colombia	2,307,016	1,380,425
24	Maracaibo	Venezuela	2,307,715	2,225,000
25	Vitoria	Brazil	2,120,482	312,656
26	Valencia	Venezuela	1,942,707	1,385,083
27	Baixada Santista	Brazil	1,916,858	411,403
28	Quito	Ecuador	1,909,324	1,399,814
29	La Paz	Bolivia	1,889,399	812,799
30	Montevideo	Uruguay	1,762,466	1,270,737
31	Santa Cruz	Bolivia	1,760,098	1,364,389
32	Cordoba	Argentina	1,589,008	1,428,214
33	Rosario	Argentina	1,560,782	1,173,533
34	Sao Luis	Brazil	1,501,699	917,237
35	Natal	Brazil	1,493,632	763,043
36	Joao Pessoa	Brazil	1,397,624	650,883
37	Bucaramanga	Colombia	1,354,549	571,820
38	Cochabamba	Bolivia	1,347,174	900,414
39	Maceio	Brazil	1,341,316	954,991
40	Joinville	Brazil	1,323,933	461,304
41	Florianopolis	Brazil	1,265,166	412,724
42	Barquisimeto	Venezuela	1,231,008	809,490
43	Maracay	Venezuela	1,220,008	1,216,000
44	Mendoza	Argentina	1,196,549	876,884
45	Cartagena	Colombia	1,073,466	952,024
46	Teresina	Brazil	1,034,083	744,512
47	Aracaju	Brazil	1,032,549	490,175
48	San Miguel de Tucuman	Argentina	1,004,316	781,023
49	Valparaiso	Chile	994,466	282,448
50	Cucuta	Colombia	946,083	721,398

Map of South America

All Continents

Asia4608M

Africa1351M

Europe747M

North America501M

South America434M

Central America50M

Oceania45M

Caribbean43M

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