South America Population (2020)

Population now

433,768,217

Male:	213,871,520	(49.30 %)
Female:	219,895,828	(50.70 %)

Births in 2020:	406,574
Deaths in 2020:	175,257

Life expectancy & Rates (2020)

Male:	72.79 years
Female:	79.57 years
Total:	76.18 years
Median Age:	31.01 years

Birth Rate:	14.94
Death Rate:	6.44
Growth Rate:	1.32 %
Fertility Rate:	1.91

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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2020)
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	2.11%	40.04	12.87	5.77	56.06	54.16	58.07	18.47	51.75%	8.40
1961	153M	76M	76M	1	2.16%	39.81	12.60	5.76	56.49	54.55	58.56	18.37	52.61%	8.63
1962	157M	78M	79M	1	2.20%	39.51	12.34	5.73	56.92	54.92	59.04	18.26	53.49%	8.86
1963	161M	81M	81M	1	2.24%	39.12	12.08	5.70	57.34	55.28	59.53	18.16	54.36%	9.11
1964	166M	83M	83M	1	2.27%	38.64	11.81	5.63	57.74	55.62	60.00	18.09	55.23%	9.35
1965	170M	85M	85M	1	2.30%	38.06	11.55	5.55	58.15	55.97	60.47	18.07	56.03%	9.60
1966	175M	87M	87M	1	2.32%	37.40	11.28	5.45	58.56	56.31	60.95	18.02	56.83%	9.86
1967	179M	89M	90M	1	2.33%	36.68	11.00	5.33	58.98	56.66	61.44	18.02	57.62%	10.11
1968	184M	92M	92M	1	2.35%	35.94	10.73	5.21	59.39	57.00	61.93	18.06	58.42%	10.37
1969	188M	94M	94M	1	2.37%	35.20	10.46	5.08	59.81	57.36	62.42	18.13	59.20%	10.62
1970	193M	96M	97M	1	2.38%	34.50	10.20	4.95	60.23	57.70	62.91	18.22	60.00%	10.88
1971	197M	99M	99M	1	2.40%	33.89	9.96	4.82	60.64	58.05	63.38	18.32	60.79%	11.14
1972	202M	101M	101M	1	2.43%	33.37	9.73	4.71	61.03	58.39	63.83	18.44	61.58%	11.40
1973	207M	103M	104M	1	2.46%	32.96	9.53	4.61	61.40	58.72	64.24	18.57	62.34%	11.66
1974	211M	105M	106M	1	2.49%	32.64	9.36	4.51	61.75	59.05	64.62	18.72	63.09%	11.93
1975	216M	108M	108M	0.99	2.52%	32.40	9.20	4.43	62.08	59.36	64.99	18.86	63.84%	12.20
1976	221M	110M	111M	0.99	2.56%	32.22	9.05	4.36	62.41	59.66	65.34	18.99	64.59%	12.48
1977	226M	113M	113M	0.99	2.60%	32.04	8.91	4.28	62.74	59.96	65.70	19.12	65.34%	12.76
1978	231M	115M	116M	0.99	2.63%	31.83	8.77	4.21	63.08	60.27	66.07	19.25	66.09%	13.05
1979	236M	118M	119M	0.99	2.66%	31.58	8.62	4.13	63.42	60.57	66.45	19.40	66.84%	13.35
1980	242M	120M	121M	0.99	2.69%	31.25	8.47	4.05	63.77	60.88	66.84	19.58	67.58%	13.65
1981	247M	123M	124M	0.99	2.71%	30.85	8.31	3.95	64.12	61.19	67.25	19.71	68.31%	13.95
1982	253M	126M	127M	0.99	2.72%	30.39	8.16	3.85	64.47	61.49	67.64	19.89	69.02%	14.26
1983	258M	128M	130M	0.99	2.73%	29.87	8.01	3.75	64.81	61.78	68.04	20.08	69.71%	14.58
1984	264M	131M	133M	0.99	2.73%	29.32	7.87	3.66	65.14	62.06	68.41	20.27	70.39%	14.89
1985	269M	134M	135M	0.99	2.72%	28.74	7.73	3.56	65.46	62.34	68.78	20.47	71.05%	15.21
1986	275M	137M	138M	0.99	2.70%	28.15	7.60	3.46	65.77	62.61	69.14	20.66	71.70%	15.52
1987	280M	139M	141M	0.99	2.68%	27.54	7.48	3.37	66.08	62.87	69.49	20.86	72.34%	15.83
1988	286M	142M	144M	0.99	2.66%	26.94	7.36	3.27	66.39	63.13	69.85	21.06	72.97%	16.14
1989	291M	145M	147M	0.99	2.64%	26.36	7.25	3.19	66.71	63.40	70.21	21.27	73.59%	16.45
1990	297M	147M	149M	0.99	2.61%	25.80	7.14	3.11	67.03	63.68	70.58	21.49	74.20%	16.76
1991	302M	150M	152M	0.99	2.59%	25.26	7.03	3.04	67.38	63.98	70.96	21.70	74.78%	17.06
1992	308M	153M	155M	0.98	2.58%	24.76	6.91	2.97	67.74	64.31	71.36	21.92	75.34%	17.36
1993	313M	155M	158M	0.98	2.57%	24.28	6.80	2.90	68.13	64.66	71.76	22.14	75.89%	17.66
1994	318M	158M	160M	0.98	2.56%	23.81	6.69	2.85	68.53	65.04	72.17	22.37	76.43%	17.96
1995	323M	160M	163M	0.98	2.56%	23.36	6.57	2.79	68.94	65.44	72.59	22.61	76.96%	18.26
1996	329M	163M	166M	0.98	2.54%	22.92	6.47	2.73	69.36	65.84	73.02	22.85	77.48%	18.55
1997	334M	165M	168M	0.98	2.53%	22.48	6.36	2.67	69.78	66.25	73.43	23.09	78.02%	18.85
1998	339M	168M	171M	0.98	2.51%	22.03	6.27	2.62	70.19	66.66	73.84	23.32	78.56%	19.14
1999	344M	170M	174M	0.98	2.49%	21.58	6.19	2.56	70.59	67.05	74.24	23.57	79.09%	19.43
2000	349M	173M	176M	0.98	2.44%	21.11	6.13	2.50	70.97	67.42	74.62	23.84	79.61%	19.71
2001	354M	175M	179M	0.98	2.40%	20.65	6.08	2.44	71.32	67.77	74.98	24.13	79.96%	19.99
2002	359M	178M	181M	0.98	2.34%	20.19	6.04	2.39	71.66	68.10	75.32	24.46	80.26%	20.27
2003	364M	180M	184M	0.98	2.28%	19.73	6.02	2.34	71.98	68.42	75.64	24.80	80.54%	20.54
2004	369M	182M	186M	0.98	2.22%	19.30	6.00	2.29	72.29	68.73	75.95	25.15	80.82%	20.80
2005	373M	185M	189M	0.98	2.15%	18.88	5.99	2.24	72.59	69.04	76.24	25.49	81.10%	21.06
2006	378M	187M	191M	0.98	2.09%	18.50	5.99	2.20	72.88	69.32	76.51	25.84	81.37%	21.32
2007	382M	189M	193M	0.98	2.03%	18.16	5.99	2.16	73.16	69.61	76.78	26.20	81.63%	21.57
2008	386M	191M	195M	0.98	1.97%	17.84	6.00	2.13	73.43	69.90	77.04	26.56	81.89%	21.81
2009	391M	193M	198M	0.98	1.92%	17.57	6.01	2.10	73.71	70.18	77.29	26.92	82.13%	22.06
2010	395M	195M	200M	0.98	1.88%	17.31	6.02	2.08	73.97	70.46	77.54	27.29	82.37%	22.30
2011	399M	197M	202M	0.98	1.83%	17.08	6.04	2.06	74.23	70.73	77.78	27.65	82.61%	22.54
2012	404M	199M	204M	0.98	1.78%	16.85	6.07	2.04	74.48	70.99	78.02	28.01	82.84%	22.78
2013	408M	201M	206M	0.98	1.73%	16.62	6.09	2.03	74.72	71.24	78.24	28.38	83.07%	23.02
2014	412M	203M	209M	0.97	1.67%	16.39	6.14	2.01	74.94	71.48	78.45	28.75	83.29%	23.26
2015	416M	205M	211M	0.97	1.62%	16.15	6.17	1.99	75.16	71.70	78.65	29.13	83.51%	23.49
2016	420M	207M	213M	0.97	1.55%	15.91	6.23	1.97	75.37	71.93	78.84	29.50	83.72%	23.72
2017	424M	209M	215M	0.97	1.50%	15.67	6.28	1.96	75.57	72.14	79.02	29.87	83.94%	23.94
2018	428M	211M	217M	0.97	1.44%	15.42	6.33	1.94	75.77	72.36	79.20	30.25	84.15%	24.16
2019	432M	213M	219M	0.97	1.38%	15.18	6.38	1.92	75.97	72.57	79.39	30.63	84.35%	24.37
2020	435M	215M	221M	0.97	1.32%	14.94	6.44	1.91	76.18	72.79	79.57	31.01	84.56%	24.58

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
2021	439M	216M	223M	0.97	1.26%	14.72	6.50	1.90	76.37	73.01	79.75	31.38	84.77%	24.78
2022	442M	218M	224M	0.97	1.21%	14.50	6.57	1.88	76.57	73.22	79.92	31.74	84.97%	24.97
2023	446M	220M	226M	0.97	1.15%	14.28	6.63	1.87	76.77	73.44	80.10	32.11	85.17%	25.16
2024	449M	221M	228M	0.97	1.10%	14.07	6.70	1.86	76.97	73.66	80.27	32.48	85.37%	25.35
2025	452M	223M	229M	0.97	1.05%	13.85	6.76	1.85	77.16	73.87	80.44	32.85	85.57%	25.53
2026	455M	224M	231M	0.97	1.00%	13.67	6.84	1.84	77.35	74.09	80.61	33.21	85.77%	25.70
2027	458M	226M	233M	0.97	0.95%	13.49	6.92	1.83	77.55	74.30	80.77	33.57	85.96%	25.87
2028	461M	227M	234M	0.97	0.90%	13.31	6.99	1.82	77.73	74.52	80.93	33.93	86.16%	26.04
2029	464M	228M	236M	0.97	0.86%	13.13	7.07	1.81	77.93	74.73	81.10	34.30	86.35%	26.19
2030	467M	230M	237M	0.97	0.81%	12.95	7.15	1.80	78.11	74.95	81.26	34.67	86.55%	26.35
2031	469M	231M	238M	0.97	0.77%	12.80	7.24	1.80	78.30	75.16	81.42	35.02	86.74%	26.49
2032	472M	232M	240M	0.97	0.73%	12.65	7.33	1.79	78.49	75.38	81.57	35.37	86.93%	26.63
2033	474M	233M	241M	0.97	0.68%	12.50	7.42	1.79	78.68	75.59	81.73	35.73	87.12%	26.77
2034	476M	234M	242M	0.97	0.64%	12.35	7.52	1.78	78.86	75.81	81.88	36.08	87.30%	26.90
2035	479M	235M	243M	0.97	0.60%	12.20	7.61	1.78	79.05	76.02	82.03	36.44	87.49%	27.02
2036	481M	236M	244M	0.97	0.57%	12.08	7.71	1.77	79.23	76.24	82.18	36.77	87.68%	27.14
2037	483M	237M	245M	0.97	0.53%	11.96	7.81	1.77	79.41	76.45	82.33	37.10	87.86%	27.25
2038	485M	238M	246M	0.97	0.49%	11.84	7.92	1.76	79.60	76.67	82.48	37.43	88.04%	27.35
2039	486M	239M	247M	0.97	0.46%	11.72	8.02	1.76	79.77	76.88	82.62	37.77	88.23%	27.46
2040	488M	240M	248M	0.97	0.43%	11.60	8.13	1.76	79.96	77.09	82.77	38.11	88.41%	27.55
2041	490M	241M	249M	0.97	0.40%	11.50	8.24	1.75	80.14	77.31	82.91	38.42	88.59%	27.64
2042	491M	241M	250M	0.97	0.37%	11.40	8.34	1.75	80.31	77.52	83.05	38.73	88.76%	27.72
2043	492M	242M	250M	0.97	0.34%	11.30	8.46	1.75	80.49	77.73	83.19	39.04	88.94%	27.80
2044	494M	243M	251M	0.97	0.31%	11.20	8.56	1.75	80.67	77.94	83.33	39.34	89.12%	27.87
2045	495M	243M	252M	0.97	0.28%	11.10	8.67	1.75	80.85	78.16	83.47	39.65	89.29%	27.94
2046	496M	244M	252M	0.97	0.26%	11.02	8.78	1.75	81.03	78.37	83.61	39.92	89.46%	28.00
2047	497M	244M	253M	0.97	0.23%	10.93	8.89	1.74	81.19	78.58	83.74	40.19	89.63%	28.06
2048	498M	245M	253M	0.97	0.21%	10.85	9.00	1.75	81.37	78.79	83.88	40.46	89.79%	28.11
2049	499M	245M	254M	0.97	0.18%	10.77	9.11	1.75	81.54	79.00	84.02	40.74	89.96%	28.15
2050	499M	246M	254M	0.97	0.16%	10.68	9.21	1.74	81.72	79.21	84.15	41.02	90.12%	28.19

Highest City Population in South America (mid 2020)

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Rank	City	Country	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Sao Paulo	Brazil	21,957,787	10,021,295
2	Buenos Aires	Argentina	15,111,828	13,076,300
3	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	13,421,480	6,023,699
4	Bogota	Colombia	10,891,483	7,674,366
5	Lima	Peru	10,647,700	7,737,002
6	Santiago	Chile	6,748,305	4,837,295
7	Belo Horizonte	Brazil	6,059,654	2,373,224
8	Brasilia	Brazil	4,608,176	2,207,718
9	Porto Alegre	Brazil	4,127,435	1,372,741
10	Recife	Brazil	4,105,697	1,478,098
11	Fortaleza	Brazil	4,052,566	2,400,000
12	Medellin	Colombia	3,985,653	1,999,979
13	Salvador	Brazil	3,820,740	2,711,840
14	Curitiba	Brazil	3,657,262	1,718,421
15	Asuncion	Paraguay	3,311,784	1,482,200
16	Campinas	Brazil	3,281,436	1,031,554
17	Guayaquil	Ecuador	2,973,132	1,952,029
18	Caracas	Venezuela	2,937,696	2,939,000
19	Cali	Colombia	2,769,827	2,392,877
20	Goiania	Brazil	2,663,045	1,171,195
21	Belem	Brazil	2,322,696	15,550
22	Barranquilla	Colombia	2,261,262	1,380,425
23	Manaus	Brazil	2,241,871	1,598,210
24	Maracaibo	Venezuela	2,241,044	2,225,000
25	Vitoria	Brazil	2,060,349	312,656
26	Valencia	Venezuela	1,899,131	1,385,083
27	Baixada Santista	Brazil	1,883,740	411,403
28	Quito	Ecuador	1,862,696	1,399,814
29	La Paz	Bolivia	1,848,001	812,799
30	Montevideo	Uruguay	1,748,957	1,270,737
31	Santa Cruz	Bolivia	1,697,349	1,364,389
32	Cordoba	Argentina	1,566,783	1,428,214
33	Rosario	Argentina	1,522,435	1,173,533
34	Sao Luis	Brazil	1,480,348	917,237
35	Natal	Brazil	1,443,957	763,043
36	Joao Pessoa	Brazil	1,371,479	650,883
37	Bucaramanga	Colombia	1,323,174	571,820
38	Maceio	Brazil	1,316,913	954,991
39	Cochabamba	Bolivia	1,289,653	900,414
40	Joinville	Brazil	1,296,044	461,304
41	Florianopolis	Brazil	1,229,870	412,724
42	Barquisimeto	Venezuela	1,208,348	809,490
43	Maracay	Venezuela	1,197,348	1,203,000
44	Mendoza	Argentina	1,164,305	876,884
45	Cartagena	Colombia	1,059,522	952,024
46	Teresina	Brazil	1,016,652	744,512
47	Aracaju	Brazil	1,001,174	490,175
48	San Miguel de Tucuman	Argentina	979,479	781,023
49	Valparaiso	Chile	980,087	282,448
50	Cucuta	Colombia	928,652	721,398

Map of South America

All Continents

Asia4562M

Africa1329M

Europe738M

North America504M

South America435M

Central America50M

Oceania44M

Caribbean43M

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