List of South American countries by population
This is a list of South American countries and dependencies by population in South America, total projected population from the United Nations[1] and the latest official figure.
Map
Table
Country / dependency | % total | South America population[1] |
% change |
Official figure |
Official date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brazil | 49.2% | 216,422,446 | 0.5% | 216,284,269 | 1 Jul 2023[2] |
2 | Colombia | 11.8% | 52,085,168 | 0.4% | 52,215,503 | 17 Mar 2023[3] |
3 | Argentina | 10.4% | 45,773,884 | 0.6% | 46,044,703 | 18 May 2022[4] |
4 | Peru | 7.8% | 34,352,719 | 0.9% | 33,725,844 | 30 Jun 2023[5] |
5 | Venezuela | 6.6% | 28,838,499 | 1.9% | 32,219,500 | 30 Jun 2019[6] |
6 | Chile | 4.5% | 19,629,590 | 0.1% | 19,960,889 | 30 Jun 2023[7] |
7 | Ecuador | 4.1% | 18,190,484 | 1.1% | 17,510,643 | 1 Jul 2020[8] |
8 | Bolivia | 2.8% | 12,388,571 | 1.4% | 12,006,031 | 1 Jul 2022[9] |
9 | Paraguay | 1.6% | 6,861,524 | 1.2% | 7,453,695 | 1 Jul 2023[10] |
10 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 3,423,109 | 0.0% | 3,566,549 | 1 Jul 2023[11] |
11 | Guyana | 0.2% | 813,834 | 0.6% | 743,699 | 1 Jul 2019[12] |
12 | Suriname | 0.1% | 623,237 | 0.8% | 598,000 | 1 Jul 2019[13] |
French Guiana (France) | 0.1% | 312,155 | 2.5% | 301,099 | 1 Jan 2023[14] | |
Falkland Islands (UK) | 0.001% | 3,791 | 0.3% | 3541 | 10 Oct 2021[15] | |
Total | 100% | 439,719,011 | 0.3% | 442,633,965 |
See also
- Demographics of South America
- List of South American countries by area
- List of South American countries by life expectancy
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d "Total population by sex". UNdata. 11 Jul 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Official projection "Population Projection". ibge.gov.br. 6 Apr 2020. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
- ^ Official projection "Actualización Post Covid-19. Proyecciones de Población Nacional por Área". dane.gov.co. 31 Mar 2023. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
- ^ 2022 census result "Censo Nacional de Población, Hogares y Viviendas 2022" (PDF). indec.gob.ar. 31 Mar 2023. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
- ^ Official projection "Results: Population and Demographic Indicators". inei.gob.pe. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
- ^ Official projection "Venezuela". City Population. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
- ^ Official projection "Estimaciones y Proyecciones de la Población de Chile 1992-2050". ine.gob.cl. 28 Jun 2019. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
- ^ Official projection "Population Projections". ecuadorencifras.gob.ec. 10 Oct 2012. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
- ^ Official projection "Population Projections, Revision 2020". ine.gob.bo. 25 Oct 2021. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
- ^ Official projection "Projection of the national population, urban and rural areas by sex and age, 2000-2025. 2015 revision". ine.gov.py. 2 Jul 2019. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
- ^ Official projection "Population by region, sex and single age, 1996-2025". gub.uy. 6 Mar 2017. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
- ^ Official estimate "Year-end and Mid-year Population Estimates by Sex, Guyana: 1992 to 2019". statisticsguyana.gov.gy. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
- ^ Official estimate "Population Statistics". statistics-suriname.org. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
- ^ Official estimate "Estimated population on January 1, 2023". insee.fr. 24 Jan 2023. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.
- ^ 2021 census result "2021 Census - Preliminary Data Tables". falklands.gov.fk. 25 Oct 2022. Retrieved 27 Jun 2023.