| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 23 Sep 2025 |
The current population of South America is 438,679,961 as of September 26, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of South America is projected at 438,105,374, or 438.1 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in South America is projected at 435,611,302, or 435.6 million, for the year 2024. South America will add 31.6 million more before reaching a peak in 2049 with 468.7 million people. South America ranks fifth among continents, behind Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America.
South America accounts for 5.32 percent of the world population and two-thirds of Latin America and the Caribbean. South America's population is 179.2 million less than North America's, making up 41.51 percent of the total American population. Its global share was maximum in 2001 (5.64%) and is projected to decrease to 3.72% at the end of the century.
South America has the 2nd lowest population growth rate of 0.56 percent for 2025, below Europe. Among six continents, South America had the highest population growth rate during 1951–1962 and will have the lowest growth after 2070. The population growth peaked in 1959, with an annual growth rate of 2.76 percent.
South America will add 2.43 million in 2025. The net increase of the population per year peaked in 1983 at almost 5.58 million.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 434,333,216 | 435,611,302 | 2,556,171 | 0.587 | 5.34 |
| 2025 | 436,889,387 | 438,105,374 | 2,431,975 | 0.555 | 5.32 |
| 2026 | 439,321,362 | 440,484,432 | 2,326,139 | 0.528 | 5.31 |
| 2027 | 441,647,501 | 442,773,131 | 2,251,260 | 0.508 | 5.29 |
| 2028 | 443,898,761 | 444,971,133 | 2,144,744 | 0.482 | 5.27 |
| 2029 | 446,043,505 | 447,077,421 | 2,067,833 | 0.463 | 5.26 |
| 2030 | 448,111,338 | 449,102,411 | 1,982,147 | 0.441 | 5.24 |
| 2031 | 450,093,485 | 451,040,420 | 1,893,869 | 0.420 | 5.22 |
| 2032 | 451,987,354 | 452,886,780 | 1,798,851 | 0.397 | 5.21 |
| 2033 | 453,786,205 | 454,639,699 | 1,706,989 | 0.375 | 5.19 |
| 2034 | 455,493,194 | 456,307,889 | 1,629,390 | 0.357 | 5.17 |
| 2035 | 457,122,584 | 457,885,011 | 1,524,854 | 0.333 | 5.15 |
| 2036 | 458,647,438 | 459,359,980 | 1,425,084 | 0.310 | 5.13 |
| 2037 | 460,072,522 | 460,731,406 | 1,317,768 | 0.286 | 5.12 |
| 2038 | 461,390,290 | 462,003,191 | 1,225,802 | 0.265 | 5.10 |
| 2039 | 462,616,092 | 463,176,586 | 1,120,989 | 0.242 | 5.08 |
| 2040 | 463,737,081 | 464,245,166 | 1,016,171 | 0.219 | 5.06 |
| 2041 | 464,753,252 | 465,198,576 | 890,648 | 0.191 | 5.04 |
| 2042 | 465,643,900 | 466,033,956 | 780,112 | 0.167 | 5.02 |
| 2043 | 466,424,012 | 466,753,943 | 659,861 | 0.141 | 5.00 |
| 2044 | 467,083,873 | 467,356,816 | 545,885 | 0.117 | 4.98 |
| 2045 | 467,629,758 | 467,844,218 | 428,920 | 0.092 | 4.96 |
| 2046 | 468,058,678 | 468,221,393 | 325,430 | 0.070 | 4.93 |
| 2047 | 468,384,108 | 468,497,156 | 226,096 | 0.048 | 4.91 |
| 2048 | 468,610,204 | 468,665,368 | 110,328 | 0.024 | 4.89 |
| 2049 | 468,720,532 | 468,719,854 | -1,356 | 0.000 | 4.87 |
| 2050 | 468,719,176 | 468,674,488 | -89,376 | -0.019 | 4.85 |
| 2051 | 468,629,800 | 468,531,686 | -196,229 | -0.042 | 4.83 |
| 2052 | 468,433,571 | 468,289,226 | -288,690 | -0.062 | 4.81 |
| 2053 | 468,144,881 | 467,946,816 | -396,131 | -0.085 | 4.79 |
| 2054 | 467,748,750 | 467,504,187 | -489,126 | -0.105 | 4.76 |
| 2055 | 467,259,624 | 466,969,650 | -579,947 | -0.124 | 4.74 |
| 2056 | 466,679,677 | 466,342,743 | -673,868 | -0.145 | 4.72 |
| 2057 | 466,005,809 | 465,617,782 | -776,054 | -0.167 | 4.70 |
| 2058 | 465,229,755 | 464,801,134 | -857,242 | -0.184 | 4.68 |
| 2059 | 464,372,513 | 463,895,419 | -954,189 | -0.206 | 4.66 |
| 2060 | 463,418,324 | 462,901,305 | -1,034,038 | -0.223 | 4.63 |
| 2061 | 462,384,286 | 461,827,182 | -1,114,208 | -0.241 | 4.61 |
| 2062 | 461,270,078 | 460,670,709 | -1,198,739 | -0.260 | 4.59 |
| 2063 | 460,071,339 | 459,432,480 | -1,277,718 | -0.278 | 4.57 |
| 2064 | 458,793,621 | 458,119,934 | -1,347,374 | -0.294 | 4.54 |
| 2065 | 457,446,247 | 456,731,604 | -1,429,287 | -0.313 | 4.52 |
| 2066 | 456,016,960 | 455,263,794 | -1,506,332 | -0.331 | 4.50 |
| 2067 | 454,510,628 | 453,723,867 | -1,573,521 | -0.347 | 4.47 |
| 2068 | 452,937,107 | 452,116,726 | -1,640,763 | -0.363 | 4.45 |
| 2069 | 451,296,344 | 450,443,683 | -1,705,321 | -0.379 | 4.43 |
| 2070 | 449,591,023 | 448,707,085 | -1,767,875 | -0.394 | 4.40 |
| 2071 | 447,823,148 | 446,907,412 | -1,831,471 | -0.410 | 4.38 |
| 2072 | 445,991,677 | 445,049,096 | -1,885,162 | -0.424 | 4.36 |
| 2073 | 444,106,515 | 443,135,586 | -1,941,857 | -0.438 | 4.33 |
| 2074 | 442,164,658 | 441,171,026 | -1,987,264 | -0.450 | 4.31 |
| 2075 | 440,177,394 | 439,155,992 | -2,042,805 | -0.465 | 4.28 |
| 2076 | 438,134,589 | 437,089,997 | -2,089,183 | -0.478 | 4.26 |
| 2077 | 436,045,406 | 434,974,482 | -2,141,847 | -0.492 | 4.24 |
| 2078 | 433,903,559 | 432,808,282 | -2,190,554 | -0.506 | 4.21 |
| 2079 | 431,713,005 | 430,598,206 | -2,229,597 | -0.518 | 4.19 |
| 2080 | 429,483,408 | 428,348,802 | -2,269,212 | -0.530 | 4.17 |
| 2081 | 427,214,196 | 426,061,936 | -2,304,521 | -0.541 | 4.14 |
| 2082 | 424,909,675 | 423,742,084 | -2,335,182 | -0.551 | 4.12 |
| 2083 | 422,574,493 | 421,394,909 | -2,359,169 | -0.560 | 4.10 |
| 2084 | 420,215,324 | 419,022,759 | -2,385,129 | -0.569 | 4.07 |
| 2085 | 417,830,195 | 416,622,669 | -2,415,052 | -0.580 | 4.05 |
| 2086 | 415,415,143 | 414,192,701 | -2,444,884 | -0.590 | 4.03 |
| 2087 | 412,970,259 | 411,738,245 | -2,464,028 | -0.598 | 4.00 |
| 2088 | 410,506,231 | 409,265,925 | -2,480,612 | -0.606 | 3.98 |
| 2089 | 408,025,619 | 406,777,994 | -2,495,249 | -0.613 | 3.96 |
| 2090 | 405,530,370 | 404,275,306 | -2,510,129 | -0.621 | 3.94 |
| 2091 | 403,020,241 | 401,763,673 | -2,513,136 | -0.626 | 3.91 |
| 2092 | 400,507,105 | 399,247,660 | -2,518,891 | -0.631 | 3.89 |
| 2093 | 397,988,214 | 396,723,960 | -2,528,508 | -0.637 | 3.87 |
| 2094 | 395,459,706 | 394,195,954 | -2,527,503 | -0.641 | 3.85 |
| 2095 | 392,932,203 | 391,667,407 | -2,529,592 | -0.646 | 3.83 |
| 2096 | 390,402,611 | 389,138,041 | -2,529,141 | -0.650 | 3.81 |
| 2097 | 387,873,470 | 386,613,452 | -2,520,036 | -0.652 | 3.78 |
| 2098 | 385,353,434 | 384,096,349 | -2,514,170 | -0.655 | 3.76 |
| 2099 | 382,839,264 | 381,590,942 | -2,496,645 | -0.654 | 3.74 |
| 2100 | 380,342,619 | 379,097,351 | -2,490,537 | -0.657 | 3.72 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 111,473,914 | 112,973,121 | 2,998,413 | 2.654 | 4.53 |
| 1951 | 114,472,327 | 116,032,006 | 3,119,358 | 2.689 | 4.57 |
| 1952 | 117,591,685 | 119,207,088 | 3,230,806 | 2.710 | 4.61 |
| 1953 | 120,822,491 | 122,485,346 | 3,325,710 | 2.715 | 4.65 |
| 1954 | 124,148,201 | 125,865,511 | 3,434,619 | 2.729 | 4.69 |
| 1955 | 127,582,820 | 129,351,295 | 3,536,951 | 2.735 | 4.72 |
| 1956 | 131,119,771 | 132,949,099 | 3,658,656 | 2.752 | 4.76 |
| 1957 | 134,778,427 | 136,660,828 | 3,764,801 | 2.755 | 4.79 |
| 1958 | 138,543,228 | 140,478,064 | 3,869,672 | 2.755 | 4.83 |
| 1959 | 142,412,900 | 144,408,197 | 3,990,594 | 2.764 | 4.87 |
| 1960 | 146,403,494 | 148,441,038 | 4,075,088 | 2.745 | 4.92 |
| 1961 | 150,478,582 | 152,563,290 | 4,169,415 | 2.733 | 4.98 |
| 1962 | 154,647,997 | 156,774,075 | 4,252,156 | 2.712 | 5.02 |
| 1963 | 158,900,153 | 161,065,519 | 4,330,732 | 2.689 | 5.04 |
| 1964 | 163,230,885 | 165,412,944 | 4,364,118 | 2.638 | 5.07 |
| 1965 | 167,595,003 | 169,787,288 | 4,384,569 | 2.583 | 5.09 |
| 1966 | 171,979,572 | 174,174,894 | 4,390,645 | 2.521 | 5.12 |
| 1967 | 176,370,217 | 178,570,482 | 4,400,530 | 2.464 | 5.14 |
| 1968 | 180,770,747 | 182,977,218 | 4,412,942 | 2.412 | 5.16 |
| 1969 | 185,183,689 | 187,410,526 | 4,453,674 | 2.377 | 5.18 |
| 1970 | 189,637,363 | 191,855,063 | 4,435,399 | 2.312 | 5.19 |
| 1971 | 194,072,762 | 196,342,334 | 4,539,144 | 2.312 | 5.21 |
| 1972 | 198,611,906 | 200,916,755 | 4,609,699 | 2.294 | 5.23 |
| 1973 | 203,221,605 | 205,568,515 | 4,693,820 | 2.283 | 5.24 |
| 1974 | 207,915,425 | 210,289,258 | 4,747,667 | 2.258 | 5.26 |
| 1975 | 212,663,092 | 215,072,802 | 4,819,421 | 2.241 | 5.28 |
| 1976 | 217,482,513 | 219,942,995 | 4,920,963 | 2.237 | 5.31 |
| 1977 | 222,403,476 | 224,941,101 | 5,075,249 | 2.256 | 5.33 |
| 1978 | 227,478,725 | 230,063,921 | 5,170,392 | 2.247 | 5.36 |
| 1979 | 232,649,117 | 235,280,166 | 5,262,099 | 2.237 | 5.39 |
| 1980 | 237,911,216 | 240,599,581 | 5,376,730 | 2.235 | 5.41 |
| 1981 | 243,287,946 | 246,004,124 | 5,432,356 | 2.208 | 5.43 |
| 1982 | 248,720,302 | 251,463,190 | 5,485,777 | 2.182 | 5.45 |
| 1983 | 254,206,079 | 256,993,658 | 5,575,159 | 2.169 | 5.47 |
| 1984 | 259,781,238 | 262,567,801 | 5,573,125 | 2.123 | 5.49 |
| 1985 | 265,354,363 | 268,127,258 | 5,545,789 | 2.068 | 5.51 |
| 1986 | 270,900,152 | 273,653,655 | 5,507,007 | 2.012 | 5.52 |
| 1987 | 276,407,159 | 279,159,542 | 5,504,766 | 1.972 | 5.53 |
| 1988 | 281,911,925 | 284,663,431 | 5,503,011 | 1.933 | 5.54 |
| 1989 | 287,414,936 | 290,157,546 | 5,485,219 | 1.890 | 5.54 |
| 1990 | 292,900,155 | 295,639,534 | 5,478,757 | 1.853 | 5.55 |
| 1991 | 298,378,912 | 301,035,722 | 5,313,620 | 1.765 | 5.56 |
| 1992 | 303,692,532 | 306,386,038 | 5,387,012 | 1.758 | 5.56 |
| 1993 | 309,079,544 | 311,712,394 | 5,265,701 | 1.689 | 5.57 |
| 1994 | 314,345,245 | 316,983,599 | 5,276,707 | 1.665 | 5.59 |
| 1995 | 319,621,952 | 322,239,706 | 5,235,508 | 1.625 | 5.60 |
| 1996 | 324,857,460 | 327,454,341 | 5,193,763 | 1.586 | 5.61 |
| 1997 | 330,051,223 | 332,642,597 | 5,182,749 | 1.558 | 5.61 |
| 1998 | 335,233,972 | 337,868,133 | 5,268,322 | 1.559 | 5.62 |
| 1999 | 340,502,294 | 343,039,424 | 5,074,260 | 1.479 | 5.63 |
| 2000 | 345,576,554 | 348,018,671 | 4,884,235 | 1.403 | 5.64 |
| 2001 | 350,460,789 | 352,811,790 | 4,702,001 | 1.333 | 5.64 |
| 2002 | 355,162,790 | 357,458,431 | 4,591,282 | 1.284 | 5.64 |
| 2003 | 359,754,072 | 361,970,769 | 4,433,394 | 1.225 | 5.64 |
| 2004 | 364,187,466 | 366,372,084 | 4,369,235 | 1.193 | 5.63 |
| 2005 | 368,556,701 | 370,696,304 | 4,279,206 | 1.154 | 5.63 |
| 2006 | 372,835,907 | 374,925,312 | 4,178,809 | 1.115 | 5.62 |
| 2007 | 377,014,716 | 379,035,587 | 4,041,742 | 1.066 | 5.61 |
| 2008 | 381,056,458 | 383,024,966 | 3,937,017 | 1.028 | 5.60 |
| 2009 | 384,993,475 | 386,904,296 | 3,821,643 | 0.988 | 5.58 |
| 2010 | 388,815,118 | 390,701,059 | 3,771,883 | 0.965 | 5.56 |
| 2011 | 392,587,001 | 394,477,852 | 3,781,702 | 0.959 | 5.55 |
| 2012 | 396,368,703 | 398,255,258 | 3,773,111 | 0.947 | 5.53 |
| 2013 | 400,141,814 | 402,022,527 | 3,761,426 | 0.936 | 5.51 |
| 2014 | 403,903,240 | 405,812,377 | 3,818,274 | 0.941 | 5.50 |
| 2015 | 407,721,514 | 409,619,910 | 3,796,792 | 0.927 | 5.48 |
| 2016 | 411,518,306 | 413,394,991 | 3,753,370 | 0.908 | 5.47 |
| 2017 | 415,271,676 | 417,045,303 | 3,547,255 | 0.851 | 5.45 |
| 2018 | 418,818,931 | 420,440,355 | 3,242,847 | 0.771 | 5.44 |
| 2019 | 422,061,778 | 423,548,243 | 2,972,930 | 0.702 | 5.42 |
| 2020 | 425,034,708 | 426,213,516 | 2,357,616 | 0.553 | 5.40 |
| 2021 | 427,392,324 | 428,331,373 | 1,878,098 | 0.438 | 5.38 |
| 2022 | 429,270,422 | 430,492,778 | 2,444,712 | 0.568 | 5.37 |
| 2023 | 431,715,134 | 433,024,175 | 2,618,082 | 0.605 | 5.35 |