Population growth in South America

12 countries in South America, 2025. Unit: % per year. World ranking →

First in the ranking
1.35 %
Bolivia
Median country
0.72 %
half above, half below
World
0.91 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
-0.06 to 1.35
Uruguay - Bolivia

How to read it

Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Bolivia (1.35 %) and the lowest in Uruguay (-0.06 %).

The median country is at 0.72 %: half are above, half below.

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications… · via World Bank WDI (SP.POP.GROW) · licence

Population growth over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Bolivia1.35
2Paraguay1.20
3Peru1.04
4Colombia1.01
5Suriname0.85
6Ecuador0.85
7Guyana0.59
8Chile0.48
9Venezuela0.39
10Brazil0.38
11Argentina0.34
12Uruguay-0.06
World Bank, WDI · SP.POP.GROW · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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