Population in South America

12 countries in South America, 2025. Unit: people. World ranking →

First in the ranking
212.8 mn
Brazil
Median country
19.1 mn
half above, half below
World total
8.2 bn
World Bank aggregate
Range
639.9k to 212.8 mn
Suriname - Brazil

How to read it

Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Brazil (212,812,405) and the lowest in Suriname (639,850).

The median country is at 19,074,909: half are above, half below.

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications… · via World Bank WDI (SP.POP.TOTL) · licence

Population over time

Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Brazil212.8 mn
2Colombia53.4 mn
3Argentina45.9 mn
4Peru34.6 mn
5Venezuela28.5 mn
6Chile19.9 mn
7Ecuador18.3 mn
8Bolivia12.6 mn
9Paraguay7 mn
10Uruguay3.4 mn
11Guyana836k
12Suriname639.9k
World Bank, WDI · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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