12 countries in South America, 2025. Unit: people. World ranking →
Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Venezuela (417,010) and the lowest in Suriname (56).
The median country is at 3,034: half are above, half below.
| In chart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 417,010 | |
| 2 | Colombia | 79,669 | |
| 3 | Peru | 7,885 | |
| 4 | Brazil | 6,306 | |
| 5 | Ecuador | 5,723 | |
| 6 | Chile | 5,358 | |
| 7 | Bolivia | 710 | |
| 8 | Argentina | 542 | |
| 9 | Guyana | 342 | |
| 10 | Paraguay | 162 | |
| 11 | Uruguay | 126 | |
| 12 | Suriname | 56 |
Tick a country in the table to add it to the chart above, up to six at a time. The ranking uses the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value; countries without a value that year are not listed.
