12 countries in South America, 2025. Unit: people. World ranking →
Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Brazil (278,966) and the lowest in Suriname (24).
The median country is at 3,908: half are above, half below.
| In chart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 278,966 | |
| 2 | Ecuador | 26,428 | |
| 3 | Venezuela | 14,333 | |
| 4 | Peru | 6,788 | |
| 5 | Argentina | 4,941 | |
| 6 | Paraguay | 4,621 | |
| 7 | Uruguay | 3,195 | |
| 8 | Chile | 2,631 | |
| 9 | Colombia | 1,464 | |
| 10 | Bolivia | 1,147 | |
| 11 | Guyana | 35 | |
| 12 | Suriname | 24 |
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.
