Countries in South America by Population

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#	Country or other entity	Population (2026)	Yearly Change	Net Change	Density (P/km²)	Land Area (km²)	Migrants (net)	Fert. Rate	Median Age	Urban Pop %	World Share
1	Brazil	213,562,666	+0.35%	750,261	26	8,358,140	−205,642	1.59	35.2	88.5%	2.6%
2	Colombia	53,936,226	+0.96%	510,591	52	1,038,700	115,815	1.60	33.0	79.1%	0.65%
3	Argentina	46,003,734	+0.33%	152,356	17	2,736,690	2,316	1.51	33.3	92.4%	0.55%
4	Peru	34,922,148	+1.00%	345,483	27	1,279,996	6,707	1.93	30.5	86.0%	0.42%
5	Venezuela	28,633,711	+0.41%	116,815	32	882,050	−92,869	2.04	29.5	89.4%^[1]	0.34%
6	Chile	19,945,850	+0.43%	85,929	27	743,812	48,106	1.12	37.4	89.4%^[2]	0.24%
7	Ecuador	18,444,506	+0.85%	154,610	67	276,841	−13,851	1.78	29.7	63.6%	0.22%
8	Bolivia	12,749,291	+1.33%	167,449	12	1,083,301	−3,157	2.47	25.5	71.9%	0.15%
9	Paraguay	7,095,279	+1.17%	82,201	18	397,302	−12,243	2.37	27.3	70.9%^[3]	0.09%
10	Uruguay	3,382,537	−0.06%	−2,151	19	175,015	−1,413	1.38	36.7	95.7%	0.04%
11	Guyana	840,890	+0.59%	4,904	4	196,849	−4,787	2.35	26.5	26.5%^[4]	0.01%
12	Suriname	645,256	+0.84%	5,406	4	156,000	−965	2.19	28.9	65.8%	0.01%
13	French Guiana	318,872	+1.66%	5,206	4	83,534	−765	3.25	24.9	86.7%	< 0.01%
14	Falkland Islands	3,465	−0.12%	−4	0	12,173	−16	1.69	43.4	81.8%	< 0.01%

[1]
Venezuela
Urban: Populated centers with 2,500 or more inhabitants.
[2]
Chile
Urban: Settlements with continuous, concentrated construction in blocks and a population of more than 2,000 inhabitants, or between 1,001 and 2,000 inhabitants where less than 50% of the employed population works in primary activities.
[3]
Paraguay
Urban: Administrative centres of the official districts.
[4]
Guyana
Urban: City of Georgetown (capital), and four other towns.

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision . (Medium-fertility variant).