List of South American countries by population

This is a list of countries and areas in South America, showing how many people live in each one. The numbers come from the United Nations and the most recent official counts. Knowing the population helps us understand how big each country is and how many people live there. Some countries have many more people than others, and this list shows the differences. It is interesting to see which places are the most crowded and which have fewer people.

Map

South America has many countries, and some have more people living in them than others. Brazil has the most people, followed by Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, and Bolivia.

Table

	Country / dependency	% total	South America population	% change	Official figure	Official date
1	Brazil	49.2%	216,422,446	0.5%	216,284,269	1 Jul 2023
2	Colombia	11.8%	52,085,168	0.4%	52,215,503	17 Mar 2023
3	Argentina	10.4%	45,773,884	0.6%	46,044,703	18 May 2022
4	Peru	7.8%	34,352,719	0.9%	33,725,844	30 Jun 2023
5	Venezuela	6.6%	28,838,499	1.9%	32,219,500	30 Jun 2019
6	Chile	4.5%	19,629,590	0.1%	19,960,889	30 Jun 2023
7	Ecuador	4.1%	18,190,484	1.1%	17,510,643	1 Jul 2020
8	Bolivia	2.8%	12,388,571	1.4%	12,006,031	1 Jul 2022
9	Paraguay	1.6%	6,861,524	1.2%	7,453,695	1 Jul 2023
10	Uruguay	0.8%	3,423,109	0.0%	3,566,549	1 Jul 2023
11	Guyana	0.2%	813,834	0.6%	743,699	1 Jul 2019
12	Suriname	0.1%	628,785	0.8%	598,000	1 Jul 2023
	French Guiana (France)	0.1%	312,155	2.5%	301,099	1 Jan 2023
	Falkland Islands (UK)	0.001%	3,791	0.3%	3541	10 Oct 2021
	Total	100%	439,719,011	0.3%	442,633,965