South America Population Pyramid (1950–2100)

South America
2026
Population: 440,484,431

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-5 -1   2026  +1 +5

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South America in 2026

As of 2026, South America counts an estimated 440,484,432 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 6.6%, up from 413,394,991 in 2016. With a median age of 34.5 years, South America has a youth dependency ratio of 30.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 16.7 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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