South America Population Pyramid 1970

South America
1970
Population: 191,855,062

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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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South America in 1970

The population of South America in 1970 was 191,855,062. That is 29.2% more than in 1960, when the population stood at 148,441,038. Half of the population was younger than 19.1 years; 41.3% were children under 15 and 3.7% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.

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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