South America Population Pyramid 1981
Year
1981South America in 1981
In 1981, South America had a total population of 246,004,124 people. That is 25.3% more than in 1971, when the population stood at 196,342,334.
With a median age of 20.7 years, South America had a youth dependency ratio of 65.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.3 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
12,230,850 immigrants live in South America.
| Venezuela | 6,268,352 |
| Colombia | 1,317,258 |
| Paraguay | 587,559 |
| Bolivia | 561,026 |
| Peru | 516,754 |
21,233,109 people born in South America live in other countries.
| United States of America | 4,112,869 |
| Spain | 3,246,905 |
| Colombia | 2,951,953 |
| Peru | 1,719,519 |
| Argentina | 1,550,287 |





