South America Population Pyramid 1990

South America
1990
Population: 295,639,533

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-5 -1   1990  +1 +5

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South America in 1990

In 1990, South America had a total population of 295,639,534 people. That is 22.9% more than in 1980, when the population stood at 240,599,581. Half of the population was younger than 22.5 years; 35.4% were children under 15 and 4.7% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.

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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