South America Population Pyramid 2024

South America
2024
Population: 435,611,301

Year

-5 -1   2024  +1 +5

Country

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South America in 2024

As of 2024, South America counted 435,611,302 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2014, the population was 405,812,377; it has grown by 7.3% since.

With a median age of 33.7 years, South America had a youth dependency ratio of 31.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 15.6 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.

Population
435,611,302
Median age
33.7
0-14 %
21.2%
65+ %
10.6%
Child dependency
31.1
Old-age dependency
15.6
Pyramid shape
Births per woman

No World Bank data for this country.

Life expectancy at birth

No World Bank data for this country.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
20406080
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

12,230,850 immigrants live in South America.

Venezuela6,268,352
Colombia1,317,258
Paraguay587,559
Bolivia561,026
Peru516,754
Where emigrants live (2024)

21,233,109 people born in South America live in other countries.

United States of America4,112,869
Spain3,246,905
Colombia2,951,953
Peru1,719,519
Argentina1,550,287
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Immigration statistics

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

How many people lived in South America in 2024?
South America had a population of 435,611,302 in 2024.
How old is the population of South America?
The median age in South America is 33.7 years — half the population is younger, half older.
What share of South America's population is over 65 or under 15?
10.6% of South America's population is 65 or older, and 21.2% is under 15.
What shape is South America's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
South America's pyramid is stationary — similar-sized cohorts through the younger ages, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

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