South America Population Pyramid 2028
Year
2028South America in 2028
By 2028, the population of South America is expected to reach 444,971,133. Compared with 2018, when the projection stands at 420,440,354, that represents growth of 5.8% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 35.3 years, South America would have a youth dependency ratio of 29.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 17.8 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 |





