South America Population Pyramid 2047
Year
2047South America in 2047
By 2047, the population of South America is expected to reach 468,497,156. Ten years before, in 2037, the projected population is 460,731,406 — 1.7% lower.
With a projected median age of 42.1 years, South America would have a youth dependency ratio of 24.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 29.6 per 100 people of working age. The narrow base of the pyramid marks a constrictive age structure: fertility below replacement level and a rising share of older people.
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 |





