South America Population Pyramid 2050
Year
2050South America in 2050
By 2050, the population of South America is expected to reach 468,674,488. Ten years before, in 2040, the projected population is 464,245,166 — 1.0% lower.
With a projected median age of 43.0 years, South America would have a youth dependency ratio of 24.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 32.0 per 100 people of working age. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
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 |





