South America Population Pyramid 2073
Year
2073South America in 2073
By 2073, the population of South America is expected to reach 443,135,586. Compared with 2063, when the projection stands at 459,432,480, that represents a decline of 3.5% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 48.4 years, South America would have a youth dependency ratio of 23.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 49.7 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 |





