South America Population Pyramid 2098
Year
2098South America in 2098
In 2098, South America is projected to have a population of 384,096,349 people. Compared with 2088, when the projection stands at 409,265,925, that represents a decline of 6.1% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 50.8 years, South America would have a youth dependency ratio of 23.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 59.7 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 |





