List of South American countries by population

This is a list of the countries of South American countries and dependent territories by population, which is sorted by the 2015 mid-year normalized demographic projections.

Table

Rank	Country (or dependent territory)	July 1, 2015 projection[1]	% of pop.	Average relative annual growth (%)[2]	Average absolute annual growth [3]	Estimated doubling time (years)[4]	Official figure (where available)	Date of last figure	Source
1	Brazil	204,519,000	49.36	0.86	1,750,000	81	205,879,000	May 8, 2016	Official population clock
2	Colombia	48,549,000	11.64	1.16	555,000	60	48,666,000	May 8, 2016	Official population clock
3	Argentina	43,132,000	10.41	1.09	463,000	64	43,590,368	July 1, 2016	Official estimate
4	Peru	31,153,000	7.52	1.10	338,000	64	31,488,625	June 30, 2016	Official estimate
5	Venezuela	30,620,000	7.39	1.37	414,000	51	31,028,637	2016	Official estimate
6	Chile	18,006,000	4.35	1.05	187,000	66	18,191,884	2016	Official estimate
7	Ecuador	16,279,000	3.93	1.57	252,000	44	16,499,300	May 8, 2016	Official population clock
8	Bolivia	10,520,000	2.54	1.73	179,000	40	10,985,059	2016	Official estimate
9	Paraguay	7,003,000	1.69	1.58	109,000	44	6,854,536	2016	Official estimate
10	Uruguay	3,310,000	0.80	0.18	6,000	382	3,480,222	June 30, 2016	Official estimate
11	Guyana	747,000	0.18	0.00	0	-	747,884	September 15, 2012	Preliminary 2012 census result
12	Suriname	560,000	0.14	1.08	6,000	64	541,638	August 13, 2012	Final 2012 census result
13	French Guiana	262,000	0.06	2.75	7,000	26	239,648	January 1, 2012	Official estimate
14	Falkland Islands (UK)[5]	3,000	0.00	0.00	0	-	2,563	April 15, 2012	Final 2012 census result
	Total	414,663,000	100.00	1.04	4,266,000	67

South American population by country (top 8).

  Brazil (49.36%)

  Colombia (11.64%)

  Argentina (10.41%)

  Peru (7.52%)

  Venezuela (7.39%)

  Chile (4.35%)

  Ecuador (3.93%)

  Bolivia (2.54%)

  Other (2.86%)

References

1. Calculated, when available, from the latest national censuses or most recent official estimates (many of which are cited in their respective column), using the exponential formula shown on the List of countries by past and future population article. This is done to normalize the different populations to a unique date, so that they are really comparable.
2. It corresponds to the following formula: projection₂₀₁₅/projection₂₀₁₄x100-100.
3. It corresponds to the calculation: projection₂₀₁₅*annual_growth/100.
4. It corresponds to the formula: LN(2)/LN(growth/100+1), which produces exactly the same result as LOG₁₀(2)/LOG₁₀(growth/100+1).
5. Islands claimed by Argentina. Possessed by the British from 5 January 1833, it was briefly captured by the Argentinian forces during the Falklands War (April 2-June 14, 1982)