List of South American countries by population

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This is a list of South American countries and dependencies by population in South America, total projected population from the United Nations [1] and the latest official figure.

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South America population by country [1]

  Brazil (49.2%)
  Colombia (11.8%)
  Argentina (10.4%)
  Peru (7.8%)
  Venezuela (6.6%)
  Chile (4.5%)
  Ecuador (4.1%)
  Bolivia (2.8%)
South American countries by population, 2023 South america population map.png
South American countries by population, 2023

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