Female population — all countries

Female population — South America

Female population in South America in 2025 — 221,558,712 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 199%.

2025 222M people +0.59% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 222M people2025
Period minimum 74.09M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — South America, 1960–20250100M200M300M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 74,088,513 people1962: 78,297,297 people1964: 82,654,166 people1966: 87,074,167 people1968: 91,515,553 people1970: 95,997,378 people1972: 100,575,282 people1974: 105,323,158 people1976: 110,206,212 people1978: 115,309,093 people1980: 120,612,412 people1982: 126,075,080 people1984: 131,656,036 people1986: 137,229,247 people1988: 142,769,409 people1990: 148,308,470 people1992: 153,752,415 people1994: 159,126,672 people1996: 164,428,542 people1998: 169,705,375 people2000: 174,858,839 people2002: 179,677,621 people2004: 184,244,977 people2006: 188,627,793 people2008: 192,794,831 people2010: 196,777,039 people2012: 200,692,921 people2014: 204,597,065 people2016: 208,518,208 people2018: 212,169,580 people2020: 215,203,798 people2022: 217,568,774 people2024: 220,254,804 people2025: 221,558,712 people
Change over the period: +147M (+199.05%) Average annual rate: 1.7 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America

South America 222M people
World 4.09B people
Female population — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 222M +1.3M +0.59%
2024 220M +1.35M +0.62%
2023 219M +1.33M +0.61%
2022 218M +1.19M +0.55%
2021 216M +1.18M +0.55%
2020 215M +1.42M +0.66%
2019 214M +1.62M +0.76%
2018 212M +1.76M +0.84%
2017 210M +1.89M +0.91%
2016 209M +1.95M +0.95%
2015 207M +1.97M +0.96%
2014 205M +1.96M +0.97%
2013 203M +1.95M +0.97%
2012 201M +1.96M +0.98%
2011 199M +1.96M +1%
2010 197M +1.97M +1.01%
2009 195M +2.01M +1.04%
2008 193M +2.06M +1.08%
2007 191M +2.11M +1.12%
2006 189M +2.17M +1.16%
2005 186M +2.22M +1.2%
2004 184M +2.26M +1.24%
2003 182M +2.31M +1.29%
2002 180M +2.38M +1.34%
2001 177M +2.44M +1.4%
2000 175M +2.53M +1.47%
1999 172M +2.62M +1.55%
1998 170M +2.65M +1.59%
1997 167M +2.63M +1.6%
1996 164M +2.64M +1.63%
1995 162M +2.66M +1.67%
1994 159M +2.67M +1.71%
1993 156M +2.7M +1.76%
1992 154M +2.71M +1.8%
1991 151M +2.73M +1.84%
1990 148M +2.77M +1.9%
1989 146M +2.77M +1.94%
1988 143M +2.77M +1.98%
1987 140M +2.77M +2.02%
1986 137M +2.78M +2.07%
1985 134M +2.79M +2.12%
1984 132M +2.8M +2.17%
1983 129M +2.78M +2.2%
1982 126M +2.75M +2.23%
1981 123M +2.72M +2.25%
1980 121M +2.68M +2.27%
1979 118M +2.63M +2.28%
1978 115M +2.58M +2.29%
1977 113M +2.52M +2.29%
1976 110M +2.46M +2.28%
1975 108M +2.42M +2.3%
1974 105M +2.39M +2.32%
1973 103M +2.35M +2.34%
1972 101M +2.31M +2.35%
1971 98.26M +2.27M +2.36%
1970 96M +2.24M +2.39%
1969 93.75M +2.24M +2.45%
1968 91.52M +2.22M +2.49%
1967 89.29M +2.22M +2.55%
1966 87.07M +2.21M +2.61%
1965 84.86M +2.21M +2.67%
1964 82.65M +2.19M +2.73%
1963 80.46M +2.16M +2.76%
1962 78.3M +2.12M +2.79%
1961 76.17M +2.08M +2.81%
1960 74.09M

About the indicator

The female population of a country as of mid-year, by the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN. In most countries women outnumber men, and the gap widens with age because of higher life expectancy; the exceptions are countries with mass male labor migration and countries where a selective attitude toward the birth of girls persists.

Important: The sum with the male population equals total population. The absolute number says little about structure — for comparing countries there is a separate indicator, the share of women in the population.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.