Population growth — all countries

Population growth — South America

Population growth in South America in 2025 — 0.57%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 2.17 pp.

2025 0.57% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 2.74%1961
Period minimum 0.5%2021

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — South America, 1961–2025012319611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2.74%1963: 2.7%1965: 2.61%1967: 2.49%1969: 2.4%1971: 2.31%1973: 2.29%1975: 2.25%1977: 2.25%1979: 2.24%1981: 2.22%1983: 2.18%1985: 2.09%1987: 1.99%1989: 1.91%1991: 1.81%1993: 1.72%1995: 1.64%1997: 1.57%1999: 1.52%2001: 1.37%2003: 1.25%2005: 1.17%2007: 1.09%2009: 1.01%2011: 0.96%2013: 0.94%2015: 0.93%2017: 0.88%2019: 0.74%2021: 0.5%2023: 0.59%2025: 0.57%
Change over the period: −2.17 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

South America 0.57%
World 0.91%
Population growth — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0.57 −0.02 pp
2024 0.6 +0.01 pp
2023 0.59 +0.08 pp
2022 0.5 +0.01 pp
2021 0.5 −0.13 pp
2020 0.63 −0.11 pp
2019 0.74 −0.07 pp
2018 0.82 −0.06 pp
2017 0.88 −0.04 pp
2016 0.92 −0.02 pp
2015 0.93 −0 pp
2014 0.94 −0 pp
2013 0.94 −0.01 pp
2012 0.95 −0.01 pp
2011 0.96 −0.01 pp
2010 0.98 −0.03 pp
2009 1.01 −0.04 pp
2008 1.05 −0.04 pp
2007 1.09 −0.04 pp
2006 1.13 −0.04 pp
2005 1.17 −0.04 pp
2004 1.21 −0.05 pp
2003 1.25 −0.05 pp
2002 1.31 −0.06 pp
2001 1.37 −0.07 pp
2000 1.44 −0.08 pp
1999 1.52 −0.04 pp
1998 1.56 −0.01 pp
1997 1.57 −0.03 pp
1996 1.6 −0.04 pp
1995 1.64 −0.03 pp
1994 1.68 −0.05 pp
1993 1.72 −0.04 pp
1992 1.76 −0.05 pp
1991 1.81 −0.06 pp
1990 1.87 −0.04 pp
1989 1.91 −0.04 pp
1988 1.95 −0.04 pp
1987 1.99 −0.05 pp
1986 2.04 −0.06 pp
1985 2.09 −0.05 pp
1984 2.15 −0.03 pp
1983 2.18 −0.02 pp
1982 2.19 −0.03 pp
1981 2.22 −0.01 pp
1980 2.24 −0.01 pp
1979 2.24 −0.01 pp
1978 2.25 +0 pp
1977 2.25 +0.01 pp
1976 2.24 −0.01 pp
1975 2.25 −0.02 pp
1974 2.27 −0.02 pp
1973 2.29 −0.01 pp
1972 2.3 −0.01 pp
1971 2.31 −0.03 pp
1970 2.34 −0.05 pp
1969 2.4 −0.04 pp
1968 2.44 −0.05 pp
1967 2.49 −0.06 pp
1966 2.55 −0.06 pp
1965 2.61 −0.05 pp
1964 2.66 −0.04 pp
1963 2.7 −0.02 pp
1962 2.72 −0.02 pp
1961 2.74

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

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