Urban population in South America in 2025 — 374,280,543 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 393.8%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 374M | +3.12M | +0.84% |
| 2024 | 371M | +3.17M | +0.86% |
| 2023 | 368M | +3.06M | +0.84% |
| 2022 | 365M | +2.65M | +0.73% |
| 2021 | 362M | +2.61M | +0.73% |
| 2020 | 360M | +3.05M | +0.85% |
| 2019 | 357M | +3.37M | +0.95% |
| 2018 | 353M | +3.57M | +1.02% |
| 2017 | 350M | +3.91M | +1.13% |
| 2016 | 346M | +4.03M | +1.18% |
| 2015 | 342M | +4.06M | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 338M | +4.04M | +1.21% |
| 2013 | 334M | +4M | +1.21% |
| 2012 | 330M | +3.99M | +1.23% |
| 2011 | 326M | +3.98M | +1.24% |
| 2010 | 322M | +4.01M | +1.26% |
| 2009 | 318M | +4.05M | +1.29% |
| 2008 | 314M | +4.12M | +1.33% |
| 2007 | 309M | +4.21M | +1.38% |
| 2006 | 305M | +4.32M | +1.43% |
| 2005 | 301M | +4.42M | +1.49% |
| 2004 | 297M | +4.54M | +1.55% |
| 2003 | 292M | +4.7M | +1.63% |
| 2002 | 287M | +4.89M | +1.73% |
| 2001 | 282M | +5.11M | +1.84% |
| 2000 | 277M | +5.55M | +2.04% |
| 1999 | 272M | +5.96M | +2.24% |
| 1998 | 266M | +6.03M | +2.32% |
| 1997 | 260M | +5.82M | +2.29% |
| 1996 | 254M | +5.62M | +2.26% |
| 1995 | 248M | +5.54M | +2.28% |
| 1994 | 243M | +5.47M | +2.31% |
| 1993 | 237M | +5.49M | +2.37% |
| 1992 | 232M | +5.53M | +2.45% |
| 1991 | 226M | +5.57M | +2.52% |
| 1990 | 221M | +5.6M | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 215M | +5.59M | +2.67% |
| 1988 | 210M | +5.57M | +2.73% |
| 1987 | 204M | +5.56M | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 198M | +5.56M | +2.88% |
| 1985 | 193M | +5.57M | +2.98% |
| 1984 | 187M | +5.57M | +3.07% |
| 1983 | 182M | +5.54M | +3.14% |
| 1982 | 176M | +5.5M | +3.22% |
| 1981 | 171M | +5.49M | +3.32% |
| 1980 | 165M | +5.56M | +3.48% |
| 1979 | 160M | +5.64M | +3.66% |
| 1978 | 154M | +5.65M | +3.81% |
| 1977 | 148M | +5.58M | +3.91% |
| 1976 | 143M | +5.45M | +3.97% |
| 1975 | 137M | +5.31M | +4.02% |
| 1974 | 132M | +5.13M | +4.04% |
| 1973 | 127M | +4.91M | +4.03% |
| 1972 | 122M | +4.67M | +3.98% |
| 1971 | 117M | +4.39M | +3.89% |
| 1970 | 113M | +4.2M | +3.87% |
| 1969 | 109M | +4.09M | +3.91% |
| 1968 | 105M | +3.97M | +3.95% |
| 1967 | 101M | +3.86M | +3.99% |
| 1966 | 96.75M | +3.76M | +4.04% |
| 1965 | 92.99M | +3.65M | +4.09% |
| 1964 | 89.34M | +3.55M | +4.14% |
| 1963 | 85.79M | +3.44M | +4.18% |
| 1962 | 82.34M | +3.33M | +4.21% |
| 1961 | 79.02M | +3.22M | +4.25% |
| 1960 | 75.79M | — | — |
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
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