๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Population Density of South America

The current population density of South America is 25.1917 people per square kilometer. A 0.71% increase from 2023, when the population density only was 25.0129 people/kmยฒ. In the future, South America's population density is projected to decrease to 24.2208 people/kmยฒ, by the year 2100. A total increase of the population density of South America by -3.85% from today's standard.

Historic Population Density of South America (1950-2024)

South America has seen an increase of population density since the 1950's. From 6.4575 people/kmยฒ to 25.1917 people/kmยฒ, an increase of 290.12% in total.

Year Population Density (people/kmยฒ) Population
1950 6.4575 113,520,677
1951 6.6333 116,611,616
1952 6.8152 119,808,263
1953 7.0022 123,095,655
1954 7.1949 126,483,838
1955 7.3941 129,985,918
1956 7.6 133,605,445
1957 7.8129 137,348,263
1958 8.0315 141,190,489
1959 8.2566 145,148,589
1960 8.4885 149,224,211
1961 8.7247 153,377,766
1962 8.9654 157,608,916
1963 9.2106 161,919,400
1964 9.4593 166,291,420
1965 9.7105 170,706,851
1966 9.9624 175,135,392
1967 10.2146 179,568,922
1968 10.4673 184,010,946
1969 10.7209 188,469,296
1970 10.9756 192,947,154
1971 11.2324 197,461,618
1972 11.4932 202,046,138
1973 11.7587 206,713,094
1974 12.0284 211,454,530
1975 12.3012 216,251,746
1976 12.5777 221,111,720
1977 12.8614 226,098,248
1978 13.1531 231,226,757
1979 13.4504 236,454,114
1980 13.7539 241,789,005
1981 14.0621 247,206,136
1982 14.3731 252,673,355
1983 14.6874 258,200,234
1984 15.0037 263,760,544
1985 15.32 269,320,525
1986 15.6363 274,880,124
1987 15.953 280,447,540
1988 16.2703 286,026,497
1989 16.5874 291,601,344
1990 16.9029 297,146,415
1991 17.2132 302,601,502
1992 17.5184 307,967,445
1993 17.8219 313,302,094
1994 18.1253 318,637,008
1995 18.4273 323,946,143
1996 18.7261 329,199,281
1997 19.0228 334,414,025
1998 19.3168 339,582,998
1999 19.6059 344,665,654
2000 19.8886 349,634,282
2001 20.1639 354,475,150
2002 20.4314 359,177,000
2003 20.689 363,705,346
2004 20.9405 368,126,785
2005 21.1894 372,502,471
2006 21.4332 376,788,331
2007 21.6708 380,965,937
2008 21.9021 385,031,351
2009 22.1304 389,045,247
2010 22.3598 393,078,249
2011 22.5906 397,135,128
2012 22.8199 401,166,823
2013 23.0464 405,147,889
2014 23.2729 409,128,834
2015 23.5007 413,134,396
2016 23.7264 417,101,740
2017 23.9471 420,982,588
2018 24.1609 424,740,674
2019 24.3644 428,318,160
2020 24.5471 431,530,044
2021 24.7021 434,254,119
2022 24.8478 436,816,607
2023 25.0129 439,719,008
2024 25.1917 442,860,822

Future Population Density of South America (2024-2100)

South America's positive trend in population density is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the population density will grow from 25.1917 people/kmยฒ to 24.2208 people/kmยฒ. An additional increase decrease of -3.85% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Population Density (people/kmยฒ) Population
2024 25.1917 442,860,822
2025 25.3667 445,938,694
2026 25.5387 448,961,922
2027 25.7067 451,915,524
2028 25.8697 454,779,741
2029 26.0271 457,548,070
2030 26.1791 460,220,273
2031 26.3252 462,788,284
2032 26.4649 465,243,982
2033 26.5987 467,596,426
2034 26.7267 469,845,754
2035 26.8486 471,988,372
2036 26.9645 474,026,956
2037 27.0744 475,958,310
2038 27.1776 477,772,585
2039 27.2743 479,472,819
2040 27.3648 481,064,252
2041 27.4488 482,540,719
2042 27.5261 483,898,706
2043 27.5969 485,143,298
2044 27.6618 486,284,562
2045 27.7212 487,329,376
2046 27.7751 488,276,724
2047 27.8235 489,127,236
2048 27.8664 489,881,200
2049 27.9034 490,532,883
2050 27.9345 491,078,654
2051 27.9597 491,522,248
2052 27.9796 491,871,981
2053 27.9944 492,132,465
2054 28.004 492,300,683
2055 28.0081 492,373,672
2056 28.0069 492,351,149
2057 28.0006 492,240,562
2058 27.9895 492,045,454
2059 27.9731 491,756,751
2060 27.9516 491,379,655
2061 27.9256 490,921,642
2062 27.8948 490,380,438
2063 27.8592 489,754,638
2064 27.8186 489,041,280
2065 27.773 488,239,948
2066 27.7224 487,350,454
2067 27.6669 486,374,783
2068 27.6065 485,312,786
2069 27.5414 484,167,862
2070 27.4719 482,946,041
2071 27.3982 481,650,404
2072 27.3201 480,278,003
2073 27.2376 478,827,954
2074 27.1512 477,309,250
2075 27.0613 475,727,643
2076 26.9681 474,089,426
2077 26.8718 472,397,610
2078 26.7726 470,653,237
2079 26.6706 468,860,774
2080 26.566 467,021,088
2081 26.4588 465,137,395
2082 26.3497 463,219,274
2083 26.2391 461,274,092
2084 26.1269 459,301,205
2085 26.013 457,300,011
2086 25.8979 455,275,963
2087 25.7816 453,231,483
2088 25.6644 451,171,830
2089 25.5464 449,097,737
2090 25.4274 447,005,236
2091 25.3076 444,899,143
2092 25.1874 442,785,747
2093 25.0669 440,667,368
2094 24.9461 438,544,617
2095 24.8251 436,416,911
2096 24.7041 434,289,725
2097 24.5833 432,166,601
2098 24.4625 430,042,609
2099 24.3417 427,918,487
2100 24.2208 425,793,942

Common Questions in Regards to Population Density

What is Population Density?

Population density is a measurement of population per unit of land area. The metric is mostly used in regards to human populations, while sometimes utilized for animal life forms and other organisms. On this page we make use of the population per square kilometer (people/kmยฒ) to illustrate the population density of South America.

What useful information can be derived from Population Density?

The population density is a useful metric for understanding and visualize how populated a country, region or territory is, in general. It's also important to understand that most countries are highly populated in specific regions. While the population density only take people per square kilometers, spaced out evenly throughout the total area, into account.

How is Population Density calculated?

Population density indicates the number of people per unit of land area. In this case, the population density is calculated in square kilometers (kmยฒ) of South America's area.

Population Density Formula

Population Density = population / land area in kmยฒ

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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