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Population size, in millions, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 20 countries was 32.24 million. The highest value was in Brazil: 216.42 million and the lowest value was in Puerto Rico: 3.21 million. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: million; Source: United Nations Population Division
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Countries Population size, 2023 Global rank Available data
Brazil 216.42 1 1960 - 2023
Mexico 128.46 2 1960 - 2023
Colombia 52.09 3 1960 - 2023
Argentina 46.65 4 1960 - 2023
Peru 34.35 5 1960 - 2023
Venezuela 28.84 6 1960 - 2023
Chile 19.63 7 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 18.19 8 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 17.6 9 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 12.39 10 1960 - 2023
Haiti 11.72 11 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 11.33 12 1960 - 2023
Honduras 10.59 13 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 7.05 14 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 6.86 15 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 6.36 16 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 5.21 17 1960 - 2023
Panama 4.47 18 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 3.42 19 1960 - 2023
Puerto Rico 3.21 20 1960 - 2023



Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

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