Population Growth

South America Ranking

percentSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Peru	1.41	2020	4	1.26
2	Bolivia	1.36	2021	2	1.38
3	Paraguay	1.24	2020	3	1.29
4 ↑	Argentina	0.95	2021	6	0.97
5 ↑	Venezuela	0.94	2021	11	-1.29
6 ↑	Suriname	0.88	2021	7	0.9
7 ↓	Colombia	0.75	2021	1	1.51
8	Brazil	0.71	2020	8	0.75
9 ↓	Chile	0.5	2021	5	1.18
10 ↓	Guyana	0.48	2021	9	0.48
11 ↓	Uruguay	0.33	2021	10	0.35

Definition of Population Growth

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.