List of cities in the Americas by population

The following is a list of the 100 largest cities in the Americas by city proper population using the most recent official estimate.[1][2]

São Paulo in Brazil is the most populous city in the Americas, the western hemisphere and also the southern hemisphere.
Lima, the capital of Peru, and the second largest city in the Americas.
Skyline of Mexico City, the largest city in North America.
New York, the largest city in the United States, second largest city in North America, and a global economic hub.
A major tourist destination, Rio de Janeiro is Brazil's second biggest city by population.
Downtown Santiago, the capital and largest city in Chile and fifth-largest in South America.
Skyline of Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the United States third-largest city in North America.
Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina and the ninth most populous city in the Americas, also located in the center of a metropolitan area home to about 15 million people.
Built in 1960, Brasília is the capital and third-largest city in Brazil.
Skyline of Salvador, the fourth most populous city in Brazil.
Downtown Toronto, the largest city in Canada located at the heart of a metropolitan area with a population of over 6.4 million.

List

Italics represents capital city

Bold represents largest city in country

Rank City Country Population Population as of

(Y-M-D)

1 São Paulo Brazil 11,877,700 2024-07-01
2 Lima Peru 11,166,200 [note 1] 2022-06-30
3 Mexico City Mexico 8,843,706

[note 2]

2020-3-15
4 New York United States 8,478,072 2024-07-01
5 Bogotá Colombia 7,876,000 2023-06-30
6 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 6,729,830 2024-07-01
7 Santiago Chile 6,160,040 2017-04-19
8 Los Angeles United States 3,878,704 2024-07-01
9 Buenos Aires Argentina 3,121,707 2022-05-18
10 Brasília Brazil 2,877,690 2024-07-01
11 Salvador Brazil 2,871,560 2023
12 Toronto Canada 2,731,571 [note 3] 2023
13 Chicago United States 2,705,994 2023
14 Fortaleza Brazil 2,669,340 2023
15 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 2,581,827 2023
16 Belo Horizonte Brazil 2,512,070 2023
17 Medellín Colombia 2,480,000 2023
18 Cali Colombia 2,383,500 2023
19 Houston United States 2,325,502 2023
20 Guayaquil Ecuador 2,278,691 2023
21 Manaus Brazil 2,171,700 2023
22 Havana Cuba 2,131,480 2023
23 Caracas Venezuela 2,089,012 2023
24 Curitiba Brazil 1,933,110 2023
25 Ecatepec Mexico 1,837,700 2023
26 Maracaibo Venezuela 1,752,602 [note 4] 2023
27 Montreal Canada 1,704,694 [note 5] 2023
28 Phoenix United States 1,660,272 2023
29 Recife Brazil 1,645,730 2023
30 Quito Ecuador 1,607,734 2023
31 Philadelphia United States 1,584,138 2023
32 Puebla Mexico 1,544,500 2023
33 Guadalajara Mexico 1,539,900 2023
34 San Antonio United States 1,532,233 2023
35 Goiânia Brazil 1,510,380 2023
36 Porto Alegre Brazil 1,483,770 2023
37 Belém Brazil 1,479,970 2023
38 Ciudad Juárez Mexico 1,460,200 2023
39 Córdoba Argentina 1,446,201 2023
40 Tijuana Mexico 1,445,100 2023
41 Santa Cruz Bolivia 1,442,396 2023
42 San Diego United States 1,425,976 2023
43 Guarulhos Brazil 1,379,180 2023
44 Dallas United States 1,345,047 2023
45 Montevideo Uruguay 1,304,687 2023
46 León Mexico 1,288,600 2023
47 Rosario Argentina 1,284,166 2023
48 Zapopan Mexico 1,251,300 2023
49 Calgary Canada 1,239,220 [note 3] 2023
50 Monterrey Mexico 1,228,000 2023
51 Barranquilla Colombia 1,224,000 2023
52 Nezahualcóyotl Mexico 1,213,200 2023
53 Campinas Brazil 1,183,370 2023
54 Barquisimeto Venezuela 1,089,100 2023
55 São Gonçalo Brazil 1,084,050 2023
56 Tegucigalpa Honduras 1,079,400 2023
57 São Luís Brazil 1,040,740 2023
58 Managua Nicaragua 1,038,785 2023
59 San Jose United States 1,030,119 2023
60 Maceió Brazil 1,018,270 2023
61 Arequipa Peru 1,002,846 2023
62 Naucalpan Mexico 998,000 2023
63 Cartagena Colombia 983,400 2023
64 Austin United States 964,254 2023
65 Valencia Venezuela 936,071 [note 6] 2023
66 Ottawa Canada 934,243 [note 3] 2023
67 Chihuahua Mexico 932,600 2023
68 Edmonton Canada 932,546[note 3] 2023
69 Guatemala City Guatemala 923,392 2023
70 Duque de Caxias Brazil 916,470 2023
71 Jacksonville United States 903,889 2023
72 Fort Worth United States 895,008 2023
73 Ciudad Guayana Venezuela 893,400 2023
74 Columbus United States 892,533 2023
75 Natal Brazil 884,120 2023
76 Campo Grande Brazil 883,960 2023
77 San Francisco United States 883,305 2023
78 Port-au-Prince Haiti 875,978 2023
79 Charlotte United States 872,498 2023
80 Mérida Mexico 872,300 2023
81 Indianapolis United States 867,125 2023
82 Trujillo Peru 857,063 2023
83 El Alto Bolivia 846,880 2023
84 Hermosillo Mexico 829,000 2023
85 Cancún Mexico 827,500 2023
86 São Bernardo do Campo Brazil 824,900 2023
87 Teresina Brazil 866,400 2024
88 Nova Iguaçu Brazil 812,160 2023
89 Saltillo Mexico 811,500 2023
90 João Pessoa Brazil 805,960 2023
91 Aguascalientes Mexico 805,200 2023
92 Culiacán Mexico 795,000 2023
93 San Luis Potosí Mexico 793,300 2023
94 La Paz Bolivia 758,845 2023
95 Mexicali Mexico 757,200 2023
96 Chimalhuacán Mexico 752,200 2023
97 Seattle United States 744,955 2023
98 Guadalupe Mexico 722,400 2023
99 Acapulco Mexico 720,400 2023
100 Mississauga Canada 717,961 2021

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Region of Lima, not including metropolitan area extending into neighbouring regions
  2. ^ Mexico City Federal District
  3. ^ a b c d Municipality only
  4. ^ Excluding municipality of San Francisco: included in the metropolitan city of Maracaibo
  5. ^ Ville (municipality) only
  6. ^ Municipality only - excluding Los Guayos, Naguanagua, San Diego and Tocuyito

References

  1. ^ "America: Population Statistics in Maps and Charts for Cities, Agglomerations and Administrative Divisions of all Countries in America". www.citypopulation.de.
  2. ^ For Canada only
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