List of largest metropolitan areas in the Americas

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This list of largest metropolitan areas in the Americas has the top 50 most populous as of the most recent census results or projections. It is impossible to definitively compare and rank areas, because each country may set its own definition of metropolitan area. Where available, it uses official definitions of metropolitan areas based on one urban core and immediate surroundings, as opposed to polycentric conurbations. Population data are the most recent census results or projections from the authoritative national agency responsible for demographics.

The São Paulo metropolitan area is the most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of 23,443,587 as of 2022.

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Metropolitan area Country Population Year Notes
1 São Paulo  Brazil 21,555,260 2025 [1][2][a]
2 Mexico City  Mexico 21,436,911 2020 [3]
3 New York  United States 20,112,448 2025 [4][5]
4 Buenos Aires  Argentina 16,700,000 2022 [b][7][8]
5 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 12,937,950 2025 [1][2][c]
6 Los Angeles  United States 12,844,441 2025 [4][5]
7 Bogotá  Colombia 12,772,828 2022 [d][10]
8 Lima Perú 11,283,787 2022 [e][12]
9 Chicago  United States 9,434,123 2025 [4][5]
10 Dallas–Fort Worth  United States 8,477,157 2025 [4][5]
11 Houston  United States 7,904,627 2025 [4][5]
12 Santiago  Chile 7,400,741 2024 [13][14]
13 Toronto  Canada 7,108,874 2025 [15][16]
14 Atlanta  United States 6,482,182 2025 [4][5]
15 Washington  United States 6,465,724 2025 [4][5]
16 Miami  United States 6,391,072 2025 [4]
17 Philadelphia  United States 6,329,118 2025 [4][5]
19 San Diego–Tijuana  United States
 Mexico		 5,433,988 2025 [5][17][f][g]
18 Belo Horizonte  Brazil 5,383,386 2025 [1][2][h]
20 Monterrey  Mexico 5,322,117 2020 [3]
21 Maracaibo Venezuela 5,278,448 2010 [18]
22 Guadalajara  Mexico 5,110,617 2020 [3]
23 Caracas Venezuela 5,243,301 2011 [19]
24 Phoenix  United States 5,228,938 2025 [4][5]
25 Boston  United States 5,034,221 2025 [4][5]
26 Detroit–Windsor  United States
 Canada		 4,879,651 2025 [5]

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27 Brasília  Brazil 4,769,389 2025 [1][2][j]
28 Inland Empire (Riverside)  United States 4,769,007 2025 [4][5]
29 San Francisco  United States 4,630,041 2025 [4][5]
30 Montreal  Canada 4,597,837 2025 [15]
30 Porto Alegre  Brazil 4,346,993 2025 [1][2][k]
31 Santo Domingo  Dominican Republic 4,274,651 2022 [20]
32 Fortaleza  Brazil 4,154,961 2025 [1][2][l]
33 Seattle  United States 4,161,883 2025 [4][5]
34 Medellín  Colombia 4,068,000 2022 [10]
35 Salvador  Brazil 3,919,864 2022 [21]
36 Recife  Brazil 3,743,854 2022 [21]
37 Curitiba  Brazil 3,731,769 2022 [21]
38 Minneapolis–Saint Paul  United States 3,790,295 2025 [4][5]
39 Campinas  Brazil 3,656,363 2022 [21]
40 Tampa–St. Petersburg  United States 3,418,895 2025 [4][5]
41 San Jose Costa Rica 3,160,000 2011 [22]
42 Guatemala City  Guatemala 3,160,000 2024 [23]
43 Guayaquil  Ecuador 3,092,000 2022 [24]
44 Denver  United States 3,092,037 2025 [4][5]
45 Vancouver  Canada 3,088,036 2025 [15]
46 Orlando  United States 2,957,672 2025 [4][5]
47 Port-au-Prince  Haiti 2,915,000 2022 [25]
48 Quito  Ecuador 2,889,703 2022 [26]
49 Baltimore  United States 2,857,781 2025 [4][5]
50 Cali  Colombia 2,837,000 2022 [10]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    The population estimate for this metro area was calculated by taking the list of municipalities officially considered to be in the metro area by the Brazilian government and adding each municipality's population, hence why two sources are listed here.
  2. [b]
    INDEC defines Greater Buenos Aires as comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires plus 24 partidos of Buenos Aires Province, namely Almirante Brown, Avellaneda, Berazategui, Esteban Echeverría, Ezeiza, Florencio Varela, Hurlingham, Ituzaingó, José C. Paz, La Matanza, Lanús, Lomas de Zamora, Malvinas Argentinas, Merlo, Moreno, Morón, Quilmes, San Fernando, San Isidro, San Miguel, Tigre and Vicente López.[6]
  3. [c]
    The population estimate for this metro area was calculated by taking the list of municipalities officially considered to be in the metro area by the Brazilian government and adding each municipality's population, hence why two sources are listed here.
  4. [d]
    DANE defines the metropolitan area of Bogotá as comprising the Capital District and 17 municipalities in Cundinamarca: Soacha, Facatativá, Zipaquirá, Chía, Mosquera, Madrid, Funza, Cajicá, Sibaté, Tocancipá, La Calera, Sopó, Tabio, Tenjo, Cota, Gachancipá and Bojacá.[9]
  5. [e]
    INEI defines the Lima Metropolitan Area as comprising Lima Province and the Constitutional Province of Callao.[11]
  6. [f]
    This uses Indicadores de Población Tijuana 2025.pdf. It is also in spanish.
  7. [g]
    This is the San Diego MSA population added to the Tijuana metro population.
  8. [h]
    The population estimate for this metro area was calculated by taking the list of municipalities officially considered to be in the metro area by the Brazilian government and adding each municipality's population, hence why two sources are listed here.
  9. [i]
    The figure in this table takes the MSA population of Detroit and adds it to the metropolitan population of Windsor, Canada.
  10. [j]
    The population estimate for this metro area was calculated by taking the list of municipalities officially considered to be in the metro area by the Brazilian government and adding each municipality's population, hence why two sources are listed here.
  11. [k]
    The population estimate for this metro area was calculated by taking the list of municipalities officially considered to be in the metro area by the Brazilian government and adding each municipality's population, hence why two sources are listed here.
  12. [l]
    The population estimate for this metro area was calculated by taking the list of municipalities officially considered to be in the metro area by the Brazilian government and adding each municipality's population, hence why two sources are listed here.

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