This is a list of the 50 largest cities in the Americas by population residing within city limits based on the most recent official census results, estimates, or short-term projections available for all of these cities, which refer to mid-2020 populations. These figures do not reflect the population of the urban agglomeration or metropolitan area which typically do not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city. For a list of the latter, see List of metropolitan areas in the Americas by population. These figures refer to mid-2020 populations with the following exceptions:
- Mexican cities, whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by INEGI with a reference date of March 15, 2020;[1]
- Chilean cities, whose figures derive from the 2017 Census projection by Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas;[2]
- Venezuelan cities, whose figures originate from the 2015 estimate given by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, with a reference date of 2016.[3]
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City |
Image |
Country |
Population |
Year |
|---|
| 1 |
São Paulo |
 |
 Brazil |
11,904,961[4] |
2025 |
| 2 |
Lima |
 |
 Peru |
10,092,000[a][5] |
2023 |
| 3 |
Mexico City |
 |
 Mexico |
9,209,944[b][6][7] |
2021 |
| 4 |
New York City |
 |
 United States |
8,478,072[8] |
2024 |
| 5 |
Bogotá |
 |
 Colombia |
7,862,277[c][10] |
2024 |
| 6 |
Rio de Janeiro |
 |
Brazil |
6,729,894[11] |
2024 |
| 7 |
Santiago |
 |
 Chile |
7,400,741[12] |
2024 |
| 8 |
Los Angeles |
 |
United States |
3,878,704[13] |
2024 |
| 9 |
Caracas |
 |
 Venezuela |
3,289,886[d][14] |
2015 |
| 10 |
Buenos Aires |
 |
 Argentina |
3,121,707[15] |
2022 |
| 11 |
Toronto |
 |
 Canada |
3,025,657[16] |
2021 |
| 12 |
Brasília |
 |
Brazil |
2,982,818[17] |
2024 |
| 13 |
Chicago |
 |
United States |
2,721,308[18] |
2024 |
| 14 |
Medellín |
 |
Colombia |
2,657,772[c][10] |
2024 |
| 15 |
Guayaquil |
 |
 Ecuador |
2,650,288[19] |
2022 |
| 16 |
Fortaleza |
 |
Brazil |
2,574,412[20] |
2024 |
| 17 |
Salvador |
 |
Brazil |
2,568,928[21] |
2024 |
| 18 |
Belo Horizonte |
 |
Brazil |
2,416,339[22] |
2024 |
| 19 |
Houston |
 |
United States |
2,390,125[23] |
2024 |
| 20 |
Manaus |
 |
Brazil |
2,279,686[24] |
2024 |
| 21 |
Cali |
 |
Colombia |
2,270,293[c][10] |
2024 |
| 22 |
Havana |
 |
 Cuba |
2,137,847[25] |
2022 |
| 23 |
Curitiba |
 |
Brazil |
1,829,225[26] |
2024 |
| 24 |
Tijuana |
 |
Mexico |
1,810,645[e][27] |
2020[f] |
| 25 |
Montreal |
 |
Canada |
1,791,512[28] |
2022 |
| 26 |
Quito |
 |
Ecuador |
1,763,275 [29] |
2022 |
| 27 |
Maracaibo |
 |
Venezuela |
1,653,211[14] |
2015 |
| 28 |
Phoenix |
 |
United States |
1,673,164[13] |
2024 |
| 29 |
Ecatepec de Morelos |
 |
Mexico |
1,643,623[g][30][31] |
2020[f] |
| 30 |
Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
 |
 Bolivia |
1,606,671[32] |
2024 |
| 31 |
Recife |
 |
Brazil |
1,587,707[33] |
2024 |
| 32 |
León |
 |
Mexico |
1,579,803[e][34] |
2020[f] |
| 33 |
Philadelphia |
 |
United States |
1,573,916[8] |
2024 |
| 34 |
Puebla |
 |
Mexico |
1,542,232[e][35] |
2020[f] |
| 35 |
Córdoba |
 |
Argentina |
1,505,250[36] |
2022 |
| 36 |
Juárez |
 |
Mexico |
1,501,551[e][37] |
2020[f] |
| 37 |
Goiânia |
 |
Brazil |
1,494,599[38] |
2024 |
| 38 |
Porto Alegre |
 |
Brazil |
1,476,867[39] |
2024 |
| 39 |
Zapopan |
 |
Mexico |
1,476,491[e][40] |
2020[f] |
| 40 |
San Antonio |
 |
United States |
1,472,909[41] |
2022 |
| 41 |
Calgary |
 |
Canada |
1,413,800[42] |
2022 |
| 42 |
Belém |
 |
Brazil |
1,398,531[43] |
2024 |
| 43 |
Guadalajara |
 |
Mexico |
1,385,621[g][44][45] |
2020[f] |
| 44 |
San Diego |
 |
United States |
1,381,162[46] |
2022 |
| 45 |
Rosario |
 |
Argentina |
1,348,725[47] |
2022 |
| 46 |
Guarulhos |
 |
Brazil |
1,345,364[48] |
2024 |
| 47 |
Barranquilla |
 |
Colombia |
1,341,160[c][10] |
2024 |
| 48 |
Dallas |
 |
United States |
1,326,087[49] |
2024 |
| 49 |
Montevideo |
 |
 Uruguay |
1,302,954[50] |
2023 |
| 50 |
Guatemala City |
 |
 Guatemala |
1,221,739[51] |
2023 |
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