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. 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; Chilean cities, whose figures derive from the 2017 Census projection by Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas; Venezuelan cities, whose figures originate from the 2015 estimate given by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, with a reference date of 2016.
CityImageCountryPopulationYear 1 São Paulo 11,904,961 2025 2 Lima 10,092,000 2023 3 Mexico City Mexico 9,209,944 2021 4 New York City 8,478,072 2024 5 Bogotá 7,862,277 2024 6 Rio de Janeiro 6,729,894 2024 7 Santiago 7,400,741 2024 8 Los Angeles 3,878,704 2024 9 Caracas 3,289,886 2015 10 Buenos Aires 3,121,707 2022 11 Toronto Canada 3,025,657 2021 12 Brasília 2,982,818 2024 13 Chicago 2,721,308 2024 14 Medellín 2,657,772 2024 15 Guayaquil 2,650,288 2022 16 Fortaleza 2,574,412 2024 17 Salvador 2,568,928 2024 18 Belo Horizonte 2,416,339 2024 19 Houston 2,390,125 2024 20 Manaus 2,279,686 2024 21 Cali 2,270,293 2024 22 Havana Cuba 2,137,847 2022 23 Curitiba 1,829,225 2024 24 Tijuana Mexico 1,810,645 2020 25 Montreal Canada 1,791,512 2022 26 Quito 1,763,275 2022 27 Maracaibo 1,653,211 2015 28 Phoenix 1,673,164 2024 29 Ecatepec de Morelos Mexico 1,643,623 2020 30 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 1,606,671 2024 31 Recife 1,587,707 2024 32 León Mexico 1,579,803 2020 33 Philadelphia 1,573,916 2024 34 Puebla Mexico 1,542,232 2020 35 Córdoba 1,505,250 2022 36 Juárez Mexico 1,501,551 2020 37 Goiânia 1,494,599 2024 38 Porto Alegre 1,476,867 2024 39 Zapopan 1,476,491 2020 40 San Antonio 1,472,909 2022 41 Calgary Canada 1,413,800 2022 42 Belém 1,398,531 2024 43 Guadalajara Mexico 1,385,621 2020 44 San Diego 1,381,162 2022 45 Rosario 1,348,725 2022 46 Guarulhos 1,345,364 2024 47 Barranquilla 1,341,160 2024 48 Dallas 1,326,087 2024 49 Montevideo 1,302,954 2023 50 Guatemala City 1,221,739Citypopulation.de 2023
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