This is a list of the 50 largest cities in the Americas by population residing within city limits as of 2015, the most recent year for which official population census results, estimates, or short-term projections are available for most of these cities. 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-2015 populations with the following exceptions:
City | Image | Country | Population | Year | |
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1 | São Paulo | Brazil | 12,396,372 [4] | 2021 | |
2 | New York City | United States | 8,992,908 [5] | 2022 | |
3 | Mexico City | Mexico | 8,918,653 [a] [6] [7] | 2015 [b] | |
4 | Lima | Peru | 8,894,412 [c] [8] | 2015 | |
5 | Bogotá | Colombia | 7,862,277 [d] [10] | 2015 | |
6 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 6,775,561 [11] | 2021 | |
7 | Santiago | Chile | 5,507,282 [e] [12] | 2015 | |
8 | Los Angeles | United States | 3,971,883 [5] | 2015 | |
9 | Caracas | Venezuela | 3,289,886 [f] [13] | 2015 | |
10 | Brasília | Brazil | 3,094,325 [14] | 2021 | |
11 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 3,054,267 [15] | 2015 | |
12 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 2,934,841 [16] | 2020 | |
13 | Salvador | Brazil | 2,900,319 [17] | 2021 | |
14 | Toronto | Canada | 2,826,498 [g] [19] | 2015 | |
15 | Chicago | United States | 2,720,546 [5] | 2015 | |
16 | Fortaleza | Brazil | 2,703,391 [20] | 2021 | |
17 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 2,589,229 [21] | 2015 | |
18 | Quito | Ecuador | 2,551,721 [21] | 2015 | |
19 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 2,530,701 [22] | 2021 | |
20 | Medellín | Colombia | 2,434,647 [d] [10] | 2015 | |
21 | Cali | Colombia | 2,333,203 [d] [10] | 2015 | |
22 | Houston | United States | 2,296,224 [5] | 2015 | |
23 | Manaus | Brazil | 2,255,903 [23] | 2021 | |
24 | Havana | Cuba | 2,117,625 [24] | 2015 | |
25 | Curitiba | Brazil | 1,963,726 [25] | 2021 | |
26 | Panama City | Panama | 1,938,000 [26] | 2016 | |
27 | Tijuana | Mexico | 1,922,523 | 2020 [b] | |
28 | Montreal | Canada | 1,753,034 [27] | 2015 | |
29 | Ecatepec de Morelos | Mexico | 1,677,678 [h] [6] [7] | 2015 [b] | |
30 | Recife | Brazil | 1,661,017 [28] | 2021 | |
31 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 1,653,211 [13] | 2015 | |
32 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,614,224 [29] | 2015 | |
33 | Phoenix | United States | 1,644,409 [30] | 2022 | |
34 | Philadelphia | United States | 1,567,442 [5] | 2015 | |
35 | Goiânia | Brazil | 1,555,626 [31] | 2021 | |
36 | Belém | Brazil | 1,506,420 [32] | 2021 | |
37 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1,492,530 [33] | 2021 | |
38 | San Antonio | United States | 1,469,845 [5] | 2015 | |
39 | Guadalajara | Mexico | 1,460,148 [h] [6] [7] | 2015 [b] | |
40 | Puebla | Mexico | 1,437,939 [i] [34] | 2015 [b] | |
41 | Córdoba | Argentina | 1,414,201 [35] | 2015 | |
42 | Guarulhos | Brazil | 1,404,694 [36] | 2021 | |
43 | San Diego | United States | 1,394,928 [5] | 2015 | |
44 | Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,382,753 [i] [34] | 2015 [b] | |
45 | Montevideo | Uruguay | 1,379,560 [j] [37] | 2015 | |
46 | León | Mexico | 1,349,224 [i] [34] | 2015 [b] | |
47 | Dallas | United States | 1,300,092 [5] | 2015 | |
48 | Calgary | Canada | 1,230,915 [2] | 2015 [k] | |
49 | Campinas | Brazil | 1,223,237 [39] | 2021 | |
50 | Barranquilla | Colombia | 1,214,253 [d] [10] | 2015 |
This is a list of the 50 largest cities in the Americas by population residing within city limits as of 2015, the most recent year for which official population census results, estimates, or short-term projections are available for most of these cities. 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-2015 populations with the following exceptions:
City | Image | Country | Population | Year | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | São Paulo | Brazil | 12,396,372 [4] | 2021 | |
2 | New York City | United States | 8,992,908 [5] | 2022 | |
3 | Mexico City | Mexico | 8,918,653 [a] [6] [7] | 2015 [b] | |
4 | Lima | Peru | 8,894,412 [c] [8] | 2015 | |
5 | Bogotá | Colombia | 7,862,277 [d] [10] | 2015 | |
6 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 6,775,561 [11] | 2021 | |
7 | Santiago | Chile | 5,507,282 [e] [12] | 2015 | |
8 | Los Angeles | United States | 3,971,883 [5] | 2015 | |
9 | Caracas | Venezuela | 3,289,886 [f] [13] | 2015 | |
10 | Brasília | Brazil | 3,094,325 [14] | 2021 | |
11 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 3,054,267 [15] | 2015 | |
12 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 2,934,841 [16] | 2020 | |
13 | Salvador | Brazil | 2,900,319 [17] | 2021 | |
14 | Toronto | Canada | 2,826,498 [g] [19] | 2015 | |
15 | Chicago | United States | 2,720,546 [5] | 2015 | |
16 | Fortaleza | Brazil | 2,703,391 [20] | 2021 | |
17 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 2,589,229 [21] | 2015 | |
18 | Quito | Ecuador | 2,551,721 [21] | 2015 | |
19 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 2,530,701 [22] | 2021 | |
20 | Medellín | Colombia | 2,434,647 [d] [10] | 2015 | |
21 | Cali | Colombia | 2,333,203 [d] [10] | 2015 | |
22 | Houston | United States | 2,296,224 [5] | 2015 | |
23 | Manaus | Brazil | 2,255,903 [23] | 2021 | |
24 | Havana | Cuba | 2,117,625 [24] | 2015 | |
25 | Curitiba | Brazil | 1,963,726 [25] | 2021 | |
26 | Panama City | Panama | 1,938,000 [26] | 2016 | |
27 | Tijuana | Mexico | 1,922,523 | 2020 [b] | |
28 | Montreal | Canada | 1,753,034 [27] | 2015 | |
29 | Ecatepec de Morelos | Mexico | 1,677,678 [h] [6] [7] | 2015 [b] | |
30 | Recife | Brazil | 1,661,017 [28] | 2021 | |
31 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 1,653,211 [13] | 2015 | |
32 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,614,224 [29] | 2015 | |
33 | Phoenix | United States | 1,644,409 [30] | 2022 | |
34 | Philadelphia | United States | 1,567,442 [5] | 2015 | |
35 | Goiânia | Brazil | 1,555,626 [31] | 2021 | |
36 | Belém | Brazil | 1,506,420 [32] | 2021 | |
37 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1,492,530 [33] | 2021 | |
38 | San Antonio | United States | 1,469,845 [5] | 2015 | |
39 | Guadalajara | Mexico | 1,460,148 [h] [6] [7] | 2015 [b] | |
40 | Puebla | Mexico | 1,437,939 [i] [34] | 2015 [b] | |
41 | Córdoba | Argentina | 1,414,201 [35] | 2015 | |
42 | Guarulhos | Brazil | 1,404,694 [36] | 2021 | |
43 | San Diego | United States | 1,394,928 [5] | 2015 | |
44 | Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 1,382,753 [i] [34] | 2015 [b] | |
45 | Montevideo | Uruguay | 1,379,560 [j] [37] | 2015 | |
46 | León | Mexico | 1,349,224 [i] [34] | 2015 [b] | |
47 | Dallas | United States | 1,300,092 [5] | 2015 | |
48 | Calgary | Canada | 1,230,915 [2] | 2015 [k] | |
49 | Campinas | Brazil | 1,223,237 [39] | 2021 | |
50 | Barranquilla | Colombia | 1,214,253 [d] [10] | 2015 |