List of largest cities in the Americas

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:

  1. Mexican cities, whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by INEGI with a reference date of March 15, 2020;
  2. Chilean cities, whose figures derive from the 2017 Census projection by Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas;
  3. Venezuelan cities, whose figures originate from the 2015 estimate given by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, with a reference date of 2016.
City Image Country Population Year
1 São Paulo  Brazil 11,895,578 2024
2 Lima  Peru 10,092,000 2023
3 Mexico City Mexico 9,209,944 2021
4 New York City  United States 8,335,898 2022
5 Bogotá  Colombia 7,862,277 2024
6 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 6,729,894 2024
7 Santiago  Chile 5,507,282 2015
8 Los Angeles  United States 3,822,235 2022
9 Caracas  Venezuela 3,289,886 2015
10 Buenos Aires  Argentina 3,121,707 2022
11 Toronto Canada 3,025,657 2021
12 Brasília  Brazil 2,982,818 2024
13 Chicago  United States 2,665,039 2022
14 Medellín  Colombia 2,657,772 2024
15 Guayaquil  Ecuador 2,650,288 2022
16 Fortaleza  Brazil 2,574,412 2024
17 Salvador  Brazil 2,568,928 2024
18 Belo Horizonte  Brazil 2,416,339 2024
19 Houston  United States 2,314,157 2023
20 Manaus  Brazil 2,279,686 2024
21 Cali  Colombia 2,270,293 2024
22 Havana Cuba 2,137,847 2022
23 Curitiba  Brazil 1,829,225 2024
24 Tijuana Mexico 1,810,645 2020
25 Montreal Canada 1,791,512 2022
26 Quito  Ecuador 1,763,275 2022
27 Maracaibo  Venezuela 1,653,211 2015
28 Phoenix  United States 1,644,409 2022
29 Ecatepec de Morelos Mexico 1,643,623 2020
30 Santa Cruz de la Sierra  Bolivia 1,606,671 2024
31 Recife  Brazil 1,587,707 2024
32 León Mexico 1,579,803 2020
33 Philadelphia  United States 1,567,258 2022
34 Puebla Mexico 1,542,232 2020
35 Córdoba  Argentina 1,505,250 2022
36 Juárez Mexico 1,501,551 2020
37 Goiânia  Brazil 1,494,599 2024
38 Porto Alegre  Brazil 1,476,867 2024
39 Zapopan  Mexico 1,476,491 2020
40 San Antonio  United States 1,472,909 2022
41 Calgary Canada 1,413,800 2022
42 Belém  Brazil 1,398,531 2024
43 Guadalajara Mexico 1,385,621 2020
44 San Diego  United States 1,381,162 2022
45 Rosario  Argentina 1,348,725 2022
46 Guarulhos  Brazil 1,345,364 2024
47 Barranquilla  Colombia 1,341,160 2024
48 Montevideo  Uruguay 1,302,954 2023
49 Dallas  United States 1,299,544 2022
50 Guatemala City  Guatemala 1,221,739 2023