List of cities in the Americas by population

The following is a list of the 100 largest cities in the Americas by city proper population using the most recent official estimate.[1][2]

São Paulo in Brazil is the most populous city in the Americas, the western hemisphere and also the southern hemisphere.
Lima, the capital of Peru, and the second largest city in the Americas.
Skyline of Mexico City, the largest city in North America.
New York, the largest city of the United States and a global economic hub.
Bogotá is the capital of Colombia and the fifth-largest city in the Americas.
A major tourist destination, Rio de Janeiro is Brazil's second biggest city by population.
Downtown Santiago, the capital and largest city in Chile and fifth-largest in South America.
Skyline of Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the United States third-largest city in North America.
Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina and the ninth most populous city in the Americas, also located in the center of a metropolitan area home to about 13 million people.
Built in 1960, Brasília is the capital and third-largest city in Brazil.
Satellite view of Salvador, the fourth most populous city in Brazil.
Downtown Toronto, the largest city in Canada located at the heart of a metropolitan area with a population of over 6.4 million.
Chicago, the third-largest city in the US and the thirteenth in the Americas.

List

Italics represents capital city

Bold represents largest city in country

Rank City Country Population Population as of
1 São Paulo  Brazil 12,141,890 2019
2 Lima  Peru 9,674,755 [note 1] 2020
3 Mexico City  Mexico 9,031,200 [note 2] 2019
4 New York  United States 8,398,748 2018
5 Bogotá  Colombia 8,064,000 2017
6 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 6,718,900 2019
7 Santiago  Chile 6,160,040 2017
8 Los Angeles  United States 3,990,456 2018
9 Buenos Aires  Argentina 3,072,029 2019
10 Brasília  Brazil 2,912,090 2019
11 Salvador  Brazil 2,871,560 2019
12 Toronto  Canada 2,731,571 [note 3] 2016
13 Chicago  United States 2,705,994 2018
14 Fortaleza  Brazil 2,669,340 2019
15 Santo Domingo  Dominican Republic 2,581,827 2010
16 Belo Horizonte  Brazil 2,512,070 2019
17 Medellín  Colombia 2,480,000 2017
18 Cali  Colombia 2,383,500 2017
19 Houston  United States 2,325,502 2018
20 Guayaquil  Ecuador 2,278,691 2010
21 Manaus  Brazil 2,171,700 2019
22 Havana  Cuba 2,131,480 2018
23 Caracas  Venezuela 2,089,012 2019
24 Curitiba  Brazil 1,933,110 2019
25 Ecatepec  Mexico 1,837,700 2019
26 Maracaibo  Venezuela 1,752,602 [note 4] 2019
27 Montreal  Canada 1,704,694 [note 5] 2016
28 Phoenix  United States 1,660,272 2018
29 Recife  Brazil 1,645,730 2019
30 Quito  Ecuador 1,607,734 2010
31 Philadelphia  United States 1,584,138 2018
32 Puebla  Mexico 1,544,500 2019
33 Guadalajara  Mexico 1,539,900 2019
34 San Antonio  United States 1,532,233 2018
35 Goiânia  Brazil 1,510,380 2019
36 Porto Alegre  Brazil 1,483,770 2019
37 Belém  Brazil 1,479,970 2019
38 Ciudad Juárez  Mexico 1,460,200 2019
39 Córdoba  Argentina 1,446,201 2019
40 Tijuana  Mexico 1,445,100 2019
41 Santa Cruz  Bolivia 1,442,396 2012
42 San Diego  United States 1,425,976 2018
43 Guarulhos  Brazil 1,379,180 2019
44 Dallas  United States 1,345,047 2018
45 Montevideo  Uruguay 1,304,687 2019
46 León  Mexico 1,288,600 2019
47 Rosario  Argentina 1,284,166 2019
48 Zapopan  Mexico 1,251,300 2019
49 Calgary  Canada 1,239,220 [note 3] 2016
50 Monterrey  Mexico 1,228,000 2019
51 Barranquilla  Colombia 1,224,000 2017
52 Nezahualcóyotl  Mexico 1,213,200 2019
53 Campinas  Brazil 1,183,370 2019
54 Barquisimeto  Venezuela 1,089,100 2019
55 São Gonçalo  Brazil 1,084,050 2019
56 Tegucigalpa  Honduras 1,079,400 2019
57 São Luís  Brazil 1,040,740 2019
58 Managua  Nicaragua 1,038,785 2018
59 San Jose  United States 1,030,119 2018
60 Maceió  Brazil 1,018,270 2019
61 Arequipa  Peru 1,002,846 2017
62 Naucalpan  Mexico 998,000 2019
63 Cartagena  Colombia 983,400 2017
64 Austin  United States 964,254 2018
65 Valencia  Venezuela 936,071 [note 6] 2019
66 Ottawa  Canada 934,243 [note 3] 2016
67 Chihuahua  Mexico 932,600 2019
68 Edmonton  Canada 932,546[note 3] 2016
69 Guatemala City  Guatemala 923,392 2018
70 Duque de Caxias  Brazil 916,470 2019
71 Jacksonville  United States 903,889 2018
72 Fort Worth  United States 895,008 2018
73 Ciudad Guayana  Venezuela 893,400 2019
74 Columbus  United States 892,533 2018
75 Natal  Brazil 884,120 2019
76 Campo Grande  Brazil 883,960 2019
77 San Francisco  United States 883,305 2018
78 Port-au-Prince  Haiti 875,978 2009
79 Charlotte  United States 872,498 2018
80 Mérida  Mexico 872,300 2019
81 Indianapolis  United States 867,125 2018
82 Trujillo  Peru 857,063 2017
83 El Alto  Bolivia 846,880 2012
84 Hermosillo  Mexico 829,000 2019
85 Cancún  Mexico 827,500 2019
86 São Bernardo do Campo  Brazil 824,900 2019
87 Teresina  Brazil 815,270 2019
88 Nova Iguaçu  Brazil 812,160 2019
89 Saltillo  Mexico 811,500 2019
90 João Pessoa  Brazil 805,960 2019
91 Aguascalientes  Mexico 805,200 2019
92 Culiacán  Mexico 795,000 2019
93 San Luis Potosí  Mexico 793,300 2019
94 La Paz  Bolivia 758,845 2012
95 Mexicali  Mexico 757,200 2019
96 Chimalhuacán  Mexico 752,200 2019
97 Seattle  United States 744,955 2018
98 Guadalupe  Mexico 722,400 2019
99 Acapulco  Mexico 720,400 2019
100 Denver  United States 716,492 2018

See also

Notes
  1. Region of Lima, not including metropolitan area extending into neighbouring regions
  2. Mexico City Federal District
  3. Municipality only
  4. Excluding municipality of San Francisco: included in the metropolitan city of Maracaibo
  5. Ville (municipality) only
  6. Municipality only - excluding Los Guayos, Naguanagua, San Diego and Tocuyito

References
  1. "America: Population Statistics in Maps and Charts for Cities, Agglomerations and Administrative Divisions of all Countries in America". www.citypopulation.de.
  2. "For Canada only". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_100_largest_municipalities_in_Canada_by_population.
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