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]
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São Paulo in Brazil is the most populous city in the Americas, the western hemisphere and also the southern hemisphere.
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Skyline of Mexico City, the largest city in North America.
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New York, the largest city of the United States and a global economic hub.
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A major tourist destination, Rio de Janeiro is Brazil's second biggest city by population.
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Skyline of Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the United States third-largest city in North America.
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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.
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Downtown Toronto, the largest city in Canada located at the heart of a metropolitan area with a population of over 6.4 million.
List
Italics represents capital city
Bold represents largest city in country
Rank | City | Country | Population | Population as of |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | São Paulo | ![]() |
12,141,890 | 2019 |
2 | Lima | ![]() |
9,674,755 [note 1] | 2020 |
3 | Mexico City | ![]() |
9,031,200 [note 2] | 2019 |
4 | New York | ![]() |
8,398,748 | 2018 |
5 | Bogotá | ![]() |
8,064,000 | 2017 |
6 | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() |
6,718,900 | 2019 |
7 | Santiago | ![]() |
6,160,040 | 2017 |
8 | Los Angeles | ![]() |
3,990,456 | 2018 |
9 | Buenos Aires | ![]() |
3,072,029 | 2019 |
10 | Brasília | ![]() |
2,912,090 | 2019 |
11 | Salvador | ![]() |
2,871,560 | 2019 |
12 | Toronto | ![]() |
2,731,571 [note 3] | 2016 |
13 | Chicago | ![]() |
2,705,994 | 2018 |
14 | Fortaleza | ![]() |
2,669,340 | 2019 |
15 | Santo Domingo | ![]() |
2,581,827 | 2010 |
16 | Belo Horizonte | ![]() |
2,512,070 | 2019 |
17 | Medellín | ![]() |
2,480,000 | 2017 |
18 | Cali | ![]() |
2,383,500 | 2017 |
19 | Houston | ![]() |
2,325,502 | 2018 |
20 | Guayaquil | ![]() |
2,278,691 | 2010 |
21 | Manaus | ![]() |
2,171,700 | 2019 |
22 | Havana | ![]() |
2,131,480 | 2018 |
23 | Caracas | ![]() |
2,089,012 | 2019 |
24 | Curitiba | ![]() |
1,933,110 | 2019 |
25 | Ecatepec | ![]() |
1,837,700 | 2019 |
26 | Maracaibo | ![]() |
1,752,602 [note 4] | 2019 |
27 | Montreal | ![]() |
1,704,694 [note 5] | 2016 |
28 | Phoenix | ![]() |
1,660,272 | 2018 |
29 | Recife | ![]() |
1,645,730 | 2019 |
30 | Quito | ![]() |
1,607,734 | 2010 |
31 | Philadelphia | ![]() |
1,584,138 | 2018 |
32 | Puebla | ![]() |
1,544,500 | 2019 |
33 | Guadalajara | ![]() |
1,539,900 | 2019 |
34 | San Antonio | ![]() |
1,532,233 | 2018 |
35 | Goiânia | ![]() |
1,510,380 | 2019 |
36 | Porto Alegre | ![]() |
1,483,770 | 2019 |
37 | Belém | ![]() |
1,479,970 | 2019 |
38 | Ciudad Juárez | ![]() |
1,460,200 | 2019 |
39 | Córdoba | ![]() |
1,446,201 | 2019 |
40 | Tijuana | ![]() |
1,445,100 | 2019 |
41 | Santa Cruz | ![]() |
1,442,396 | 2012 |
42 | San Diego | ![]() |
1,425,976 | 2018 |
43 | Guarulhos | ![]() |
1,379,180 | 2019 |
44 | Dallas | ![]() |
1,345,047 | 2018 |
45 | Montevideo | ![]() |
1,304,687 | 2019 |
46 | León | ![]() |
1,288,600 | 2019 |
47 | Rosario | ![]() |
1,284,166 | 2019 |
48 | Zapopan | ![]() |
1,251,300 | 2019 |
49 | Calgary | ![]() |
1,239,220 [note 3] | 2016 |
50 | Monterrey | ![]() |
1,228,000 | 2019 |
51 | Barranquilla | ![]() |
1,224,000 | 2017 |
52 | Nezahualcóyotl | ![]() |
1,213,200 | 2019 |
53 | Campinas | ![]() |
1,183,370 | 2019 |
54 | Barquisimeto | ![]() |
1,089,100 | 2019 |
55 | São Gonçalo | ![]() |
1,084,050 | 2019 |
56 | Tegucigalpa | ![]() |
1,079,400 | 2019 |
57 | São Luís | ![]() |
1,040,740 | 2019 |
58 | Managua | ![]() |
1,038,785 | 2018 |
59 | San Jose | ![]() |
1,030,119 | 2018 |
60 | Maceió | ![]() |
1,018,270 | 2019 |
61 | Arequipa | ![]() |
1,002,846 | 2017 |
62 | Naucalpan | ![]() |
998,000 | 2019 |
63 | Cartagena | ![]() |
983,400 | 2017 |
64 | Austin | ![]() |
964,254 | 2018 |
65 | Valencia | ![]() |
936,071 [note 6] | 2019 |
66 | Ottawa | ![]() |
934,243 [note 3] | 2016 |
67 | Chihuahua | ![]() |
932,600 | 2019 |
68 | Edmonton | ![]() |
932,546[note 3] | 2016 |
69 | Guatemala City | ![]() |
923,392 | 2018 |
70 | Duque de Caxias | ![]() |
916,470 | 2019 |
71 | Jacksonville | ![]() |
903,889 | 2018 |
72 | Fort Worth | ![]() |
895,008 | 2018 |
73 | Ciudad Guayana | ![]() |
893,400 | 2019 |
74 | Columbus | ![]() |
892,533 | 2018 |
75 | Natal | ![]() |
884,120 | 2019 |
76 | Campo Grande | ![]() |
883,960 | 2019 |
77 | San Francisco | ![]() |
883,305 | 2018 |
78 | Port-au-Prince | ![]() |
875,978 | 2009 |
79 | Charlotte | ![]() |
872,498 | 2018 |
80 | Mérida | ![]() |
872,300 | 2019 |
81 | Indianapolis | ![]() |
867,125 | 2018 |
82 | Trujillo | ![]() |
857,063 | 2017 |
83 | El Alto | ![]() |
846,880 | 2012 |
84 | Hermosillo | ![]() |
829,000 | 2019 |
85 | Cancún | ![]() |
827,500 | 2019 |
86 | São Bernardo do Campo | ![]() |
824,900 | 2019 |
87 | Teresina | ![]() |
815,270 | 2019 |
88 | Nova Iguaçu | ![]() |
812,160 | 2019 |
89 | Saltillo | ![]() |
811,500 | 2019 |
90 | João Pessoa | ![]() |
805,960 | 2019 |
91 | Aguascalientes | ![]() |
805,200 | 2019 |
92 | Culiacán | ![]() |
795,000 | 2019 |
93 | San Luis Potosí | ![]() |
793,300 | 2019 |
94 | La Paz | ![]() |
758,845 | 2012 |
95 | Mexicali | ![]() |
757,200 | 2019 |
96 | Chimalhuacán | ![]() |
752,200 | 2019 |
97 | Seattle | ![]() |
744,955 | 2018 |
98 | Guadalupe | ![]() |
722,400 | 2019 |
99 | Acapulco | ![]() |
720,400 | 2019 |
100 | Denver | ![]() |
716,492 | 2018 |
See also
Notes
- Region of Lima, not including metropolitan area extending into neighbouring regions
- Mexico City Federal District
- Municipality only
- Excluding municipality of San Francisco: included in the metropolitan city of Maracaibo
- Ville (municipality) only
- Municipality only - excluding Los Guayos, Naguanagua, San Diego and Tocuyito
References
- "America: Population Statistics in Maps and Charts for Cities, Agglomerations and Administrative Divisions of all Countries in America". www.citypopulation.de.
- "For Canada only". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_100_largest_municipalities_in_Canada_by_population.
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