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List of cities in the Americas by population

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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][circular reference]

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 in the United States, second largest city in North America, and a global economic hub.
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 15 million people.
Built in 1960, Brasília is the capital and third-largest city in Brazil.
Skyline 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

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Italics represents capital city

Bold represents largest city in country

Rank City Country Population Population as of
1 São Paulo  Brazil 12,141,890 2023
2 Lima  Peru 9,674,755 [note 1] 2023
3 Mexico City  Mexico 9,209,944[note 2] 2023
4 New York  United States 8,398,748 2023
5 Bogotá  Colombia 8,064,000 2023
6 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 6,718,900 2023
7 Santiago  Chile 6,160,040 2023
8 Los Angeles  United States 3,990,456 2023
9 Buenos Aires  Argentina 3,072,029 2023
10 Brasília  Brazil 2,912,090 2023
11 Salvador  Brazil 2,871,560 2023
12 Toronto  Canada 2,731,571 [note 3] 2023
13 Chicago  United States 2,705,994 2023
14 Fortaleza  Brazil 2,669,340 2023
15 Santo Domingo  Dominican Republic 2,581,827 2023
16 Belo Horizonte  Brazil 2,512,070 2023
17 Medellín  Colombia 2,480,000 2023
18 Cali  Colombia 2,383,500 2023
19 Houston  United States 2,325,502 2023
20 Guayaquil  Ecuador 2,278,691 2023
21 Manaus  Brazil 2,171,700 2023
22 Havana  Cuba 2,131,480 2023
23 Caracas  Venezuela 2,089,012 2023
24 Curitiba  Brazil 1,933,110 2023
25 Ecatepec  Mexico 1,837,700 2023
26 Maracaibo  Venezuela 1,752,602 [note 4] 2023
27 Montreal  Canada 1,704,694 [note 5] 2023
28 Phoenix  United States 1,660,272 2023
29 Recife  Brazil 1,645,730 2023
30 Quito  Ecuador 1,607,734 2023
31 Philadelphia  United States 1,584,138 2023
32 Puebla  Mexico 1,544,500 2023
33 Guadalajara  Mexico 1,539,900 2023
34 San Antonio  United States 1,532,233 2023
35 Goiânia  Brazil 1,510,380 2023
36 Porto Alegre  Brazil 1,483,770 2023
37 Belém  Brazil 1,479,970 2023
38 Ciudad Juárez  Mexico 1,460,200 2023
39 Córdoba  Argentina 1,446,201 2023
40 Tijuana  Mexico 1,445,100 2023
41 Santa Cruz  Bolivia 1,442,396 2023
42 San Diego  United States 1,425,976 2023
43 Guarulhos  Brazil 1,379,180 2023
44 Dallas  United States 1,345,047 2023
45 Montevideo  Uruguay 1,304,687 2023
46 León  Mexico 1,288,600 2023
47 Rosario  Argentina 1,284,166 2023
48 Zapopan  Mexico 1,251,300 2023
49 Calgary  Canada 1,239,220 [note 3] 2023
50 Monterrey  Mexico 1,228,000 2023
51 Barranquilla  Colombia 1,224,000 2023
52 Nezahualcóyotl  Mexico 1,213,200 2023
53 Campinas  Brazil 1,183,370 2023
54 Barquisimeto  Venezuela 1,089,100 2023
55 São Gonçalo  Brazil 1,084,050 2023
56 Tegucigalpa  Honduras 1,079,400 2023
57 São Luís  Brazil 1,040,740 2023
58 Managua  Nicaragua 1,038,785 2023
59 San Jose  United States 1,030,119 2023
60 Maceió  Brazil 1,018,270 2023
61 Arequipa  Peru 1,002,846 2023
62 Naucalpan  Mexico 998,000 2023
63 Cartagena  Colombia 983,400 2023
64 Austin  United States 964,254 2023
65 Valencia  Venezuela 936,071 [note 6] 2023
66 Ottawa  Canada 934,243 [note 3] 2023
67 Chihuahua  Mexico 932,600 2023
68 Edmonton  Canada 932,546[note 3] 2023
69 Guatemala City  Guatemala 923,392 2023
70 Duque de Caxias  Brazil 916,470 2023
71 Jacksonville  United States 903,889 2023
72 Fort Worth  United States 895,008 2023
73 Ciudad Guayana  Venezuela 893,400 2023
74 Columbus  United States 892,533 2023
75 Natal  Brazil 884,120 2023
76 Campo Grande  Brazil 883,960 2023
77 San Francisco  United States 883,305 2023
78 Port-au-Prince  Haiti 875,978 2023
79 Charlotte  United States 872,498 2023
80 Mérida  Mexico 872,300 2023
81 Indianapolis  United States 867,125 2023
82 Trujillo  Peru 857,063 2023
83 El Alto  Bolivia 846,880 2023
84 Hermosillo  Mexico 829,000 2023
85 Cancún  Mexico 827,500 2023
86 São Bernardo do Campo  Brazil 824,900 2023
87 Teresina  Brazil 815,270 2023
88 Nova Iguaçu  Brazil 812,160 2023
89 Saltillo  Mexico 811,500 2023
90 João Pessoa  Brazil 805,960 2023
91 Aguascalientes  Mexico 805,200 2023
92 Culiacán  Mexico 795,000 2023
93 San Luis Potosí  Mexico 793,300 2023
94 La Paz  Bolivia 758,845 2023
95 Mexicali  Mexico 757,200 2023
96 Chimalhuacán  Mexico 752,200 2023
97 Seattle  United States 744,955 2023
98 Guadalupe  Mexico 722,400 2023
99 Acapulco  Mexico 720,400 2023
100 Denver  United States 716,492 2023

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Region of Lima, not including metropolitan area extending into neighbouring regions
  2. ^ Mexico City Federal District
  3. ^ a b c d 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

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  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