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][circular reference]
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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 | 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
- List of United States cities by population
- List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population
- List of cities in Africa by population
Notes
- ^ Region of Lima, not including metropolitan area extending into neighbouring regions
- ^ Mexico City Federal District
- ^ a b c d 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