Largest cities in the Americas

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This is a list of the 50 largest cities in the Americas by population residing within city limits as of 2015, the most recent year for which official population census results, estimates, or short-term projections are available for most of these cities. 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-2015 populations with the following exceptions:

  1. Mexican cities, whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by INEGI with a reference date of 15 March 2015;
  2. Calgary, whose 2015 municipal census had a reference date of April 1.
  3. Brazilian cities, whose figures originate from the 2021 estimate given by the IBGE, with a reference date of July 1, 2021.
City Image Country Population Year
1 São Paulo  Brazil 12,396,372 2021
2 New York City  United States 8,992,908 2022
3 Mexico City Mexico Mexico 8,918,653 2015
4 Lima  Peru 8,894,412 2015
5 Bogotá  Colombia 7,862,277 2015
6 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 6,775,561 2021
7 Santiago  Chile 5,507,282 2015
8 Los Angeles  United States 3,971,883 2015
9 Caracas  Venezuela 3,289,886 2015
10 Brasília  Brazil 3,094,325 2021
11 Buenos Aires  Argentina 3,054,267 2015
12 Guatemala City  Guatemala 2,934,841 2020
13 Salvador  Brazil 2,900,319 2021
14 Toronto Canada Canada 2,826,498 2015
15 Chicago  United States 2,720,546 2015
16 Fortaleza  Brazil 2,703,391 2021
17 Guayaquil  Ecuador 2,589,229 2015
18 Quito  Ecuador 2,551,721 2015
19 Belo Horizonte  Brazil 2,530,701 2021
20 Medellín  Colombia 2,434,647 2015
21 Cali  Colombia 2,333,203 2015
22 Houston  United States 2,296,224 2015
23 Manaus  Brazil 2,255,903 2021
24 Havana Cuba Cuba 2,117,625 2015
25 Curitiba  Brazil 1,963,726 2021
26 Panama City  Panama 1,938,000 2016
27 Tijuana Mexico Mexico 1,922,523 2020
28 Montreal Canada Canada 1,753,034 2015
29 Ecatepec de Morelos Mexico Mexico 1,677,678 2015
30 Recife  Brazil 1,661,017 2021
31 Maracaibo  Venezuela 1,653,211 2015
32 Santa Cruz de la Sierra  Bolivia 1,614,224 2015
33 Phoenix  United States 1,644,409 2022
34 Philadelphia  United States 1,567,442 2015
35 Goiânia  Brazil 1,555,626 2021
36 Belém  Brazil 1,506,420 2021
37 Porto Alegre  Brazil 1,492,530 2021
38 San Antonio  United States 1,469,845 2015
39 Guadalajara Mexico Mexico 1,460,148 2015
40 Puebla Mexico Mexico 1,437,939 2015
41 Córdoba  Argentina 1,414,201 2015
42 Guarulhos  Brazil 1,404,694 2021
43 San Diego  United States 1,394,928 2015
44 Ciudad Juárez Mexico Mexico 1,382,753 2015
45 Montevideo  Uruguay 1,379,560 2015
46 León Mexico Mexico 1,349,224 2015
47 Dallas  United States 1,300,092 2015
48 Calgary Canada Canada 1,230,915 2015
49 Campinas  Brazil 1,223,237 2021
50 Barranquilla  Colombia 1,214,253 2015

Notes

  1. ^ Population estimate is that of the federal entity known since 2016 as Ciudad de México and previously as the Distrito Federal.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Population estimate has a reference date of March 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Population projection is that of Lima Province and not the Lima Metropolitan Area.
  4. ^ a b c d Population projections for Colombian cities are that of the cabecera municipal (municipal seat).
  5. ^ Population projection is that of Santiago Province.
  6. ^ Population projection is that of the Metropolitan District of Caracas, which comprises the municipalities of Libertador, Chacao, Baruta, Sucre and El Hatillo.
  7. ^ Population estimate is that of the Toronto census division, which consists solely of the City of Toronto.
  8. ^ a b Population estimate is that of the entire municipio.
  9. ^ a b c Population estimate is that of the cabecera municipal (municipal seat).
  10. ^ Population projection is that of Montevideo Department.
  11. ^ Population from municipal census based on a census date of 1 April 2015. In April 2016 Calgary's annual municipal census reported a population of 1,235,171.

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