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
editItalics represents capital city
Bold represents largest city in country
Rank | City | Country | Population | Population as of |
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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
editNotes
edit- ^ 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