# List of largest cities in the Americas

This is a list of the 50 largest cities in the Americas by population residing within city limits based on the most recent official census results, estimates, or short-term projections available for all of these cities, which refer to mid-2020 populations. 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-2020 populations with the following exceptions:
* Mexican cities, whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by INEGI with a reference date of March 15, 2020;
* Chilean cities, whose figures derive from the 2017 Census projection by Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas;
* Venezuelan cities, whose figures originate from the 2015 estimate given by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, with a reference date of 2016.
| | City | Country | Population | Year |
| 1 | São Paulo | Brazil | 11,895,578 | 2024 |
| 2 | Lima | Peru | 10,092,000 | 2023 |
| 3 | Mexico City | Mexico | 9,209,944 | 2021 |
| 4 | New York City | United States | 8,335,898 | 2022 |
| 5 | Bogotá | Colombia | 7,862,277 | 2024 |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 6,729,894 | 2024 |
| 7 | Santiago | Chile | 5,507,282 | 2015 |
| 8 | Los Angeles | United States | 3,822,235 | 2022 |
| 9 | Caracas | Venezuela | 3,289,886 | 2015 |
| 10 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 3,121,707 | 2022 |
| 11 | Toronto | Canada | 3,025,657 | 2021 |
| 12 | Brasília | Brazil | 2,982,818 | 2024 |
| 13 | Chicago | United States | 2,665,039 | 2022 |
| 14 | Medellín | Colombia | 2,657,772 | 2024 |
| 15 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 2,650,288 | 2022 |
| 16 | Fortaleza | Brazil | 2,574,412 | 2024 |
| 17 | Salvador | Brazil | 2,568,928 | 2024 |
| 18 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 2,416,339 | 2024 |
| 19 | Houston | United States | 2,314,157 | 2023 |
| 20 | Manaus | Brazil | 2,279,686 | 2024 |
| 21 | Cali | Colombia | 2,270,293 | 2024 |
| 22 | Havana | Cuba | 2,137,847 | 2022 |
| 23 | Curitiba | Brazil | 1,829,225 | 2024 |
| 24 | Tijuana | Mexico | 1,810,645 | 2020 |
| 25 | Montreal | Canada | 1,791,512 | 2022 |
| 26 | Quito | Ecuador | 1,763,275 | 2022 |
| 27 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 1,653,211 | 2015 |
| 28 | Phoenix | United States | 1,644,409 | 2022 |
| 29 | Ecatepec de Morelos | Mexico | 1,643,623 | 2020 |
| 30 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,606,671 | 2024 |
| 31 | Recife | Brazil | 1,587,707 | 2024 |
| 32 | León | Mexico | 1,579,803 | 2020 |
| 33 | Philadelphia | United States | 1,567,258 | 2022 |
| 34 | Puebla | Mexico | 1,542,232 | 2020 |
| 35 | Córdoba | Argentina | 1,505,250 | 2022 |
| 36 | Juárez | Mexico | 1,501,551 | 2020 |
| 37 | Goiânia | Brazil | 1,494,599 | 2024 |
| 38 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1,476,867 | 2024 |
| 39 | Zapopan | Mexico | 1,476,491 | 2020 |
| 40 | San Antonio | United States | 1,472,909 | 2022 |
| 41 | Calgary | Canada | 1,413,800 | 2022 |
| 42 | Belém | Brazil | 1,398,531 | 2024 |
| 43 | Guadalajara | Mexico | 1,385,621 | 2020 |
| 44 | San Diego | United States | 1,381,162 | 2022 |
| 45 | Rosario | Argentina | 1,348,725 | 2022 |
| 46 | Guarulhos | Brazil | 1,345,364 | 2024 |
| 47 | Barranquilla | Colombia | 1,341,160 | 2024 |
| 48 | Montevideo | Uruguay | 1,302,954 | 2023 |
| 49 | Dallas | United States | 1,299,544 | 2022 |
| 50 | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 1,221,739 | 2023 |