# List of cities in South America

This is a list of cities in South America.

## Largest cities

This list includes the fifty largest cities in South America by population 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, except for those of Chilean cities (2017) and Venezuelan cities (2015). The figures do not reflect the populations of urban agglomeration or metropolitan area, which typically do not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city.
Bold represents largest city in country, Italic represents national capital city.
| | Name | Country | Population | Year |
| 1 | São Paulo | Brazil | 11,895,578 | 2024 |
| 2 | Lima | Peru | 10,092,000 | 2023 |
| 3 | Bogotá | Colombia | 7,862,277 | 2024 |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 6,729,894 | 2024 |
| 5 | Santiago | Chile | 6,254,314 | 2017 |
| 6 | Caracas | Venezuela | 3,289,886 | 2015 |
| 7 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 3,121,707 | 2022 |
| 8 | Brasília | Brazil | 2,982,818 | 2024 |
| 9 | Medellín | Colombia | 2,657,772 | 2024 |
| 10 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 2,650,288 | 2022 |
| 11 | Fortaleza | Brazil | 2,574,412 | 2024 |
| 12 | Salvador | Brazil | 2,568,928 | 2024 |
| 13 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 2,416,339 | 2024 |
| 14 | Manaus | Brazil | 2,279,686 | 2024 |
| 15 | Cali | Colombia | 2,270,293 | 2024 |
| 16 | Curitiba | Brazil | 1,829,225 | 2024 |
| 17 | Quito | Ecuador | 1,763,275 | 2022 |
| 18 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 1,653,211 | 2015 |
| 19 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,606,671 | 2024 |
| 20 | Recife | Brazil | 1,587,707 | 2024 |
| 21 | Córdoba | Argentina | 1,505,250 | 2022 |
| 22 | Goiânia | Brazil | 1,494,599 | 2024 |
| 23 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1,476,867 | 2024 |
| 24 | Belém | Brazil | 1,398,531 | 2024 |
| 25 | Rosario | Argentina | 1,348,725 | 2022 |
| 26 | Guarulhos | Brazil | 1,345,364 | 2024 |
| 27 | Barranquilla | Colombia | 1,341,160 | 2024 |
| 28 | Montevideo | Uruguay | 1,302,954 | 2023 |
| 29 | Campinas | Brazil | 1,185,977 | 2024 |
| 30 | Callao | Peru | 1,171,400 | 2023 |
| 31 | Arequipa | Peru | 1,157,500 | 2023 |
| 32 | Barquisimeto | Venezuela | 1,116,182 | 2015 |
| 33 | São Luís | Brazil | 1,088,057 | 2024 |
| 34 | Trujillo | Peru | 1,034,300 | 2023 |
| 35 | Maceió | Brazil | 994,464 | 2024 |
| 36 | São Gonçalo | Brazil | 960,652 | 2024 |
| 37 | Campo Grande | Brazil | 954,537 | 2024 |
| 38 | Cartagena | Colombia | 950,011 | 2024 |
| 39 | Teresina | Brazil | 902,644 | 2024 |
| 40 | Valencia | Venezuela | 901,900 | 2015 |
| 41 | El Alto | Bolivia | 885,035 | 2024 |
| 42 | João Pessoa | Brazil | 888,679 | 2024 |
| 43 | Ciudad Guayana | Venezuela | 877,547 | 2015 |
| 44 | Duque de Caxias | Brazil | 866,347 | 2024 |
| 45 | Nova Iguaçu | Brazil | 843,046 | 2024 |
| 46 | São Bernardo do Campo | Brazil | 840,499 | 2024 |
| 47 | Natal | Brazil | 785,368 | 2024 |
| 48 | Santo André | Brazil | 778,711 | 2024 |
| 49 | La Plata | Argentina | 768,547 | 2022 |
| 50 | La Paz | Bolivia | 755,732 | 2024 |

## Countries

* List of cities in Argentina
* List of cities in Bolivia
* List of cities in Brazil
* List of cities in Chile
* List of cities in Colombia
* List of cities in Ecuador
* List of cities in Guyana
* List of cities in Paraguay
* List of cities in Peru
* List of cities in Suriname
* List of cities in Uruguay
* List of cities in Venezuela

## Territories

* List of cities in the Falkland Islands
* List of cities in French Guiana