Largest cities in the Americas

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This is a list of the 50 largest cities in the Americas by population residing

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

Notes

  1. ^ Population estimate is that of the federal entity known since 2016 as Ciudad de México and previously as the Distrito Federal.[1]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Population estimate has a reference date of March 15, 2015.[1]
  3. Lima Metropolitan Area
    .
  4. ^ a b c d Population projections for Colombian cities are that of the cabecera municipal (municipal seat).[9]
  5. ^ Population projection is that of Santiago Province.
  6. El Hatillo
    .
  7. census division, which consists solely of the City of Toronto.[18]
  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. census date of 1 April 2015.[2] In April 2016 Calgary's annual municipal census reported a population of 1,235,171.[38]

References

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    INEGI
    . p. 5. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-1-4601-2630-1
    . Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  3. ^ "Estimates on population explanation" (in Portuguese). 2021-09-23.
  4. ^ "IBGE – São Paulo, SP" (in Portuguese). 2021-09-23.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2015 Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. May 2016. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  6. ^ a b c "Encuesta Intercensal 2015: Tabulados – descarga". INEGI. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  7. ^ a b c Brinkhoff, Thomas. "Mexico: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  8. ^ "Cuadro Nº 11. Perú: Población total al 30 de junio, por grupos quinquenales de edad, según departamento y provincia, 2015". Perú: Estimaciones y Proyecciones de Población total y edades quinquenales, según Departamento, Provincia y Distrito, 2005–2015. INEI. November 2010. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  9. DANE
    . 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
  10. ^
    DANE
    . 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  11. ^ "IBGE – Rio de Janeiro, RJ" (in Portuguese). 2021-09-23.
  12. ^ "Comunas: Actualización Población 2002-2012 y Proyecciones 2013-2020". Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  13. ^ a b "Proyección de la población al 30 de junio con base al censo 2011, según entidad federal y municipios, 2000-2050". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  14. ^ "IBGE – Brasilia, DF" (in Portuguese). 2021-09-23.
  15. ^ "Población estimada al 1 de julio de cada año calendario por sexo, según comuna. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Años 2010-2025". INDEC. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  16. ^ [1] Guatemala: Estimaciones de la Población total. Año 2020.
  17. ^ "IBGE – Salvador, BA" (in Portuguese). 2021-09-23.
  18. ^ "Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2006: Economic Regions (3520 – Toronto, census subdivisions)". Statistics Canada. 2014-04-01. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
  19. ^ "Table 3.5: Population and demographic factors of growth by census division, provinces and territories". Statistics Canada. 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  20. ^ "IBGE – Fortaleza, CE" (in Portuguese). 2021-09-23.
  21. ^ a b "Proyección de la Población Ecuatoriana, por años calenario, según cantones 2010-2020". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  22. ^ "IBGE – Belo Horizonte, MG" (in Portuguese). 2021-09-23.
  23. ^ "IBGE – Manaus, AM" (in Portuguese). 2021-09-23.
  24. ^ "3. Población Proyectada al 30 de junio, por edades simples y años simples. AMBOS SEXOS. Período 2015 – 2050" (PDF). Proyecciones de la Población de Cuba 2015 – 2050. Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  25. ^ "IBGE – Curitiba, PR" (in Portuguese). 2021-09-23.
  26. ^ "Cuadro 11. Superficie, población y densidad de población en la República, según Provincia, Comarca indígena, Distrito y Corregimiento: Censos de 1990, 2000 y 2010". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo, Contraloría General de la República de Panamá. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  27. ^ Population des municipalités du Québec, décret 2016 (Report). Institut de la statistique du Québec. 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  28. ^ "IBGE – Recife, PE" (in Portuguese). 2021-09-23.
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  30. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Phoenix city, Arizona". census.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  31. ^ "IBGE – Goiânia, GO" (in Portuguese). 2021-09-23.
  32. ^ "IBGE – Belém, PA" (in Portuguese). 2021-09-23.
  33. ^ "IBGE – Porto Alegre, RS" (in Portuguese). 2021-09-23.
  34. ^ a b c "Mexico: Main cities". GeoHive. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  35. ^ "Población estimada al 1 de julio de cada año calendario por sexo, según departamento. Provincia de Córdoba. Años 2010-2025". INDEC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  36. ^ "IBGE – Guarulhos, SP" (in Portuguese). 2021-09-23.
  37. ^ "Poblaciones Estimadas y Proyectadas por Sexo y Edad según Departamentos: Período 1996-2025". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  38. ^ "2016 Civic Census Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  39. ^ "IBGE – Campinas, SP" (in Portuguese). 2021-09-23.
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