This is a list of the fifty most populous metropolitan areas in South America as of 2015, the most recent year for which official census results, estimates or projections are available for every major metropolitan area in South America. All figures refer to mid-year populations.
Metropolitan area | Population | Year | Country | |
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1 | São Paulo | 21,090,792 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
2 | Buenos Aires | 13,693,657 [a] [3] [4] | 2015 | ![]() |
3 | Rio de Janeiro | 12,280,702 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
4 | Lima | 9,904,727 [b] [6] | 2015 | ![]() |
5 | Bogotá | 9,286,225 [c] [8] | 2015 | ![]() |
6 | Santiago | 6,683,852 [d] [10] | 2015 | ![]() |
7 | Belo Horizonte | 5,829,923 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
8 | Caracas | 5,322,310 [e] [13] | 2015 | ![]() |
9 | Porto Alegre | 4,258,926 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
10 | Brasília | 4,201,737 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
11 | Fortaleza | 3,985,297 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
12 | Salvador | 3,953,290 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
13 | Recife | 3,914,397 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
14 | Medellín | 3,777,009 [f] [8] | 2015 | ![]() |
15 | Curitiba | 3,502,804 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
16 | Campinas | 3,094,181 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
17 | Guayaquil | 2,952,159 [g] [15] | 2015 | ![]() |
18 | Cali | 2,911,278 [h] [8] | 2015 | ![]() |
19 | Quito | 2,653,330 [i] [15] | 2015 | ![]() |
20 | Maracaibo | 2,576,836 [j] [13] | 2015 | ![]() |
21 | Manaus | 2,523,819 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
22 | Asunción | 2,482,760 [k] [19] | 2015 | ![]() |
23 | Paraíba Valley and North Coast | 2,453,387 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
24 | Goiânia | 2,421,833 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
25 | Belém | 2,402,438 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
26 | Montevideo | 2,059,988 [l] [21] | 2015 | ![]() |
27 | Barranquilla | 2,025,071 [m] [8] | 2015 | ![]() |
28 | Santa Cruz | 1,986,855 [n] [24] | 2015 | ![]() |
29 | Vitória | 1,910,101 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
30 | Sorocaba | 1,888,073 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
31 | La Paz | 1,849,504 [o] [24] | 2015 | ![]() |
32 | Baixada Santista | 1,797,500 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
33 | Valencia | 1,544,004 [p] [13] | 2015 | ![]() |
34 | São Luís | 1,538,131 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
35 | Córdoba | 1,519,000 [q] [28] | 2015 | ![]() |
36 | Natal | 1,504,819 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
37 | Rosario | 1,429,000 [r] [28] | 2015 | ![]() |
38 | Piracicaba | 1,412,721 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
39 | Norte Catarinense | 1,344,089 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
40 | Barquisimeto | 1,308,163 [s] [13] | 2015 | ![]() |
41 | Maceió | 1,304,190 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
42 | João Pessoa | 1,253,929 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
43 | Cochabamba | 1,227,044 [t] [24] | 2015 | ![]() |
44 | Teresina | 1,194,911 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
45 | Maracay | 1,189,314 [u] [32] | 2015 | ![]() |
46 | Cartagena | 1,161,320 [v] [8] | 2015 | ![]() |
47 | Florianópolis | 1,131,981 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |
48 | Bucaramanga | 1,122,945 [w] [8] | 2015 | ![]() |
49 | Mendoza | 1,082,000 [x] [28] | 2015 | ![]() |
50 | Londrina | 1,076,454 [1] | 2015 | ![]() |