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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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 ]
Italics represents capital city
Bold represents largest city in country
| Rank | City | Country | Population | Population as of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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