List of metropolitan areas in the Americas

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The Sao Paulo metropolitan area is the most populous metropolitan area in the Americas with a population of 23,443,587 as of 2022 Marginal Pinheiros e Jockey Club.jpg
The São Paulo metropolitan area is the most populous metropolitan area in the Americas with a population of 23,443,587 as of 2022

The list of metropolitan areas in the Americas has the top 50 most populous as of the most recent census results or projections. It is impossible to definitively compare and rank areas because each country may set its own definition of metropolitan area. Where available, it uses official definitions of metropolitan areas based on one urban core and immediate surroundings, as opposed to polycentric conurbations. Population data are the most recent census results or projections from the authoritative national agency responsible for demographics.

Contents

List

Metropolitan areaCountryPopulationYearNotes
1 São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 23,443,5872022 [1]
2 Mexico City Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 21,804,5152020 [2]
3 New York Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 19,498,2492023 [3]
4 Buenos Aires Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 16,366,6412022 [a] [5] [6]
5 Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 13,191,0312022 [7]
6 Los Angeles Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 12,799,1002023 [3]
7 Bogotá Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 12,772,8282022 [b] [9]
8 Lima Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 11,283,7872022 [c] [11]
9 Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9,765,1882022 [12]
10 Chicago Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 9,262,8252023 [3]
11 Dallas–Fort Worth Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 8,100,0372023 [3]
12 Houston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7,510,2532023 [3]
13 Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 6,903,4792017 [13]
14 Atlanta Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 6,307,2612023 [3]
15 Washington Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 6,304,9752023 [3]
16 Philadelphia Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 6,246,1602023 [3]
17 Belo Horizonte Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6,194,0002022 [1]
18 Miami Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 6,183,1992023 [3]
19 Detroit–Windsor Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 		5,976,5952009 [14]
20 San Diego–Tijuana Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 		5,434,0612020 [15] [2]
21 Monterrey Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5,341,1712015 [2]
22 Guadalajara Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5,286,6422015 [2]
23 Maracaibo Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 5,278,4482010 [16]
24 Caracas Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 5,243,3012011 [17]
25 Phoenix Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 5,070,1102023 [3]
26 Boston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 4,919,1792023 [3]
27 Brasília Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4,808,4842022 [18]
28 San Francisco Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 4,566,9612023 [3]
29 Porto Alegre Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4,405,7692022 [1]
30 Montreal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4,291,7322021 [12]
31 Santo Domingo Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 4,274,6512022 [19]
32 Fortaleza Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4,167,9962015 [1]
33 Medellín Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4,068,0002022 [9]
34 Seattle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 4,044,8372023 [3]
35 Salvador Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3,919,8642022 [1]
36 Recife Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3,743,8542022 [1]
37 Curitiba Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3,731,7692022 [1]
38 Minneapolis–Saint Paul Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3,712,0202023 [3]
39 Campinas Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3,656,3632022 [1]
40 Tampa–St. Petersburg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3,342,9632023 [3]
41 Puebla–Tlaxcala Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3,199,5302020 [2]
42 San Jose Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 3,160,0002011 [20]
43 Guatemala City Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 3,160,0002024 [21]
44 Guayaquil Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 3,092,0002022 [22]
45 Denver Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3,005,1312023 [3]
46 Port-au-Prince Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2,915,0002022 [23]
47 Quito Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 2,889,7032022 [24]
48 Cali Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2,837,0002022 [9]
49 Baltimore Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2,834,3162023 [3]
50 Orlando Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2,817,9332023 [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ INDEC defines Greater Buenos Aires as comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires plus 24 partidos of Buenos Aires Province, namely Almirante Brown, Avellaneda, Berazategui, Esteban Echeverría, Ezeiza, Florencio Varela, Hurlingham, Ituzaingó, José C. Paz, La Matanza, Lanús, Lomas de Zamora, Malvinas Argentinas, Merlo, Moreno, Morón, Quilmes, San Fernando, San Isidro, San Miguel, Tigre and Vicente López. [4]
  2. ↑ DANE defines the metropolitan area of Bogotá as comprising the Capital District and 17 municipalities in Cundinamarca: Soacha, Facatativá, Zipaquirá, Chía, Mosquera, Madrid, Funza, Cajicá, Sibaté, Tocancipá, La Calera, Sopó, Tabio, Tenjo, Cota, Gachancipá and Bojacá. [8]
  3. ↑ INEI defines the Lima Metropolitan Area as comprising Lima Province and the Constitutional Province of Callao. [10]

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  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  4. ↑ ¿Qué es el Gran Buenos Aires? (PDF) (Report). INDEC. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Población estimada al 1 de julio de cada año calendario por sexo, según partido. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Años 2010-2025". INDEC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  7. ↑ "IBGE releases population estimates of the municipalities in 2015". IBGE. 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  8. ↑ "Censo 2005" (PDF). DANE. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  9. 1 2 3 "ESTIMACIONES DE POBLACIÓN 1985 - 2005 Y PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN 2005 - 2020 TOTAL MUNICIPAL POR ÁREA". DANE. 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
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  14. ↑ World Agglomerations Retrieved on May 24, 2009.
  15. ↑ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
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  18. ↑ "IBGE | Portal do IBGE | IBGE". www.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  19. ↑ "Informe básico XCPV" . Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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  21. ↑ Macrotrends Metro Area Estimate 2024
  22. ↑ "Proyección de la Población Ecuatoriana, por años calenario, según cantones 2010-2020". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  23. ↑ POPULATION TOTALE, DE 18 ANS ET PLUS MENAGES ET DENSITES ESTIMES EN 2015 (PDF) (Report). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d’Informatique (IHSI). March 2015. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  24. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Quito
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