List of metropolitan areas in the Americas

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The New York metropolitan area, the most populous metropolitan area in the Americas with a population of 22,431,833 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.

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List

Metropolitan areaCountryPopulationYearNotes
1 São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 22,001,2812022 [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 20,140,4702022 [3]
4 Buenos Aires Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 13,985,7942022 [lower-alpha 1] [5] [6]
5 Rio de Janeiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 13,191,0312022 [7]
6 Bogotá Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 12,772,8282022 [lower-alpha 2] [9]
7 Los Angeles Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 12,872,3222022 [10]
8 Lima Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 11,283,7872022 [lower-alpha 3] [12]
9 Chicago Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 9,876,3392022 [3]
10 Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9,765,1882022 [13]
11 San Francisco Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 9,545,9212022 [3]
12 Miami Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 9,484,4092022 [14]
13 Boston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 8,466,1862022 [3]
14 Dallas–Ft. Worth Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7,943,6852022 [14]
15 Houston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7,368,4662022 [14]
16 Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 6,903,4792017 [15]
17 Washington Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 6,304,9752023 [16]
18 Philadelphia Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 6,241,1642022 [14]
19 Atlanta Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 6,237,4352022 [14]
20 Belo Horizonte Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6,194,0002022 [1]
22 Detroit–Windsor Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 		5,976,5952009 [17]
23 San Diego–Tijuana Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 		5,434,0612020 [14] [2]
24 Monterrey Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5,341,1712015 [2]
25 Guadalajara Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5,286,6422015 [2]
26 Maracaibo Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 5,278,4482010 [18]
27 Caracas Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 5,243,3012011 [19]
28 Phoenix Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 5,015,6782022 [14]
29 Porto Alegre Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4,405,7692022 [1]
30 Montreal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4,291,7322021 [13]
31 Santo Domingo Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 4,274,6512022 [20]
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 4,034,2482022 [14]
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–St. Paul Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3,693,7292022 [14]
39 Campinas Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3,656,3632022 [1]
40 Brasília Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3,548,4382015 [1]
41 Tampa–St. Petersburg Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3,290,7302022 [14]
42 Puebla–Tlaxcala Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3,199,5302020 [2]
43 San Jose Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3,160,0002011 [21]
44 Guatemala City Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 3,160,0002024 [22]
45 Guayaquil Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 3,092,0002022 [23]
46 Denver Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2,985,8712022 [14]
47 Port-au-Prince Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2,915,0002022 [24]
48 Quito Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 2,889,7032022 [25]
49 Cali Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2,837,0002022 [9]
50 Baltimore Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2,835,6722022 [14]

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. [11]

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