This is a list of cities in South America.
Largest cities This list includes the fifty largest cities in South America by population within city limits, based on the most recent official census results, estimates, or short-term projections available for all of these cities, which refer to mid-2020 populations, except for those of Chilean cities (2017) and Venezuelan cities (2015). The figures do not reflect the populations of urban agglomeration or metropolitan area, which typically do not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city.
Bold represents largest city in country, Italic represents national capital city. Name Image Country PopulationYear 1 São Paulo 11,904,961 2025 2 Lima 10,092,000 2023 3 Bogotá 7,862,277 2024 4 Rio de Janeiro 6,730,729 2025 5 Santiago 6,254,314 2017 6 Caracas 3,289,886 2015 7 Buenos Aires 3,121,707 2022 8 Brasília 2,996,899 2025 9 Medellín 2,657,772 2024 10 Guayaquil 2,650,288 2022 11 Fortaleza 2,578,483 2025 12 Salvador 2,564,204 2025 13 Belo Horizonte 2,415,872 2025 14 Manaus 2,303,732 2025 15 Cali 2,270,293 2024 16 Curitiba 1,830,795 2025 17 Quito 1,763,275 2022 18 Maracaibo 1,653,211 2015 19 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 1,606,671 2024 20 Recife 1,588,376 2025 21 Córdoba 1,505,250 2022 22 Goiânia 1,503,256 2025 23 Belém 1,397,315 2025 24 Porto Alegre 1,388,794 2025 25 Guarulhos 1,349,100 2025 26 Rosario 1,348,725 2022 27 Barranquilla 1,341,160 2024 28 Montevideo 1,302,954 2023 29 Campinas 1,187,974 2025 30 Callao 1,171,400 2023 31 Arequipa 1,157,500 2023 32 Barquisimeto 1,116,182 2015 33 São Luís 1,089,215 2025 34 Trujillo 1,034,300 2023 35 Maceió 994,952 2025 36 Campo Grande 962,883 2025 37 São Gonçalo 960,196 2025 38 Cartagena 950,011 2024 39 Teresina 905,692 2025 40 Valencia 901,900 2015 41 João Pessoa 897,633 2025 42 El Alto 885,035 2024 43 Ciudad Guayana 877,547 2015 44 Duque de Caxias 866,225 2025 45 Nova Iguaçu 843,220 2025 46 São Bernardo do Campo 841,154 2025 47 Natal 784,249 2025 48 Santo André 782,048 2025 49 La Plata 768,547 2022 50 La Paz 755,732 2024
Countries List of cities in Argentina List of cities in Bolivia List of cities in Brazil List of cities in Chile List of cities in Colombia List of cities in Ecuador List of cities in Guyana List of cities in Paraguay List of cities in Peru List of cities in Suriname List of cities in Uruguay List of cities in Venezuela
Territories List of cities in the Falkland Islands List of cities in French Guiana
See also List of Latin American cities by population Demographics of South America Lists of cities Cities of present-day nations and states
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