This is a list of the fifty largest cities in Latin America by population residing within city limits as of the mid-2020, the most recent year for which official population census results, estimate or short-term projections are available for most of these cities. These figures do not reflect the population of the urban agglomeration or metropolitan area which typically do not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city. These figures refer to mid-2020 populations with the following exceptions:
Mexican cities, whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by INEGI with a reference date of March 15, 2020; Chilean cities, whose figures derive from the 2017 Census projection by Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas; Venezuelan cities, whose figures originate from the 2015 estimate given by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, with a reference date of 2016.
CityImageCountry PopulationYear 1 São Paulo 11,911,337 2026 2 Lima 10,092,000 2023 3 Mexico City 9,209,944 2021 4 Bogotá 7,862,277 2024 5 Rio de Janeiro 6,731,133 2026 6 Santiago 6,254,314 2017 7 Caracas 3,289,886 2015 8 Buenos Aires 3,121,707 2022 9 Brasília 3,009,996 2026 10 Medellín 2,657,772 2024 11 Guayaquil 2,650,288 2022 12 Fortaleza 2,582,360 2026 13 Salvador 2,559,945 2026 14 Belo Horizonte 2,415.451 2026 15 Manaus 2,327,101 2026 16 Cali 2,270,293 2024 17 Havana 2,137,847 2022 18 Curitiba 1,832,183 2026 19 Tijuana 1,810,645 2020 20 Quito 1,763,275 2022 21 Maracaibo 1,653,211 2015 22 Ecatepec de Morelos 1,643,623 2020 23 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 1,606,671 2024 24 Recife 1,588,983 2026 25 León 1,579,803 2020 26 Puebla 1,542,232 2020 27 Goiânia 1,511,709 2026 28 Córdoba 1,505,250 2022 29 Juárez 1,501,551 2020 31 Zapopan 1,476,491 2020 32 Belém 1,396,157 2026 30 Porto Alegre 1,388,791 2026 33 Guadalajara 1,385,621 2020 34 Guarulhos 1,351,284 2026 35 Rosario 1,348,725 2022 36 Barranquilla 1,341,160 2024 37 Montevideo 1,302,954 2023 38 Guatemala City 1,221,739Citypopulation.de 2023 39 Campinas 1,189,761 2026 40 Callao 1,171,400 2023 41 Monterrey 1,142,952 2020 42 Tegucigalpa 1,132,000 2023 43 Barquisimeto 1,116,182 2015 44 São Luís 1,090,229 2026 45 Panama City 1,086,990 2023 46 Nezahualcóyotl 1,072,676 2020 47 Managua 1,051,236 2022 48 Santo Domingo 1,029,110 2022 49 Maceió 995,134 2026 50 São Gonçalo 959,977 2026
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