List of cities in South America
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 | Population | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | Brazil | 11,895,578[1] | 2024 | |
| 2 | Lima | Peru | 10,092,000[a][2] | 2023 | |
| 3 | Bogotá | Colombia | 7,862,277[b][4] | 2024 | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 6,729,894[1] | 2024 | |
| 5 | Santiago | Chile | 6,254,314[c][5] | 2017 | |
| 6 | Caracas | Venezuela | 3,289,886[d][6] | 2015 | |
| 7 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 3,121,707[7] | 2022 | |
| 8 | Brasília | Brazil | 2,982,818[1] | 2024 | |
| 9 | Medellín | Colombia | 2,657,772[b][4] | 2024 | |
| 10 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 2,650,288[8] | 2022 | |
| 11 | Fortaleza | Brazil | 2,574,412[1] | 2024 | |
| 12 | Salvador | Brazil | 2,568,928[1] | 2024 | |
| 13 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 2,416,339[1] | 2024 | |
| 14 | Manaus | Brazil | 2,279,686[1] | 2024 | |
| 15 | Cali | Colombia | 2,270,293[b][4] | 2024 | |
| 16 | Curitiba | Brazil | 1,829,225[1] | 2024 | |
| 17 | Quito | Ecuador | 1,763,275 [8] | 2022 | |
| 18 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 1,653,211[6] | 2015 | |
| 19 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 1,606,671[9] | 2024 | |
| 20 | Recife | Brazil | 1,587,707[1] | 2024 | |
| 21 | Córdoba | Argentina | 1,505,250[10] | 2022 | |
| 22 | Goiânia | Brazil | 1,494,599[1] | 2024 | |
| 23 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | 1,476,867[1] | 2024 | |
| 24 | Belém | Brazil | 1,398,531[1] | 2024 | |
| 25 | Rosario | Argentina | 1,348,725[11] | 2022 | |
| 26 | Guarulhos | Brazil | 1,345,364[1] | 2024 | |
| 27 | Barranquilla | Colombia | 1,341,160[b][4] | 2024 | |
| 28 | Montevideo | Uruguay | 1,302,954[12] | 2023 | |
| 29 | Campinas | Brazil | 1,185,977[1] | 2024 | |
| 30 | Callao | Peru | 1,171,400[2] | 2023 | |
| 31 | Arequipa | Peru | 1,157,500[e][2] | 2023 | |
| 32 | Barquisimeto | Venezuela | 1,116,182[6] | 2015 | |
| 33 | São Luís | Brazil | 1,088,057[1] | 2024 | |
| 34 | Trujillo | Peru | 1,034,300[f][2] | 2023 | |
| 35 | Maceió | Brazil | 994,464[1] | 2024 | |
| 36 | São Gonçalo | Brazil | 960,652[1] | 2024 | |
| 37 | Campo Grande | Brazil | 954,537[1] | 2024 | |
| 38 | Cartagena | Colombia | 950,011[b][4] | 2024 | |
| 39 | Teresina | Brazil | 902,644[1] | 2024 | |
| 40 | Valencia | Venezuela | 901,900[6] | 2015 | |
| 41 | El Alto | Bolivia | 885,035[9] | 2024 | |
| 42 | João Pessoa | Brazil | 888,679[1] | 2024 | |
| 43 | Ciudad Guayana | Venezuela | 877,547[6] | 2015 | |
| 44 | Duque de Caxias | Brazil | 866,347[1] | 2024 | |
| 45 | Nova Iguaçu | Brazil | 843,046[1] | 2024 | |
| 46 | São Bernardo do Campo | Brazil | 840,499[1] | 2024 | |
| 47 | Natal | Brazil | 785,368[1] | 2024 | |
| 48 | Santo André | Brazil | 778,711[1] | 2024 | |
| 49 | La Plata | Argentina | 768,547[14] | 2022 | |
| 50 | La Paz | Bolivia | 755,732[9] | 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
See also
- List of Latin American cities by population
- Demographics of South America
- Lists of cities
- Cities of present-day nations and states
- Cities portal
- Latin America portal
Notes
- ^ While there is no official administrative definition of the city, it is generally considered to consist of the central 30 of the 43 districts of Lima Province, corresponding to the urban area centered around the historic Cercado de Lima district.
- ^ a b c d e Population projections for Colombian cities are that of the cabecera municipal (municipal seat).[3]
- ^ The population of Santiago was calculated using the microdata base from the 2017 Chilean census. The blocks associated with the following urban areas were considered: all of Santiago Province (except Ciudad del Valle, El Cambucho, El Maitén, Lo Aguirre, and Noviciado Alto), Puente Alto, Pirque, La Obra-Las Vertientes, Las Canteras, Chamisero, Estación Colina, Valle Grande, Chicauma, San Bernardo, Padre Hurtado, and Peñaflor. Also included are unassigned blocks from the municipalities of Santiago Province, San Bernardo, Puente Alto, Padre Hurtado, and Peñaflor..
- ^ Population projection is that of the Metropolitan District of Caracas, which comprises the municipalities of Libertador, Chacao, Baruta, Sucre and El Hatillo.
- ^ INEI defines the city of Arequipa as comprising the districts of Arequipa, Alto Selva Alegre, Cayma, Cerro Colorado, Jacobo Hunter, Mariano Melgar, Miraflores, Paucarpata, Sabandía, Sachaca, Socabaya, Tiabaya, Yanahuara and José Luis Bustamante y Rivero.[13]
- ^ INEI defines the city of Trujillo as comprising the districts of Trujillo, El Porvenir, Florencia de Mora, La Esperanza and Víctor Larco Herrera.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y ESTIMATIVAS DA POPULAÇÃO RESIDENTE NO BRASIL E UNIDADES DA FEDERAÇÃO COM DATA DE REFERÊNCIA EM 1º DE JULHO DE 2024 [ESTIMATES OF THE RESIDENT POPULATION IN BRAZIL AND FEDERAL UNITS WITH A REFERENCE DATE OF JULY 1, 2024] (PDF) (Report) (in Brazilian Portuguese). IBGE. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
- ^ a b c d Situación de la Población Peruana - Una mirada hacia los jóvenes 2023 (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Inei. June 2023. p. 23. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "Conceptos básicos" (PDF). DANE. 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
- ^ a b c d e "PROYECCIONES DE POBLACIÓN MUNICIPAL POR ÁREA" (in Spanish). DANE. 2022-02-06. Archived from the original on 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "Comunas: Actualización Población 2002-2012 y Proyecciones 2013-2020". Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ a b c d e "Proyección de la población al 30 de junio con base al censo 2011, según entidad federal y municipios, 2000-2050". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- ^ Censo Nacional de Población, Hogares y Viviendas 2022 – Indicadores demográficos, por sexo y edad (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Indec. November 2023. p. 22. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ a b Censo Ecuador 2022 – Tabulados (Report) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos. November 2023. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ a b c REPORTE DE DATOS PRIMER CONTEO DE POBLACIÓN, CENSO DE POBLACIÓN Y VIVIENDA 2024 (Report) (in Spanish). Ine. August 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Censo Nacional de Población, Hogares y Viviendas 2022 – Provincia de Córdoba (Report) (in Spanish). Indec. November 2023. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Censo Nacional de Población, Hogares y Viviendas 2022 – Provincia de Santa Fe (Report) (in Spanish). Indec. November 2023. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Censo 2023 – Población estimada, crecimiento intercensal y estructura por sexo y edad de Uruguay. Total país y por departamento (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística. December 2024. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ a b "PERÚ: LISTADO DE DISTRITOS QUE CONFORMAN LAS CIUDADES PRINCIPALES, SEGÚN DEPARTAMENTO". Perú: Estimaciones y Proyecciones de Población total y edades quinquenales, según Departamento, Provincia y Distrito, 2005-2015. INEI. November 2010. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- ^ Censo Nacional de Población, Hogares y Viviendas 2022 – Provincia de Buenos Aires (Report) (in Spanish). Indec. November 2023. Retrieved 2024-12-13.