Esta es una lista de las áreas metropolitanas más pobladas de América al 1 de enero de 2021 ordenadas de acuerdo a los cálculos estadísticos de la publicación de las Naciones Unidas World Urbanization Prospects, para posibilitar efectos comparativos. Junto a los cuales se ofrecen las estimaciones más recientes publicadas por los organismos oficiales de estadística de cada país:
En azul aparecen las áreas metropolitanas de lengua primordialmente inglesa; en verde, las de lengua portuguesa; en rojo, las de lengua francesa; y en amarillo, las de lengua española. Las áreas trasnacionales bilingües aparecen en blanco.
N.º |
Área metropolitana |
Pob. según UN World Urbanization Prospects |
País |
Superficie (km²) |
Pob. según fuente oficial |
Fuente
|
1 |
Ciudad de México |
23.802.474 |
México México |
7,954 |
21.804.515 |
CENSO INEGI 2020
|
2 |
Nueva York |
23.582.649 |
Estados Unidos |
27.500 |
21.137.152 |
Est census bureau 2020
|
3 |
São Paulo |
23.301.287 |
Brasil Brasil |
7.943 |
21.048.514 |
IBGE 2015
|
4 |
Los Ángeles |
18.710.563 |
Estados Unidos |
91,000 |
17.955.536 |
Est census bureau 2020
|
5 |
Buenos Aires |
15.875.587 |
Argentina |
13 934 |
14.975.587 |
censo INDEC 2010
|
6 |
Río de Janeiro |
13.099.077 |
Brasil Brasil |
5.645 |
11.902.701 |
IBGE 2015
|
7 |
Bogotá |
11.050.942 |
Colombia Colombia |
2.985 |
10.777.931 |
Est DANE 2018
|
8 |
Lima |
10.837.535 |
Perú Perú |
2.900 |
10.479.899 |
Censos INEI 2017
|
9 |
Chicago |
10.761.409 |
Estados Unidos |
24,814 |
9. 618.502 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
10 |
San Francisco |
9,714,023 |
Estados Unidos |
26 390 |
7 964 887 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
11 |
Boston |
8,466,186 |
Estados Unidos |
12.105 |
7 898 017 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
12 |
Dallas |
8.121.108 |
Estados Unidos |
26.500 |
7.637.387 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
13 |
Houston |
7.312.270 |
Estados Unidos |
26.061 |
7.122.240 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
14 |
Santiago |
7.307.007 |
Chile Chile |
15 403 |
7.112.808 |
Est INE 2017
|
15 |
Filadelfia |
7.146.706 |
Estados Unidos |
14.778 |
6.533.683 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
16 |
Atlanta |
6.930.423 |
Estados Unidos |
21.694 |
6.144.050 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
17 |
Washington |
6.875.383 |
Estados Unidos |
24.956 |
6.385.162 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
18 |
Miami |
6.868.652 |
Estados Unidos |
15.896 |
6.138.333 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
19 |
Toronto |
6.712.341 |
Canadá Canadá |
11.962 |
6.202.225 |
Census 2021
|
20 |
Belo Horizonte |
6.305.098 |
Brasil Brasil |
9.467 |
6 006 091 |
IBGE 2015
|
21 |
Caracas |
5.780.666 |
Venezuela Venezuela |
4.708 |
5.622.798 |
Est INE 2021
|
22 |
Monterrey |
5,567,533 |
México México |
7.657 |
5.341.171 |
Conteo INEGI 2020
|
23 |
Detroit |
5.424.742 |
Estados Unidos |
15.060 |
4. 365.205 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
24 |
Guadalajara |
5.400.642 |
México México |
2.735 |
5 .268.364 |
Conteo INEGI 2020
|
26 |
Seatte |
5.257.654 |
Estados Unidos |
5.787 |
4.953.421 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
25 |
Ciudad de Guatemala |
5.103.685 |
Guatemala Guatemala |
2.591 |
5.103.685 |
conteo 2015
|
27 |
Phoenix |
4,845,832 |
Estados Unidos |
37.744 |
4.202.662 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
28 |
Brasília |
4.808.484 |
Brasil Brasil |
9.435 |
4.291.577 |
IGBE 2015
|
29 |
Santo Domingo |
4.566.877 |
República Dominicana República Dominicana |
2.705 |
4.210.121 |
Censo 2010
|
30 |
Orlando |
4.412.008 |
Estados Unidos |
17.080 |
4.222.422 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
31 |
Porto Alegre |
4.363.027 |
Brasil Brasil |
9.800 |
4.115.375 |
IGBE 2015
|
32 |
Mineápolis–Saint Paul |
4.304.464 |
Estados Unidos |
16.843 |
4,078,788 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
33 |
Montreal |
4.291.732 |
Canadá Canadá |
4.259 |
3 935 687 |
Censo 2021
|
34 |
Fortaleza |
4 .167.996 |
Brasil Brasil |
5.872 |
4.019.320 |
IGBE 2015
|
35 |
Recife |
4 080 658 |
Brasil Brasil |
2.768 |
4 005 396 |
IGBE 2015
|
36 |
Medellín |
4.055.296 |
Colombia Colombia |
1.250 |
3.870.058 |
Est DANE 2018
|
37 |
Salvador |
24.957.566 |
Brasil Brasil |
4.057 |
21.919.864 |
IGBE 2015
|
38 |
Maracaibo |
3.859.574 |
Venezuela Venezuela |
17.657 |
3.487.352 |
Est INE 2021
|
39 |
Cleveland |
3.792.687 |
Estados Unidos |
16.250 |
3.633.962 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
40 |
Denver |
3.756.289 |
Estados Unidos |
34.155 |
3.623.560 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
41 |
Curitiba |
3 731 769 |
Brasil Brasil |
7.418 |
3 654 960 |
IGBE 2015
|
42 |
Guayaquil |
3.687.354 |
Ecuador Ecuador |
7.139 |
3.375.378 |
Est INEC 2010
|
43 |
Tampa |
3.432.657 |
Estados Unidos |
8.628 |
3,175,275 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
44 |
Portland |
3.426.009 |
Estados Unidos |
17.310 |
3.280.736 |
est Census Bureau 2020
|
45 |
San Diego |
3.339.985 |
Estados Unidos |
963,6 |
3,298,634 |
Conteo INEGI 2020
|
46 |
Puebla |
3.315.000 |
México México |
2.932 |
3.202.790 |
Conteo INEGI 2020
|
47 |
Cali |
3.301.541 |
Colombia Colombia |
2 985 |
3.262.157 |
Est DANE 2018
|
48 |
Campinas |
3.264.915 |
Brasil Brasil |
3.647 |
3 342 707 |
IGBE 2015
|
49 |
San José |
3.186.667 |
Costa Rica Costa Rica |
2.044 |
3.025.861 |
Est INE 2012
|
50 |
Quito |
3.112.589 |
Ecuador Ecuador |
9.494 |
3.048.419 |
Est INEC 2010
|
51 |
San Luis |
3.015.3987 |
Estados Unidos |
24.077 |
2.924.904 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
52 |
Charlotte |
3.007.885 |
Estados Unidos |
20.873 |
2.822.352 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
53 |
Port-au-Prince |
3.005.874 |
Haití Haití |
3.276 |
2.774.000 |
IHSI 2015
|
54 |
Sacramento |
2.966.608 |
Estados Unidos |
13.751 |
2.680.831 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
55 |
Asunción |
2.963.778 |
Paraguay Paraguay |
1.014 |
2.807.111 |
Censo 2015
|
56 |
Pittsburgh |
2.936.687 |
Estados Unidos |
13.838 |
2.657.149 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
57 |
Vancouver |
2.912.657 |
Canadá Canadá |
2.877 |
2.642.825 |
Censo 2021
|
58 |
Manaus |
2.905.697 |
Brasil Brasil |
11.401 |
2 722 014 |
IGBE 2015
|
59 |
São José dos Campos |
2.897.654 |
Brasil Brasil |
2.422 |
2.599.218 |
IGBE 2015
|
60 |
Goiânia |
2.887.765 |
Brasil Brasil |
6.454 |
2.613.491 |
IGBE 2015
|
61 |
San Antonio |
2.843.878 |
Estados Unidos |
19.131 |
2.576.528 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
62 |
Belém |
2.810.145 |
Brasil Brasil |
1.819 |
2.505.242 |
IGBE 2015
|
63 |
Valencia |
2.785.687 |
Venezuela Venezuela |
2.799
|
2.281.011 |
Est INE 2021
|
64 |
Columbus |
2.752.554 |
Estados Unidos |
15.664 |
2.544.048 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
65 |
San Juan |
2,732,036 |
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico |
2.378 |
2.292.207 |
Conteo INEGI 2020
|
66 |
Ciudad Juárez - El Paso |
2.726.677 |
México México Estados Unidos
|
17.363 |
2.361.994 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
67 |
Kansas City |
2.721.344 |
Estados Unidos |
20.596 |
2.528.644 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
68 |
Indianápolis |
2.689.845 |
Estados Unidos |
11.245 |
2.492.514 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
69 |
Las Vegas |
2.634.657 |
Estados Unidos |
20.956 |
2.317.052 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
70 |
Toluca |
2.591.694 |
México México |
2.038 |
2.353.924 |
Censo INEGI 2020
|
71 |
La Habana |
2.577.412 |
Cuba Cuba |
1.015 |
2.338.423 |
Censo 2016
|
72 |
Santa Cruz |
2.566.874 |
Bolivia Bolivia |
4.821 |
2.409.875 |
Est INE 2012
|
73 |
Cincinnati |
2.518.998 |
Estados Unidos |
11.564 |
2.316.022 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
74 |
Barranquilla |
2.512.359 |
Colombia Colombia |
532 |
2.326.292 |
Est DANE 2018
|
75 |
Nashville |
2.489.857 |
Estados Unidos |
19,380 |
2.118.233 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
76 |
San Salvador |
2.401.367 |
El Salvador El Salvador |
2.539 |
2.177.432 |
Censo 2016
|
77 |
Sorocaba |
2.367.875 |
Brasil Brasil |
11.611 |
2.120.095 |
IGBE 2015
|
78 |
Managua |
2.350.298 |
Nicaragua Nicaragua |
6.196
|
1.987.641 |
INIDE 2020
|
79 |
Austin |
2.349.553 |
Estados Unidos |
11.085 |
2.283.371 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
80 |
Tijuana |
2.333.639 |
México México |
1.219 |
2.157.853 |
Conteo INEGI 2020
|
81 |
Raleigh |
2.273.047 |
Estados Unidos |
19,380 |
2.106.463 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
82 |
San Pedro de Sula |
2.234.905 |
Honduras Honduras |
7.251
|
1.896.844 |
INE 2022
|
83 |
Milwaukee |
2.223.574 |
Estados Unidos |
10.654 |
2.053.232 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
84 |
Vitória |
2.202.875 |
Brasil Brasil |
2.331 |
2.033.067 |
IGBE 2015
|
85 |
Virginia Beach |
2.187.999 |
Estados Unidos |
10.010 |
1.890.162 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
86 |
León |
2.139.484 |
México México |
2.475 |
1 924 771 |
Conteo INEGI 2020
|
87 |
La Paz |
2.111.652 |
Bolivia Bolivia |
11.773 |
1.864.191 |
Est INE 2012
|
88 |
Santos |
2.104.991 |
Brasil Brasil |
2.422 |
1.897.551 |
IGBE 2015
|
89 |
Montevideo |
2.098.452 |
Uruguay Uruguay |
2.839 |
1.764.745 |
Censo 2012
|
90 |
Jacksonville |
2.048.999 |
Estados Unidos |
9.580 |
1.733.937 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
91 |
Barquisimeto |
2.005.200 |
Venezuela Venezuela |
6.577 |
1.833.296 |
Est INE 2021
|
92 |
Gran Córdoba |
2.003.589 |
Argentina |
20.906 |
1.884.320 |
CENSO INDEC 2010
|
93 |
Panamá |
2.000.669 |
Panamá Panamá |
9.166 |
1.713.070 |
Censo 2011
|
94 |
Greensboro |
1.877.237 |
Estados Unidos |
5.208 |
1.695.306 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
95 |
Gran Rosario |
1.786.811 |
Argentina |
3.757 |
1.691.880 |
Censo INDEC 2010
|
96 |
Louisville |
1.786.237 |
Estados Unidos |
10.711 |
1.601.309 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
97 |
Tegucigalpa |
1.767.857 |
Honduras Honduras |
1.515
|
1.716.708 |
INE 2022
|
98 |
Maracay |
1.750.657 |
Venezuela Venezuela |
915
|
1.576.451 |
Est INE 2021
|
99 |
Ribeirão Preto |
1.741.354 |
Brasil Brasil |
6.454 |
1.662.645 |
IGBE 2015
|
100 |
Nueva Orleans |
1.699.754 |
Estados Unidos |
9.726 |
1.506.610 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
101 |
Natal |
1 687 414 |
Brasil Brasil |
2.719 |
1.577.645 |
IGBE 2015
|
102 |
Santiago de los Caballeros |
1.679.873 |
República Dominicana República Dominicana |
2.524 |
1.348.996 |
Censo 2010
|
103 |
Ottawa |
1.677.854 |
Canadá Canadá |
5.716 |
1.488.307 |
Censo 2021
|
104 |
Oklahoma City |
1.635.866 |
Estados Unidos |
16.470 |
1.498.149 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
105 |
São Luís |
1.632.503 |
Brasil Brasil |
1.410 |
1.526.213 |
IGBE 2015
|
106 |
Santiago de Querétaro |
1.628.987 |
México México |
2.053 |
1 595 912 |
Censo INEGI 2020
|
107 |
Greenville |
1.588.674 |
Estados Unidos |
15.980 |
1.487.610 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
108 |
Torreón |
1.587.854 |
México México |
10.598 |
1.434.283 |
Censo INEGI 2020
|
109 |
Hartford |
1.566.911 |
Estados Unidos |
5,193 |
1.482.086 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
110 |
Arequipa |
1.538.114
|
Perú Perú |
2.300 |
1.101.438 |
Censo INEI 2017
|
111 |
Piracicaba |
1.537.819 |
Brasil Brasil |
1.410 |
1.452.691 |
IGBE 2015
|
112 |
Calgary |
1.534.128 |
Canadá Canadá |
5.107 |
1.481.806 |
Censo 2021
|
113 |
Grand Rapids |
1.511.115 |
Estados Unidos |
17.610 |
1.423.632 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
114 |
Cochabamba |
1.500.806 |
Bolivia Bolivia |
2.611 |
1.370.104 |
Est INE 2012
|
115 |
Edmonton |
1.498.674 |
Canadá Canadá |
9.418 |
1.418.118 |
Censo 2021
|
116 |
Trujillo |
1.497.224 |
Perú Perú |
1.238
|
1.089.681
|
Censo INEI 2017
|
117 |
Mérida |
1.466.007 |
México México |
1.547 |
1.316.088 |
Conteo INEGI 2020
|
118 |
Memphis |
1.452.814 |
Estados Unidos |
12.176 |
1.360.869 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
119 |
Bucaramanga |
1.448.276 |
Colombia Colombia |
3.450 |
1.382.331 |
Est dane 2018
|
120 |
Birmingham |
1.447.614 |
Estados Unidos |
14,391 |
1.350.646 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
121 |
Joinville |
1.421.128 |
Brasil Brasil |
6.454 |
1.363.854 |
IGBE 2015
|
122 |
Richmond |
1.411.221 |
Estados Unidos |
13.906 |
1.324.062 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
123 |
Fresno |
1.397.664 |
Estados Unidos |
20.980 |
1.317.395 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
124 |
Maceió |
1 389 774 |
Brasil Brasil |
1.934 |
1.314.254 |
IGBE 2015
|
125 |
Buffalo |
1.385.674 |
Estados Unidos |
4.060 |
1.243.944 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
126 |
Cartagena de Indias |
1.341.694 |
Colombia Colombia |
1.479 |
1.160.272 |
Est DANE 2018
|
127 |
San Luis Potosí |
1.301.007 |
México México |
1.777 |
1.243.980 |
Conteo INEGI 2020
|
128 |
João Pessoa |
1.290.223 |
Brasil Brasil |
2.273 |
1.211.360 |
IGBE 2015
|
129 |
Valparaíso |
1.277.899 |
Chile Chile |
9.582 |
1 097 387 |
Est INE 2017
|
130 |
Aguascaliente |
1.266.084 |
México México |
5.616 |
1.140.916 |
Conteo INEGI 2020
|
131 |
Albany |
1.257.399 |
Estados Unidos |
18.720 |
1.190.727 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
132 |
Florianópolis |
1.214.367 |
Brasil Brasil |
2.402 |
1.189.947 |
IGBE 2015
|
133 |
albuquerque |
1.213.684 |
Estados Unidos |
24.080 |
1.162.523 |
Est Census Bureau 2020
|
134 |
Kingston |
1.197.331 |
Jamaica |
680 |
1.191.511 |
Census 2011
|
135 |
Cúcuta |
1.167.995 |
Colombia Colombia |
2.116 |
1.048.347 |
Est DANE 2018
|
136 |
Concepción |
1.090.368 |
Chile Chile |
21.639 |
1.037.170 |
Est INE 2017
|
137 |
Mexicali |
1 049 792 |
México México |
316 |
987.653 |
Conteo INEGI 2020
|
138 |
Barcelona |
1.011.234 |
Venezuela Venezuela |
1.706
|
966.786 |
Est INE 2021
|