List of South American metropolitan areas by population information
This is a list of the fifty most populous metropolitan areas in South America as of 2015, the most recent year for which official census results, estimates or projections are available for every major metropolitan area in South America. All figures refer to mid-year populations.
Metropolitan area
Population
Year
Country
1
São Paulo
21,090,792[1]
2015
Brazil
2
Buenos Aires
13,693,657[a][3][4]
2015
Argentina
3
Rio de Janeiro
12,280,702[1]
2015
Brazil
4
Lima
9,904,727[b][6]
2015
Peru
5
Bogotá
9,286,225[c][8]
2015
Colombia
6
Santiago
6,683,852[d][10]
2015
Chile
7
Belo Horizonte
5,829,923[1]
2015
Brazil
8
Caracas
5,322,310[e][13]
2015
Venezuela
9
Porto Alegre
4,258,926[1]
2015
Brazil
10
Brasília
4,201,737[1]
2015
Brazil
11
Fortaleza
3,985,297[1]
2015
Brazil
12
Salvador
3,953,290[1]
2015
Brazil
13
Recife
3,914,397[1]
2015
Brazil
14
Medellín
3,777,009[f][8]
2015
Colombia
15
Curitiba
3,502,804[1]
2015
Brazil
16
Campinas
3,094,181[1]
2015
Brazil
17
Guayaquil
2,952,159[g][15]
2015
Ecuador
18
Cali
2,911,278[h][8]
2015
Colombia
19
Quito
2,653,330[i][15]
2015
Ecuador
20
Maracaibo
2,576,836[j][13]
2015
Venezuela
21
Manaus
2,523,819[1]
2015
Brazil
22
Asunción
2,482,760[k][19]
2015
Paraguay
23
Paraíba Valley and North Coast
2,453,387[1]
2015
Brazil
24
Goiânia
2,421,833[1]
2015
Brazil
25
Belém
2,402,438[1]
2015
Brazil
26
Montevideo
2,059,988[l][21]
2015
Uruguay
27
Barranquilla
2,025,071[m][8]
2015
Colombia
28
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
1,986,855[n][24]
2015
Bolivia
29
Vitória
1,910,101[1]
2015
Brazil
30
Sorocaba
1,888,073[1]
2015
Brazil
31
La Paz
1,849,504[o][24]
2015
Bolivia
32
Baixada Santista
1,797,500[1]
2015
Brazil
33
Valencia
1,544,004[p][13]
2015
Venezuela
34
São Luís
1,538,131[1]
2015
Brazil
35
Córdoba
1,519,000[q][28]
2015
Argentina
36
Natal
1,504,819[1]
2015
Brazil
37
Rosario
1,429,000[r][28]
2015
Argentina
38
Piracicaba
1,412,721[1]
2015
Brazil
39
Norte Catarinense
1,344,089[1]
2015
Brazil
40
Barquisimeto
1,308,163[s][13]
2015
Venezuela
41
Maceió
1,304,190[1]
2015
Brazil
42
João Pessoa
1,253,929[1]
2015
Brazil
43
Cochabamba
1,227,044[t][24]
2015
Bolivia
44
Teresina
1,194,911[1]
2015
Brazil
45
Maracay
1,189,314[u][32]
2015
Venezuela
46
Cartagena
1,161,320[v][8]
2015
Colombia
47
Florianópolis
1,131,981[1]
2015
Brazil
48
Bucaramanga
1,122,945[w][8]
2015
Colombia
49
Mendoza
1,082,000[x][28]
2015
Argentina
50
Londrina
1,076,454[1]
2015
Brazil
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