Editing Metropolitan area (section)

== North America ==

=== Canada ===
{{Further|List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada}}

In Canada, a ''census metropolitan area'' (CMA) or ''census agglomeration'' (CA) consists of one or more neighboring municipalities centered around a core population. A CMA requires a total population of at least 100,000, with 50,000 or more residing in the core, while a CA requires a core population of at least 10,000. Both are determined using data from Canada's Census of Population Program, and surrounding municipalities must demonstrate strong economic integration with the core, measured by commuting patterns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2017-11-15 |title=Illustrated Glossary - Census metropolitan area (CMA) and census agglomeration (CA) |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/92-195-x/2021001/geo/cma-rmr/cma-rmr-eng.htm |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=www150.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>

Urban population rate: 85% (2024).<ref name=":0" /> Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.<ref name=":1" />

* [[Toronto]] Metropolitan Area: 5,566,382

===United States===
{{main|Metropolitan statistical area}}

{{see also|List of U.S. metropolitan areas by GDP}}

As of February 28, 2013, the [[United States]] [[Office of Management and Budget]] (OMB) defined 1,098 [[statistical area]]s for the metropolitan areas of the United States and [[Puerto Rico]].<ref name="OMB_13-01">{{cite web |date=February 28, 2013 |title=OMB Bulletin No. 13-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121004708/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |archive-date=January 21, 2017 |access-date=April 2, 2013 |publisher=United States Office of Management and Budget}}</ref> These 1,098 statistical areas comprise 929 [[Core-Based Statistical Area]]s (CBSAs) and 169 [[Combined Statistical Area]]s (CSAs). The 929 Core-Based Statistical Areas are divided into 388 [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]s (MSAs – 381 for the U.S. and seven for Puerto Rico) and 541 [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]]s (μSAs – 536 for the U.S. and five for Puerto Rico). The 169 Combined Statistical Areas (166 for the U.S. and three for Puerto Rico) each comprise two or more adjacent Core Based Statistical Areas.{{citation needed||date=December 2023}}

The Office of Management and Budget defines a Metropolitan Statistical Area as one or more adjacent [[county (United States)|counties]] or [[county-equivalent|county equivalents]] that have at least one [[List of United States urban areas|urban area]] of at least 50,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of economic and [[social integration]] with the core as measured by [[commuting]] ties. The OMB then defines a Combined Statistical Area as consisting of various combinations of adjacent metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas with economic ties measured by commuting patterns. The Office of Management and Budget further defines a core-based statistical area (CBSA) to be a geographical area that consists of one or more counties (or equivalents) anchored by an urban center of at least 10,000 people plus adjacent counties that are socioeconomically tied to the urban center by commuting.

Urban population rate: 86% (2024).<ref name=":0" /> Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.<ref name=":1" />

* [[New York City|New York]] Metropolitan Area (including [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey]]): 14,197,659

===Mexico===
{{Further|Metropolitan areas of Mexico}}

Metropolitan areas are known as ''zonas metropolitanas'' in Mexico. The National Population Council (CONAPO) defines them as:<ref name="conapo2015">{{cite web |title=Delimitation of Mexico's Metropolitan Areas 2015 |url=https://www.gob.mx/conapo/documentos/delimitacion-de-las-zonas-metropolitanas-de-mexico-2015 |access-date=2020-12-29 |publisher=CONAPO |language=es}}</ref>
* a set of two or more municipalities where a city with a population of at least 100,000 is located, and whose urban area, functions and activities exceed the limits of the municipality.
* municipalities with a city of more than 500,000 inhabitants, or a city of more than 200,000 inhabitants located in the northern and southern border areas and in the coastal zone.
* municipalities where state capitals are located, if they are not already included in a metropolitan zone.
Urban population rate: 82% (2024).<ref name=":0" /> Metropolitan area population data are referred to 2024.<ref name=":1" />

* [[Mexico City|Ciudad del Mexico]] Metropolitan Area: 17,639,164