Facts

Population

29,058,000

Area

929,690 km² • 358,953 mi²

Density

31.3 people per km²

81.0 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

Tallest Building

Tallest City

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
40

Tallest City in

the World

#
4

Tallest City in

South America

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 Parque Central Torre Officinas I
225 m / 738  ft
2 Parque Central Torre Officinas II
225 m / 738  ft
3 Banco Mercantil
179 m / 587  ft
4 Torre BBVA Banco Provincial
159 m / 522  ft
5 Torre Sindoni
125 m / 410  ft
6 Edificio Citibank
125 m / 410  ft
7 Torre Movilnet
125 m / 410  ft
8 Torre CorpBanca
124 m / 407  ft
9 Torre Capriles
122 m / 400  ft
10 Torre San Bernardino
122 m / 400  ft

CTBUH People & Events

CTBUH Releases Analysis of Global Population and Tall Buildings

13 April 2011

Research

17 October 2016

The City Re-Imagined

Current urban models no longer meets the needs of the massive growth in urban populations which is predicted to continue for the foreseeable future. To...

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Research

26 October 2015

How Transit Management Can Change the World

Advancements in technology will ultimately allow for more creative building designs. Smartphone-based technology tied with elevator destination technology can be the glue to meld disjointed...

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Research

06 November 2014

Dream Deferred: Unfinished Tall Buildings

Without big dreams, there would be no tall buildings. Conceiving, financing, designing, and constructing a skyscraper is no simple feat, even under the best of...

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