List of the largest cities on the American continent
This is a list of all cities on the American continent with a population over two million.
| rank | city | country | population | was standing | Metropolitan area | was standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mexico city | Mexico | 17,555,272 | 2013 | 25,889,559 | 2009 |
| 2. | Sao Paulo | Brazil | 11,821,873 | 2010 | 20.116.842 | 2010 |
| 3. | New York City | United States | 8,336,697 | 2012 | 16,831,858 | 2012 |
| 4th | Lima | Peru | 7,605,742 | 2007 | 8,482,619 | 2007 |
| 5. | Bogotá | Colombia | 6,840,116 | 2005 | 7,881,156 | 2005 |
| 6th | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 6,429,923 | 2013 | 11,875,063 | 2010 |
| 7th | Santiago de Chile | Chile | 5,392,395 | 2009 | 8.004.105 | |
| 8th. | los Angeles | United States | 3,857,799 | 2012 | 13.052.921 | 2012 |
| 9. | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2,890,151 | 2010 | 13.176.866 | 2010 |
| 10. | Brasília | Brazil | 2,789,761 | 2013 | 4,041,042 | |
| 11. | Medellin | Colombia | 2,743,049 | 2012 | 3,592,100 | 2012 |
| 12. | Chicago | United States | 2,714,856 | 2012 | 9,522,434 | 2012 |
| 13. | Salvador (Bahia) | Brazil | 2,676,606 | 2010 | 3,300,000 | approximately |
| 14th | Toronto | Canada | 2,615,060 | 2011 | 5,941,488 | 2012 |
| 15th | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 2,581,827 | 2010 | 3,813,214 | 2010 |
| 16. | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 2,526,927 | 2013 | 3,300,000 | approximately |
| 17th | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 2,479,165 | 2013 | no information | |
| 18th | Fortaleza | Brazil | 2,447,409 | 2010 | no information | |
| 19th | Houston | United States | 2,160,821 | 2012 | 6,177,035 | 2012 |
| 20th | Havana | Cuba | 2,135,498 | 2010 | 2,135,498 | 2010 |
| 21st | Caracas | Venezuela | 2,104,423 | 2011 | 3,261,754 | 2013 |
| 22nd | Cali | Colombia | 2,068,386 | 2005 | 2,730,796 | |
| 23. | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 2,001,591 | 2013 | no information |