List of population milestones by country

Note: The sources and years from 1810 to 2100 come from this video:[1] When more than 20 countries reach a milestone, such as the 50 million milestone, the sources come from this video:[2]

This is a list of population milestones by country (and year first reached). Only existing countries are included, not former countries.

20 million milestone

  1. India: Unknown, most likely 2000 B.C.[3]
  2. China: 450 B.C., most likely 1000 B.C.[3]
  3. Greece: 400 B.C.
  4. Italy: 60 B.C.
  5. Turkey: 400
  6. France: 1100[3]
  7. Iran: Unknown, most likely 480 B.C.
  8. Mali: 1400
  9. Mexico: Unknown, most likely 1250[3]
  10. Peru: 1500
  11. Russia: 1765
  12. Germany: 1770, most likely 1250
  13. Japan: 1815, most likely 1629[3]
  14. Bangladesh: 1818
  15. United Kingdom: 1837
  16. Indonesia: 1840
  17. Pakistan: 1843, most likely 1913
  18. United States: 1844
  19. Poland: 1882
  20. Ukraine: 1883
  21. Brazil: 1905, most likely 1500
  22. Spain: 1911
  23. Vietnam: 1930
  24. Nigeria: 1933
  25. Thailand: 1949
  26. Egypt: 1949
  27. Philippines: 1953
  28. South Korea: 1953
  29. Ethiopia: 1956
  30. Myanmar: 1957
  31. Argentina: 1959
  32. Canada: 1967
  33. South Africa: 1967
  34. Colombia: 1968
  35. Romania: 1968
  36. DR Congo: 1971
  37. Morocco: 1981
  38. Algeria: 1982
  39. Tanzania: 1983
  40. Kenya: 1986
  41. North Korea: 1990
  42. Uzbekistan: 1990
  43. Sudan: 1990
  44. Venezuela: 1991
  45.   Nepal: 1993
  46. Malaysia: 1995
  47. Uganda: 1995
  48. Iraq: 1995
  49. Saudi Arabia: 1999
  50. Afghanistan: 1999
  51. Ghana: 2002
  52. Mozambique: 2005
  53. Australia: 2005
  54. Yemen: 2005
  55. Angola: 2006
  56. Syria: 2008
  57. Madagascar: 2009
  58. Sri Lanka: 2009
  59. Ivory Coast: 2009
  60. Cameroon: 2010
  61. Niger: 2016
  62. Burkina Faso: 2019
  63. Mali: 2020
  64. Malawi: 2022
  65. Kazakhstan: 2023
  66. Zambia: 2024
  67. Guatemala: 2027 (est.)
  68. Senegal: 2028 (est.)
  69. Chad: 2028 (est.)
  70. Somalia: 2028 (est.)
  71. Ecuador: 2031 (est.)
  72. Chile: 2037 (est.)
  73. Cambodia: 2037 (est.)
  74. Guinea: 2038 (est.)
  75. Zimbabwe: 2038 (est.)
  76. Burundi: 2040 (est.)
  77. Benin: 2041 (est.)
  78. Rwanda: 2042 (est.)
  79. South Sudan: 2051 (est.)
  80. Netherlands: 2059 (est.)[4]
  81. Tajikistan: 2068 (est.)
  82. Togo: 2068 (est.)
  83. Congo: 2095 (est.)
  84. Papua New Guinea: 2100 (est.)
  85. Mauritania: 2105 (est.)

25 million milestone

  1. India: 450 B.C., most likely 1667 B.C.[3]
  2. China: 350 B.C., most likely 737 B.C.[3]
  3. France: 1163
  4. Mexico: 1495, most likely 1925[3]
  5. Japan: 1680, most likely 1800[3]
  6. Russia: 1786
  7. Germany: 1818
  8. United States: 1852
  9. Italy: 1854
  10. United Kingdom: 1861
  11. Indonesia: 1863
  12. Bangladesh: 1873
  13. Poland: 1902
  14. Ukraine: 1907
  15. Brazil: 1916
  16. Pakistan: 1934
  17. Spain: 1937
  18. Nigeria: 1939
  19. Vietnam: 1951
  20. Turkey: 1957
  21. Thailand: 1957
  22. Egypt: 1958
  23. Philippines: 1959
  24. South Korea: 1960
  25. Ethiopia: 1966
  26. Iran: 1966
  27. Myanmar: 1967
  28. Argentina: 1973
  29. South Africa: 1975
  30. Colombia: 1977
  31. DR Congo: 1979
  32. Canada: 1983
  33. Algeria: 1989
  34. Tanzania: 1990
  35. Morocco: 1991
  36. Kenya: 1992
  37. Sudan: 1997
  38. Peru: 1997
  39. Uzbekistan: 2001
  40. Venezuela: 2002
  41. Uganda: 2002
  42. Iraq: 2003
  43.   Nepal: 2003
  44. Malaysia: 2004
  45. Afghanistan: 2005
  46. Saudi Arabia: 2007
  47. Ghana: 2011
  48. Angola: 2012
  49. Mozambique: 2013
  50. Yemen: 2013
  51. North Korea: 2014
  52. Madagascar: 2017
  53. Cameroon: 2018
  54. Ivory Coast: 2019
  55. Australia: 2019
  56. Niger: 2021
  57. Burkina Faso: 2027 (est.)
  58. Syria: 2028 (est.)
  59. Mali: 2028 (est.)
  60. Malawi: 2031 (est.)
  61. Zambia: 2032 (est.)
  62. Chad: 2036 (est.)
  63. Somalia: 2037 (est.)
  64. Senegal: 2037 (est.)
  65. Guatemala: 2043 (est.)
  66. Guinea: 2048 (est.)
  67. Burundi: 2050 (est.)
  68. Benin: 2052 (est.)
  69. Zimbabwe: 2054 (est.)
  70. Rwanda: 2057 (est.)
  71. Kazakhstan: 2058 (est.)
  72. South Sudan: 2067 (est.)
  73. Ecuador: 2070 (est.)
  74. Togo: 2090 (est.)
  75. Tajikistan: 2097 (est.)

30 million milestone

  1. India: Unknown, most likely 1442 B.C.[3]
  2. China: Unknown, most likely 629 B.C.[3]
  3. Japan: 1788
  4. Russia: 1791
  5. France: 1809
  6. Germany: 1837
  7. United States: 1858
  8. United Kingdom: 1878
  9. Indonesia: 1880
  10. Italy: 1883
  11. Bangladesh: 1905
  12. Brazil: 1925
  13. Ukraine: 1927
  14. Poland: 1935
  15. Pakistan: 1943
  16. Nigeria: 1944
  17. Mexico: 1953
  18. Vietnam: 1958
  19. Spain: 1959
  20. Thailand: 1964
  21. Turkey: 1964
  22. Philippines: 1965
  23. Egypt: 1965
  24. South Korea: 1967
  25. Ethiopia: 1972
  26. Iran: 1972
  27. Myanmar: 1975
  28. South Africa: 1982
  29. Argentina: 1985
  30. Colombia: 1986
  31. DR Congo: 1986
  32. Tanzania: 1996
  33. Algeria: 1998
  34. Kenya: 1998
  35. Canada: 1998
  36. Morocco: 2004
  37. Sudan: 2004
  38. Uganda: 2008
  39. Iraq: 2011
  40. Afghanistan: 2011
  41. Saudi Arabia: 2014
  42. Uzbekistan: 2014
  43. Peru: 2014
  44. Venezuela: 2014
  45. Malaysia: 2015
  46. Angola: 2018
  47. Ghana: 2019
  48. Mozambique: 2019
  49. Yemen: 2021
  50.   Nepal: 2022
  51. Madagascar: 2024
  52. Cameroon: 2026 (est.)
  53. Ivory Coast: 2026 (est.)
  54. Niger: 2025 (est.)
  55. Burkina Faso: 2034 (est.)
  56. Mali: 2035 (est.)
  57. Australia: 2038 (est.)
  58. Malawi: 2039 (est.)
  59. Zambia: 2039 (est.)
  60. Syria: 2040 (est.)
  61. Somalia: 2044 (est.)
  62. Chad: 2044 (est.)
  63. Senegal: 2045 (est.)
  64. Guinea: 2059 (est.)
  65. Burundi: 2059 (est.)
  66. Benin: 2062 (est.)
  67. Guatemala: 2066 (est.)
  68. Rwanda: 2076 (est.)
  69. Zimbabwe: 2080 (est.)
  70. South Sudan: 2089 (est.)

35 million milestone

  1. India: Unknown, most likely 1200 B.C.[3]
  2. China: Unknown, most likely 600 B.C.[3]
  3. Russia: 1839
  4. France: 1842
  5. Germany: 1855
  6. United States: 1864
  7. Japan: 1873
  8. United Kingdom: 1892
  9. Indonesia: 1893
  10. Italy: 1912
  11. Bangladesh: 1924
  12. Brazil: 1924
  13. Poland: 1939
  14. Nigeria: 1946
  15. Ukraine: 1946
  16. Pakistan: 1947
  17. Mexico: 1958
  18. Vietnam: 1963
  19. Thailand: 1969
  20. Philippines: 1970
  21. Turkey: 1971
  22. Egypt: 1971
  23. Spain: 1973
  24. South Korea: 1975
  25. Iran: 1978
  26. Poland: 1979 (reached the milestone for the first time in 1939)
  27. Ethiopia: 1980
  28. Myanmar: 1982
  29. South Africa: 1991
  30. Colombia: 1994
  31. Argentina: 1996
  32. Tanzania: 2002
  33. Kenya: 2004
  34. Algeria: 2009
  35. Sudan: 2011
  36. Morocco: 2011
  37. Canada: 2013
  38. Uganda: 2013
  39. Iraq: 2015
  40. Afghanistan: 2016
  41. Saudi Arabia: 2021
  42. Angola: 2023
  43. Uzbekistan: 2024
  44. Mozambique: 2025 (est.)
  45. Ghana: 2027 (est.)
  46. Peru: 2027 (est.)
  47. Malaysia: 2028 (est.)
  48. Yemen: 2028 (est.)
  49. Niger: 2029 (est.)
  50. Madagascar: 2030 (est.)
  51. Cameroon: 2032 (est.)
  52. Ivory Coast: 2032 (est.)
  53. Venezuela: 2036 (est.)
  54. Burkina Faso: 2041 (est.)
  55. Mali: 2041 (est.)
  56.   Nepal: 2042 (est.)
  57. Zambia: 2045 (est.)
  58. Malawi: 2046 (est.)
  59. Somalia: 2051 (est.)
  60. Chad: 2052 (est.)
  61. Senegal: 2054 (est.)
  62. Syria: 2059 (est.)
  63. Australia: 2061 (est.)
  64. Burundi: 2069 (est.)
  65. Guinea: 2070 (est.)
  66. Benin: 2073 (est.)
  67. Rwanda: 2103 (est.)

40 million milestone

  1. India: 200 B.C., most likely 950 B.C.[3]
  2. China: 100 B.C., most likely 1002 A.D.[3]
  3. Russia: 1848
  4. United States: 1870
  5. Germany: 1871
  6. France: 1890
  7. Japan: 1890
  8. Indonesia: 1904
  9. United Kingdom: 1906
  10. Italy: 1928
  11. Brazil: 1939
  12. Bangladesh: 1953
  13. Nigeria: 1954
  14. Pakistan: 1955
  15. Ukraine: 1955
  16. Mexico: 1962
  17. Vietnam: 1967
  18. Thailand: 1973
  19. Philippines: 1974
  20. Turkey: 1976
  21. Egypt: 1977
  22. Iran: 1981
  23. South Korea: 1984
  24. Ethiopia: 1985
  25. Myanmar: 1988
  26. South Africa: 1994
  27. DR Congo: 1994
  28. Spain: 1997
  29. Colombia: 2001
  30. Tanzania: 2007
  31. Argentina: 2008
  32. Kenya: 2009
  33. Algeria: 2016
  34. Sudan: 2017
  35. Uganda: 2017
  36. Iraq: 2020
  37. Afghanistan: 2022
  38. Canada: 2023[5]
  39. Morocco: 2023 (est.)
  40. Angola: 2027 (est.)
  41. Mozambique: 2029 (est.)
  42. Saudi Arabia: 2032 (est.)
  43. Niger: 2032 (est.)
  44. Ghana: 2034 (est.)
  45. Madagascar: 2036 (est.)
  46. Yemen: 2036 (est.)
  47. Ivory Coast: 2038 (est.)
  48. Cameroon: 2038 (est.)
  49. Uzbekistan: 2039 (est.)
  50. Mali: 2046 (est.)
  51. Burkina Faso: 2047 (est.)
  52. Malaysia: 2047 (est.)
  53. Peru: 2048 (est.)
  54. Zambia: 2052 (est.)
  55. Malawi: 2053 (est.)
  56. Somalia: 2057 (est.)
  57. Chad: 2060 (est.)
  58. Senegal: 2061 (est.)
  59. Burundi: 2078 (est.)
  60. Guinea: 2083 (est.)
  61. Benin: 2083 (est.)
  62. Australia: 2086 (est.)

45 million milestone

  1. India: Unknown, most likely 900 B.C.[3]
  2. China: Unknown, most likely 1010 A.D.[3]
  3. Russia: 1861
  4. United States: 1875
  5. Germany: 1884
  6. Japan: 1902
  7. Indonesia: 1915
  8. United Kingdom: 1925
  9. Italy: 1943
  10. Brazil: 1944
  11. Bangladesh: 1959
  12. France: 1959
  13. Nigeria: 1961
  14. Pakistan: 1961
  15. Ukraine: 1966
  16. Mexico: 1966
  17. Vietnam: 1972
  18. Thailand: 1979
  19. Philippines: 1979
  20. Egypt: 1981
  21. Turkey: 1982
  22. Iran: 1984
  23. Ethiopia: 1989
  24. South Korea: 1995
  25. Myanmar: 1998
  26. DR Congo: 1999
  27. South Africa: 2001
  28. Spain: 2007
  29. Colombia: 2010
  30. Tanzania: 2011
  31. Kenya: 2015
  32. Uganda: 2020
  33. Argentina: 2020
  34. Sudan: 2022
  35. Algeria: 2022
  36. Iraq: 2025
  37. Afghanistan: 2027 (est.)
  38. Angola: 2031 (est.)
  39. Mozambique: 2034 (est.)
  40. Niger: 2038 (est.)
  41. Ghana: 2041 (est.)
  42. Madagascar: 2041 (est.)
  43. Ivory Coast: 2044 (est.)
  44. Cameroon: 2044 (est.)
  45. Yemen: 2045 (est.)
  46. Morocco: 2045 (est.)
  47. Canada: 2047 (est.)
  48. Mali: 2052 (est.)
  49. Burkina Faso: 2052 (est.)
  50. Saudi Arabia: 2054 (est.)
  51. Zambia: 2058 (est.)
  52. Malawi: 2061 (est.)
  53. Mali: 2052 (est.)
  54. Somalia: 2063 (est.)
  55. Chad: 2068 (est.)
  56. Senegal: 2069 (est.)
  57. Burundi: 2088 (est.)
  58. Benin: 2095 (est.)
  59. Guinea: 2100 (est.)

50 million milestone

  1. India: Unknown, most likely 727 B.C.[3]
  2. China: Unknown, most likely 147 B.C.[3]
  3. Russia: 1872
  4. United States: 1879
  5. Germany: 1893
  6. Japan: 1911
  7. Indonesia: 1925
  8. United Kingdom: 1948
  9. Brazil: 1948
  10. Italy: 1961
  11. Bangladesh: 1962
  12. Pakistan: 1965
  13. Nigeria: 1965
  14. France: 1968
  15. Mexico: 1969
  16. Vietnam: 1977
  17. Ukraine: 1981
  18. Philippines: 1982
  19. Thailand: 1983
  20. Egypt: 1985
  21. Turkey: 1986
  22. Iran: 1987
  23. Ethiopia: 1992
  24. DR Congo: 2003
  25. Myanmar: 2009
  26. South Africa: 2009
  27. South Korea: 2012
  28. Tanzania: 2015
  29. Kenya: 2017
  30. Colombia: 2019
  31. Uganda: 2024
  32. Sudan: 2026 (est.)
  33. Algeria: 2030 (est.)
  34. Iraq: 2030 (est.)
  35. Afghanistan: 2033 (est.)
  36. Argentina: 2033 (est.)
  37. Angola: 2034 (est.)
  38. Mozambique: 2038 (est.)
  39. Niger: 2038 (est.)
  40. Madagascar: 2044 (est.)
  41. Ghana: 2048 (est.)
  42. Ivory Coast: 2049 (est.)
  43. Cameroon: 2050 (est.)
  44. Yemen: 2055 (est.)
  45. Mali: 2058 (est.)
  46. Burkina Faso: 2058 (est.)
  47. Zambia: 2063 (est.)
  48. Malawi: 2068 (est.)
  49. Morocco: 2069 (est.)
  50. Somalia: 2069 (est.)
  51. Canada: 2070 (est.)
  52. Chad: 2076 (est.)
  53. Senegal: 2077 (est.)
  54. Burundi: 2098 (est.)

60 million milestone

  1. India: Unknown, most likely 393 B.C.[3]
  2. China: Unknown, most likely 1044 A.D.[3]
  3. United States: 1887
  4. Russia: 1892
  5. Germany: 1906
  6. Japan: 1926
  7. Indonesia: 1939
  8. Brazil: 1954
  9. Bangladesh: 1968
  10. Pakistan: 1972
  11. Nigeria: 1973
  12. Mexico: 1975
  13. Vietnam: 1985
  14. Philippines: 1989
  15. Egypt: 1992
  16. Iran: 1995
  17. Thailand: 1996
  18. Ethiopia: 1997
  19. Turkey: 1997
  20. France: 2002
  21. United Kingdom: 2005
  22. DR Congo: 2008
  23. Italy: 2013
  24. Tanzania: 2021
  25. South Africa: 2022
  26. Kenya: 2026 (est.)
  27. Uganda: 2028 (est.)
  28. Sudan: 2034 (est.)
  29. Myanmar: 2035 (est.)
  30. Iraq: 2038 (est.)
  31. Angola: 2041 (est.)
  32. Afghanistan: 2044 (est.)
  33. Niger: 2044 (est.)
  34. Mozambique: 2046 (est.)
  35. Algeria: 2049 (est.)
  36. Madagascar: 2052 (est.)
  37. Ivory Coast: 2060 (est.)
  38. Cameroon: 2061 (est.)
  39. Ghana: 2062 (est.)
  40. Mali: 2069 (est.)
  41. Burkina Faso: 2069 (est.)
  42. Zambia: 2075 (est.)
  43. Somalia: 2080 (est.)
  44. Malawi: 2085 (est.)
  45. Senegal: 2094 (est.)
  46. Chad: 2096 (est.)
  47. Morocco: 2100 (est.)

70 million milestone

  1. India: Unknown, most likely 127 B.C.[3]
  2. China: Unknown, most likely 1060 A.D.[3]
  3. United States: 1895
  4. Russia: 1909
  5. Japan: 1936
  6. Germany: 1938
  7. Indonesia: 1951
  8. Brazil: 1959
  9. Bangladesh: 1975
  10. Pakistan: 1977
  11. Nigeria: 1979
  12. Mexico: 1981
  13. Vietnam: 1992
  14. Philippines: 1996
  15. Egypt: 2001
  16. Ethiopia: 2002
  17. Iran: 2005
  18. Turkey: 2008
  19. DR Congo: 2013
  20. Thailand: 2022
  21. Tanzania: 2024 (est.)
  22. United Kingdom: 2029 (est.)
  23. Uganda: 2033 (est.)
  24. Kenya: 2034 (est.)
  25. South Africa: 2038 (est.)
  26. Sudan: 2042 (est.)
  27. Iraq: 2045 (est.)
  28. Angola: 2047 (est.)
  29. Niger: 2049 (est.)
  30. Mozambique: 2054 (est.)
  31. Afghanistan: 2059 (est.)
  32. Madagascar: 2062 (est.)
  33. Ivory Coast: 2070 (est.)
  34. Cameroon: 2073 (est.)
  35. Ghana: 2079 (est.)
  36. Burkina Faso: 2081 (est.)
  37. Mali: 2082 (est.)
  38. Zambia: 2086 (est.)
  39. Algeria: 2088 (est.)
  40. Somalia: 2093 (est.)

80 million milestone

  1. India: Unknown, most likely 134 A.D.[3]
  2. China: Unknown, most likely 1079 A.D.[3]
  3. United States: 1902
  4. Russia: 1923
  5. Japan: 1948
  6. Indonesia: 1957
  7. Brazil: 1964
  8. Bangladesh: 1980
  9. Pakistan: 1981
  10. Nigeria: 1984
  11. Mexico: 1987
  12. Germany: 1992
  13. Vietnam: 2000
  14. Philippines: 2002
  15. Ethiopia: 2007
  16. Egypt: 2008
  17. Iran: 2016
  18. Turkey: 2017
  19. DR Congo: 2017
  20. Tanzania: 2029 (est.)
  21. Uganda: 2038 (est.)
  22. Kenya: 2041 (est.)
  23. Sudan: 2050 (est.)
  24. Iraq: 2052 (est.)
  25. Angola: 2052 (est.)
  26. Niger: 2054 (est.)
  27. Mozambique: 2062 (est.)
  28. Madagascar: 2071 (est.)
  29. Ivory Coast: 2080 (est.)
  30. South Africa: 2081 (est.)
  31. Cameroon: 2085 (est.)
  32. Burkina Faso: 2095 (est.)
  33. Zambia: 2099 (est.)
  34. Mali: 2100 (est.)

90 million milestone

  1. India: Unknown, most likely 398 A.D.[3]
  2. China: Unknown, most likely 1099 A.D.[3]
  3. United States: 1908
  4. Russia: 1936
  5. Japan: 1956
  6. Indonesia: 1961
  7. Brazil: 1968
  8. Bangladesh: 1984
  9. Pakistan: 1985
  10. Nigeria: 1988
  11. Mexico: 1993
  12. Philippines: 2008
  13. Ethiopia: 2012
  14. Vietnam: 2012
  15. Egypt: 2014
  16. DR Congo: 2021
  17. Turkey: 2026 (est.)
  18. Iran: 2027 (est.)
  19. Tanzania: 2033 (est.)
  20. Uganda: 2043 (est.)
  21. Kenya: 2049 (est.)
  22. Angola: 2057 (est.)
  23. Sudan: 2057 (est.)
  24. Iraq: 2057 (est.)
  25. Niger: 2058 (est.)
  26. Mozambique: 2069 (est.)
  27. Madagascar: 2082 (est.)
  28. Ivory Coast: 2092 (est.)
  29. Cameroon: 2100 (est.)

100 million milestone

  1. India: Unknown, most likely 664 A.D.[3]
  2. China: Unknown, most likely 1175 A.D.[3]
  3. United States: 1914
  4. Russia: 1948
  5. Indonesia: 1965
  6. Japan: 1967
  7. Brazil: 1972
  8. Pakistan: 1988
  9. Bangladesh: 1988
  10. Nigeria: 1992
  11. Mexico: 1999
  12. Philippines: 2014[6]
  13. Ethiopia: 2016
  14. Egypt: 2019[7]
  15. DR Congo: 2021
  16. Vietnam: 2023
  17. Tanzania: 2038 (est.);
  18. Iran: 2041 (est.)
  19. Sudan: 2061 (est.)
  20. Uganda: 2062 (est.)
  21. Angola: 2066 (est.)
  22. Afghanistan: 2067 (est.)
  23. Kenya: 2075 (est.)
  24. Yemen: 2080 (est.)
  25. Mozambique: 2091 (est.)
  26. Ivory Coast: 2095 (est.)
  27. Iraq: 2097 (est.)

110 million milestone

  1. India: Unknown, most likely 936 A.D.[3]
  2. China: Unknown, most likely 1714[3]
  3. United States: 1921
  4. Russia: 1955
  5. Indonesia: 1969
  6. Japan: 1974
  7. Brazil: 1976
  8. Pakistan: 1991
  9. Bangladesh: 1992
  10. Nigeria: 1996
  11. Mexico: 2007
  12. Ethiopia: 2020
  13. Philippines: 2021
  14. Egypt: 2025
  15. DR Congo: 2027 (est.)
  16. Vietnam: 2038 (est.)
  17. Tanzania: 2041 (est.)
  18. Uganda: 2052 (est.)
  19. Kenya: 2061 (est.)
  20. Angola: 2066 (est.)
  21. Niger: 2067 (est.)
  22. Iraq: 2069 (est.)
  23. Sudan: 2072 (est.)
  24. Mozambique: 2086 (est.)

120 million milestone

  1. India: Unknown, most likely 993 A.D.[3]
  2. China: Unknown, most likely 1720[3]
  3. United States: 1926
  4. Russia: 1961
  5. Indonesia: 1972
  6. Brazil: 1980
  7. Japan: 1984
  8. Pakistan: 1995
  9. Bangladesh: 1996
  10. Nigeria: 2000
  11. Mexico: 2012
  12. Ethiopia: 2021
  13. Philippines: 2027 (est.)
  14. DR Congo: 2030 (est.)
  15. Egypt: 2031 (est.)
  16. Tanzania: 2044 (est.)
  17. Uganda: 2057 (est.)
  18. Kenya: 2070 (est.)
  19. Angola: 2071 (est.)
  20. Niger: 2071 (est.)
  21. Iraq: 2075 (est.)
  22. Sudan: 2080 (est.)
  23. Mozambique: 2096 (est.)

130 million milestone

  1. India: Unknown, most likely 1480[3]
  2. China: Unknown, most likely 1731[3]
  3. United States: 1938
  4. Russia: 1971
  5. Indonesia: 1976
  6. Brazil: 1985
  7. Pakistan: 1999
  8. Bangladesh: 2001
  9. Nigeria: 2004
  10. Mexico: 2021
  11. Ethiopia: 2027 (est.)
  12. DR Congo: 2033 (est.)
  13. Philippines: 2034 (est.)
  14. Egypt: 2037 (est.)
  15. Tanzania: 2048 (est.)
  16. Uganda: 2061 (est.)
  17. Niger: 2076 (est.)
  18. Angola: 2078 (est.)
  19. Kenya: 2080 (est.)
  20. Iraq: 2082 (est.)
  21. Sudan: 2091 (est.)

140 million milestone

  1. India: Unknown, most likely 1610[3]
  2. China: Unknown, most likely 1738[3]
  3. United States: 1943
  4. Indonesia: 1979
  5. Russia: 1983
  6. Brazil: 1987
  7. Pakistan: 2001
  8. Bangladesh: 2004
  9. Nigeria: 2006
  10. Mexico: 2025 (est.)
  11. Ethiopia: 2031 (est.)
  12. DR Congo: 2036 (est.)
  13. Philippines: 2041 (est.)
  14. Egypt: 2042 (est.)
  15. Tanzania: 2051 (est.)
  16. Uganda: 2065 (est.)
  17. Niger: 2080 (est.)
  18. Angola: 2083 (est.)
  19. Iraq: 2089 (est.)
  20. Kenya: 2096 (est.)

150 million milestone

  1. India: Unknown, most likely 1647[3]
  2. China: Unknown, most likely 1742[3]
  3. United States: 1948
  4. Indonesia: 1981
  5. Brazil: 1991
  6. Russia: 1992
  7. Pakistan: 2004
  8. Nigeria: 2008
  9. Bangladesh: 2009
  10. Ethiopia: 2032 (est.)
  11. Mexico: 2033 (est.)
  12. DR Congo: 2039 (est.)
  13. Egypt: 2048 (est.)
  14. Philippines: 2049 (est.)
  15. Tanzania: 2054 (est.)
  16. Uganda: 2069 (est.)
  17. Niger: 2081 (est.)
  18. Angola: 2084 (est.)
  19. Iraq: 2096 (est.)

200 million milestone

  1. China: Unknown, most likely 1761[3]
  2. India: 1855
  3. United States: 1967
  4. Indonesia: 1997
  5. Brazil: 2012
  6. Pakistan: 2018[8]
  7. Nigeria: 2019[9]
  8. Bangladesh: 2038 (est.)
  9. Ethiopia: 2043 (est.)
  10. DR Congo: 2046 (est.)
  11. Tanzania: 2069 (est.)
  12. Egypt: 2091 (est.)

250 million milestone

  1. China: 1775[3]
  2. India: 1907
  3. United States: 1989
  4. Indonesia: 2013[10]
  5. Pakistan: 2025
  6. Nigeria: 2028 (est.)
  7. DR Congo: 2063 (est.)
  8. Ethiopia: 2068 (est.)
  9. Tanzania: 2084 (est.)
  10. Niger: 2109 (est.)

300 million milestone

  1. China: 1795[3]
  2. India: 1934
  3. United States: 2006[11]
  4. Indonesia: 2032 (est.)[12]
  5. Pakistan: 2035 (est.)
  6. Nigeria: 2036 (est.)
  7. DR Congo: 2067 (est.)
  8. Ethiopia: 2072 (est.)
  9. Tanzania: 2099 (est.)

350 million milestone

  1. China: 1810[13]
  2. India: 1947[14]
  3. United States: 2028 (est.)
  4. Nigeria: 2043 (est.)
  5. Pakistan: 2054 (est.)
  6. DR Congo: 2090 (est.)
  7. Tanzania: 2117 (est.)

400 million milestone

  1. China: 1900[13]
  2. India: 1954[14]
  3. Nigeria: 2049 (est.)
  4. Pakistan: 2056 (est.)
  5. United States: 2058 (est.)
  6. DR Congo: 2091 (est.)

450 million milestone

  1. China: 1916[13]
  2. India: 1961[14]
  3. Nigeria: 2055 (est.)
  4. United States: 2104 (est.)
  5. DR Congo: 2132 (est.)

500 million milestone

  1. China: 1933[13]
  2. India: 1966[14]
  3. Nigeria: 2065 (est.)

600 million milestone

  1. China: 1954[13]
  2. India: 1974[14]
  3. Nigeria: 2074 (est.)

700 million milestone

  1. China: 1964[13]
  2. India: 1981[14]
  3. Nigeria: 2086 (est.)

800 million milestone

  1. China: 1969[13]
  2. India: 1987[14]
  3. Nigeria: 2101 (est.)

900 million milestone

  1. China: 1974[13]
  2. India: 1992[14]
  3. Nigeria: 2114 (est.)

1 billion milestone

  1. China: 1981[13]
  2. India: 1997
  3. Nigeria: 2129 (est.)

1.1 billion milestone

  1. China: 1988
  2. India: 2002

1.2 billion milestone

  1. China: 1995
  2. India: 2008

1.3 billion milestone

  1. China: 2003
  2. India: 2014

1.4 billion milestone

  1. China: 2017
  2. India: 2022

1.5 billion milestone

  1. India: 2030 (est.)

1.6 billion milestone

  1. India: 2040 (est.)

Population cap

  1. India: 2062 (est.) at 1.678 billion, the maximum population of any nation in human history[1]

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Pre-2003 source

  1. Populstat historic tables used as source for current nations with dates before 2003, e.g. CHINA: population growth of the whole country, for each nation listed.