# List of population milestones by country

Note: The sources and years from 1810 to 2100 come from this video: When more than 20 countries reach a milestone, such as the 50 million milestone, the sources come from this video:
This is a list of population milestones by country (and year first reached). Only existing countries are included, not former countries.

## 20 million milestone

* China: 450 B.C., most likely 1000 B.C.
* Greece: 400 B.C.
* Italy: 60 B.C.
* Turkey: 400
* France: 1100
* Iran: Unknown, most likely 480 B.C.
* Mali: 1400
* Mexico: Unknown, most likely 1250
* Peru: 1500
* Russia: 1765
* Germany: 1770, most likely 1250
* Japan: 1815, most likely 1629
* Bangladesh: 1818
* United Kingdom: 1837
* Indonesia: 1840
* Pakistan: 1843, most likely 1
* United States: 1844
* Poland: 1882
* Ukraine: 1883
* Brazil: 1905, most likely 1500
* Spain: 1911
* Vietnam: 1930
* Nigeria: 1933
* Thailand: 1949
* Egypt: 1949
* Philippines: 1953
* South Korea: 1953
* Ethiopia: 1956
* Myanmar: 1957
* Argentina: 1959
* Canada: 1967
* South Africa: 1967
* Colombia: 1968
* Romania: 1968
* DR Congo: 1971
* Morocco: 1981
* Algeria: 1982
* Tanzania: 1983
* Kenya: 1986
* North Korea: 1990
* Uzbekistan: 1990
* Sudan: 1990
* Venezuela: 1991
* Nepal: 1993
* Malaysia: 1995
* Uganda: 1995
* Iraq: 1995
* Saudi Arabia: 1999
* Afghanistan: 1999
* Ghana: 2002
* Mozambique: 2005
* Australia: 2005
* Yemen: 2005
* Angola: 2006
* Syria: 2008
* Madagascar: 2009
* Sri Lanka: 2009
* Ivory Coast: 2009
* Cameroon: 2010
* Niger: 2016
* Burkina Faso: 2019
* Mali: 2020
* Malawi: 2022
* Kazakhstan: 2023
* Zambia: 2024
* Guatemala: 2027 (est.)
* Senegal: 2028 (est.)
* Chad: 2028 (est.)
* Somalia: 2028 (est.)
* Ecuador: 2031 (est.)
* Chile: 2037 (est.)
* Cambodia: 2037 (est.)
* Guinea: 2038 (est.)
* Zimbabwe: 2038 (est.)
* Burundi: 2040 (est.)
* Benin: 2041 (est.)
* Rwanda: 2042 (est.)
* South Sudan: 2051 (est.)
* Netherlands: 2059 (est.)
* Tajikistan: 2068 (est.)
* Togo: 2068 (est.)
* Congo: 2095 (est.)
* Papua New Guinea: 2100 (est.)
* Mauritania: 2105 (est.)

## 25 million milestone

* India: 450 B.C., most likely 1667 B.C.
* China: 350 B.C., most likely 737 B.C.
* France: 1163
* Mexico: 1495, most likely 1925
* Japan: 1680, most likely 1800
* Russia: 1786
* Germany: 1818
* United States: 1852
* Italy: 1854
* United Kingdom: 1861
* Indonesia: 1863
* Bangladesh: 1873
* Poland: 1902
* Ukraine: 1907
* Brazil: 1916
* Pakistan: 1934
* Spain: 1937
* Nigeria: 1939
* Vietnam: 1951
* Turkey: 1957
* Thailand: 1957
* Egypt: 1958
* Philippines: 1959
* South Korea: 1960
* Ethiopia: 1966
* Iran: 1966
* Myanmar: 1967
* Argentina: 1973
* South Africa: 1975
* Colombia: 1977
* DR Congo: 1979
* Canada: 1983
* Algeria: 1989
* Tanzania: 1990
* Morocco: 1991
* Kenya: 1992
* Sudan: 1997
* Peru: 1997
* Uzbekistan: 2001
* Venezuela: 2002
* Uganda: 2002
* Iraq: 2003
* Nepal: 2003
* Malaysia: 2004
* Afghanistan: 2005
* Saudi Arabia: 2007
* Ghana: 2011
* Angola: 2012
* Mozambique: 2013
* Yemen: 2013
* North Korea: 2014
* Madagascar: 2017
* Cameroon: 2018
* Ivory Coast: 2019
* Australia: 2019
* Niger: 2021
* Burkina Faso: 2027 (est.)
* Syria: 2028 (est.)
* Mali: 2028 (est.)
* Malawi: 2031 (est.)
* Zambia: 2032 (est.)
* Chad: 2036 (est.)
* Somalia: 2037 (est.)
* Senegal: 2037 (est.)
* Guatemala: 2043 (est.)
* Guinea: 2048 (est.)
* Burundi: 2050 (est.)
* Benin: 2052 (est.)
* Zimbabwe: 2054 (est.)
* Rwanda: 2057 (est.)
* Kazakhstan: 2058 (est.)
* South Sudan: 2067 (est.)
* Ecuador: 2070 (est.)
* Togo: 2090 (est.)
* Tajikistan: 2097 (est.)

## 30 million milestone

* India: Unknown, most likely 1442 B.C.
* China: Unknown, most likely 629 B.C.
* Japan: 1788
* Russia: 1791
* France: 1809
* Germany: 1837
* United States: 1858
* United Kingdom: 1878
* Indonesia: 1880
* Italy: 1883
* Bangladesh: 1905
* Brazil: 1925
* Ukraine: 1927
* Poland: 1935
* Pakistan: 1943
* Nigeria: 1944
* Mexico: 1953
* Vietnam: 1958
* Spain: 1959
* Thailand: 1964
* Turkey: 1964
* Philippines: 1965
* Egypt: 1965
* South Korea: 1967
* Ethiopia: 1972
* Iran: 1972
* Myanmar: 1975
* South Africa: 1982
* Argentina: 1985
* Colombia: 1986
* DR Congo: 1986
* Tanzania: 1996
* Algeria: 1998
* Kenya: 1998
* Canada: 1998
* Morocco: 2004
* Sudan: 2004
* Uganda: 2008
* Iraq: 2011
* Afghanistan: 2011
* Saudi Arabia: 2014
* Uzbekistan: 2014
* Peru: 2014
* Venezuela: 2014
* Malaysia: 2015
* Angola: 2018
* Ghana: 2019
* Mozambique: 2019
* Yemen: 2021
* Nepal: 2022
* Madagascar: 2024
* Cameroon: 2026 (est.)
* Ivory Coast: 2026 (est.)
* Niger: 2025 (est.)
* Burkina Faso: 2034 (est.)
* Mali: 2035 (est.)
* Australia: 2038 (est.)
* Malawi: 2039 (est.)
* Zambia: 2039 (est.)
* Syria: 2040 (est.)
* Somalia: 2044 (est.)
* Chad: 2044 (est.)
* Senegal: 2045 (est.)
* Guinea: 2059 (est.)
* Burundi: 2059 (est.)
* Benin: 2062 (est.)
* Guatemala: 2066 (est.)
* Rwanda: 2076 (est.)
* Zimbabwe: 2080 (est.)
* South Sudan: 2089 (est.)

## 35 million milestone

* India: Unknown, most likely 1200 B.C.
* China: Unknown, most likely 600 B.C.
* Russia: 1839
* France: 1842
* Germany: 1855
* United States: 1864
* Japan: 1873
* United Kingdom: 1892
* Indonesia: 1893
* Italy: 1912
* Bangladesh: 1924
* Brazil: 1924
* Poland: 1939
* Nigeria: 1946
* Ukraine: 1946
* Pakistan: 1947
* Mexico: 1958
* Vietnam: 1963
* Thailand: 1969
* Philippines: 1970
* Turkey: 1971
* Egypt: 1971
* Spain: 1973
* South Korea: 1975
* Iran: 1978
* Poland: 1979 (reached the milestone for the first time in 1939)
* Ethiopia: 1980
* Myanmar: 1982
* South Africa: 1991
* Colombia: 1994
* Argentina: 1996
* Tanzania: 2002
* Kenya: 2004
* Algeria: 2009
* Sudan: 2011
* Morocco: 2011
* Canada: 2013
* Uganda: 2013
* Iraq: 2015
* Afghanistan: 2016
* Saudi Arabia: 2021
* Angola: 2023
* Uzbekistan: 2024
* Mozambique: 2025 (est.)
* Ghana: 2027 (est.)
* Peru: 2027 (est.)
* Malaysia: 2028 (est.)
* Yemen: 2028 (est.)
* Niger: 2029 (est.)
* Madagascar: 2030 (est.)
* Cameroon: 2032 (est.)
* Ivory Coast: 2032 (est.)
* Venezuela: 2036 (est.)
* Burkina Faso: 2041 (est.)
* Mali: 2041 (est.)
* Nepal: 2042 (est.)
* Zambia: 2045 (est.)
* Malawi: 2046 (est.)
* Somalia: 2051 (est.)
* Chad: 2052 (est.)
* Senegal: 2054 (est.)
* Syria: 2059 (est.)
* Australia: 2061 (est.)
* Burundi: 2069 (est.)
* Guinea: 2070 (est.)
* Benin: 2073 (est.)
* Rwanda: 2103 (est.)

## 40 million milestone

* India: 200 B.C., most likely 950 B.C.
* China: 100 B.C., most likely 1002 A.D.
* Russia: 1848
* United States: 1870
* Germany: 1871
* France: 1890
* Japan: 1890
* Indonesia: 1904
* United Kingdom: 1906
* Italy: 1928
* Brazil: 1939
* Bangladesh: 1953
* Nigeria: 1954
* Pakistan: 1955
* Ukraine: 1955
* Mexico: 1962
* Vietnam: 1967
* Thailand: 1973
* Philippines: 1974
* Turkey: 1976
* Egypt: 1977
* Iran: 1981
* South Korea: 1984
* Ethiopia: 1985
* Myanmar: 1988
* South Africa: 1994
* DR Congo: 1994
* Spain: 1997
* Colombia: 2001
* Tanzania: 2007
* Argentina: 2008
* Kenya: 2009
* Algeria: 2016
* Sudan: 2017
* Uganda: 2017
* Iraq: 2020
* Afghanistan: 2022
* Canada: 2023
* Morocco: 2023 (est.)
* Angola: 2027 (est.)
* Mozambique: 2029 (est.)
* Saudi Arabia: 2032 (est.)
* Niger: 2032 (est.)
* Ghana: 2034 (est.)
* Madagascar: 2036 (est.)
* Yemen: 2036 (est.)
* Ivory Coast: 2038 (est.)
* Cameroon: 2038 (est.)
* Uzbekistan: 2039 (est.)
* Mali: 2046 (est.)
* Burkina Faso: 2047 (est.)
* Malaysia: 2047 (est.)
* Peru: 2048 (est.)
* Zambia: 2052 (est.)
* Malawi: 2053 (est.)
* Somalia: 2057 (est.)
* Chad: 2060 (est.)
* Senegal: 2061 (est.)
* Burundi: 2078 (est.)
* Guinea: 2083 (est.)
* Benin: 2083 (est.)
* Australia: 2086 (est.)

## 45 million milestone

* India: Unknown, most likely 900 B.C.
* China: Unknown, most likely 1010 A.D.
* Russia: 1861
* United States: 1875
* Germany: 1884
* Japan: 1902
* Indonesia: 1915
* United Kingdom: 1925
* Italy: 1943
* Brazil: 1944
* Bangladesh: 1959
* France: 1959
* Nigeria: 1961
* Pakistan: 1961
* Ukraine: 1966
* Mexico: 1966
* Vietnam: 1972
* Thailand: 1979
* Philippines: 1979
* Egypt: 1981
* Turkey: 1982
* Iran: 1984
* Ethiopia: 1989
* South Korea: 1995
* Myanmar: 1998
* DR Congo: 1999
* South Africa: 2001
* Spain: 2007
* Colombia: 2010
* Tanzania: 2011
* Kenya: 2015
* Uganda: 2020
* Argentina: 2020
* Sudan: 2022
* Algeria: 2022
* Iraq: 2025
* Afghanistan: 2027 (est.)
* Angola: 2031 (est.)
* Mozambique: 2034 (est.)
* Niger: 2038 (est.)
* Ghana: 2041 (est.)
* Madagascar: 2041 (est.)
* Ivory Coast: 2044 (est.)
* Cameroon: 2044 (est.)
* Yemen: 2045 (est.)
* Morocco: 2045 (est.)
* Canada: 2047 (est.)
* Mali: 2052 (est.)
* Burkina Faso: 2052 (est.)
* Saudi Arabia: 2054 (est.)
* Zambia: 2058 (est.)
* Malawi: 2061 (est.)
* Mali: 2052 (est.)
* Somalia: 2063 (est.)
* Chad: 2068 (est.)
* Senegal: 2069 (est.)
* Burundi: 2088 (est.)
* Benin: 2095 (est.)
* Guinea: 2100 (est.)

## 50 million milestone

* India: Unknown, most likely 727 B.C.
* China: Unknown, most likely 147 B.C.
* Russia: 1872
* United States: 1879
* Germany: 1893
* Japan: 1911
* Indonesia: 1925
* United Kingdom: 1948
* Brazil: 1948
* Italy: 1961
* Bangladesh: 1962
* Pakistan: 1965
* Nigeria: 1965
* France: 1968
* Mexico: 1969
* Vietnam: 1977
* Ukraine: 1981
* Philippines: 1982
* Thailand: 1983
* Egypt: 1985
* Turkey: 1986
* Iran: 1987
* Ethiopia: 1992
* DR Congo: 2003
* Myanmar: 2009
* South Africa: 2009
* South Korea: 2012
* Tanzania: 2015
* Kenya: 2017
* Colombia: 2019
* Uganda: 2024
* Sudan: 2026 (est.)
* Algeria: 2030 (est.)
* Iraq: 2030 (est.)
* Afghanistan: 2033 (est.)
* Argentina: 2033 (est.)
* Angola: 2034 (est.)
* Mozambique: 2038 (est.)
* Niger: 2038 (est.)
* Madagascar: 2044 (est.)
* Ghana: 2048 (est.)
* Ivory Coast: 2049 (est.)
* Cameroon: 2050 (est.)
* Yemen: 2055 (est.)
* Mali: 2058 (est.)
* Burkina Faso: 2058 (est.)
* Zambia: 2063 (est.)
* Malawi: 2068 (est.)
* Morocco: 2069 (est.)
* Somalia: 2069 (est.)
* Canada: 2070 (est.)
* Chad: 2076 (est.)
* Senegal: 2077 (est.)
* Burundi: 2098 (est.)

## 60 million milestone

* India: Unknown, most likely 393 B.C.
* China: Unknown, most likely 1044 A.D.
* United States: 1887
* Russia: 1892
* Germany: 1906
* Japan: 1926
* Indonesia: 1939
* Brazil: 1954
* Bangladesh: 1968
* Pakistan: 1972
* Nigeria: 1973
* Mexico: 1975
* Vietnam: 1985
* Philippines: 1989
* Egypt: 1992
* Iran: 1995
* Thailand: 1996
* Ethiopia: 1997
* Turkey: 1997
* France: 2002
* United Kingdom: 2005
* DR Congo: 2008
* Italy: 2013
* Tanzania: 2021
* South Africa: 2022
* Kenya: 2026 (est.)
* Uganda: 2028 (est.)
* Sudan: 2034 (est.)
* Myanmar: 2035 (est.)
* Iraq: 2038 (est.)
* Angola: 2041 (est.)
* Afghanistan: 2044 (est.)
* Niger: 2044 (est.)
* Mozambique: 2046 (est.)
* Algeria: 2049 (est.)
* Madagascar: 2052 (est.)
* Ivory Coast: 2060 (est.)
* Cameroon: 2061 (est.)
* Ghana: 2062 (est.)
* Mali: 2069 (est.)
* Burkina Faso: 2069 (est.)
* Zambia: 2075 (est.)
* Somalia: 2080 (est.)
* Malawi: 2085 (est.)
* Senegal: 2094 (est.)
* Chad: 2096 (est.)
* Morocco: 2100 (est.)

## 70 million milestone

* India: Unknown, most likely 127 B.C.
* China: Unknown, most likely 1060 A.D.
* United States: 1895
* Russia: 1909
* Japan: 1936
* Germany: 1938
* Indonesia: 1951
* Brazil: 1959
* Bangladesh: 1975
* Pakistan: 1977
* Nigeria: 1979
* Mexico: 1981
* Vietnam: 1992
* Philippines: 1996
* Egypt: 2001
* Ethiopia: 2002
* Iran: 2005
* Turkey: 2008
* DR Congo: 2013
* Thailand: 2022
* Tanzania: 2024 (est.)
* United Kingdom: 2029 (est.)
* Uganda: 2033 (est.)
* Kenya: 2034 (est.)
* South Africa: 2038 (est.)
* Sudan: 2042 (est.)
* Iraq: 2045 (est.)
* Angola: 2047 (est.)
* Niger: 2049 (est.)
* Mozambique: 2054 (est.)
* Afghanistan: 2059 (est.)
* Madagascar: 2062 (est.)
* Ivory Coast: 2070 (est.)
* Cameroon: 2073 (est.)
* Ghana: 2079 (est.)
* Burkina Faso: 2081 (est.)
* Mali: 2082 (est.)
* Zambia: 2086 (est.)
* Algeria: 2088 (est.)
* Somalia: 2093 (est.)

## 80 million milestone

* India: Unknown, most likely 134 A.D.
* China: Unknown, most likely 1079 A.D.
* United States: 1902
* Russia: 1923
* Japan: 1948
* Indonesia: 1957
* Brazil: 1964
* Bangladesh: 1980
* Pakistan: 1981
* Nigeria: 1984
* Mexico: 1987
* Germany: 1992
* Vietnam: 2000
* Philippines: 2002
* Ethiopia: 2007
* Egypt: 2008
* Iran: 2016
* Turkey: 2017
* DR Congo: 2017
* Tanzania: 2029 (est.)
* Uganda: 2038 (est.)
* Kenya: 2041 (est.)
* Sudan: 2050 (est.)
* Iraq: 2052 (est.)
* Angola: 2052 (est.)
* Niger: 2054 (est.)
* Mozambique: 2062 (est.)
* Madagascar: 2071 (est.)
* Ivory Coast: 2080 (est.)
* South Africa: 2081 (est.)
* Cameroon: 2085 (est.)
* Burkina Faso: 2095 (est.)
* Zambia: 2099 (est.)
* Mali: 2100 (est.)

## 90 million milestone

* India: Unknown, most likely 398 A.D.
* China: Unknown, most likely 1099 A.D.
* United States: 1908
* Russia: 1936
* Japan: 1956
* Indonesia: 1961
* Brazil: 1968
* Bangladesh: 1984
* Pakistan: 1985
* Nigeria: 1988
* Mexico: 1993
* Philippines: 2008
* Ethiopia: 2012
* Vietnam: 2012
* Egypt: 2014
* DR Congo: 2021
* Turkey: 2026 (est.)
* Iran: 2027 (est.)
* Tanzania: 2033 (est.)
* Uganda: 2043 (est.)
* Kenya: 2049 (est.)
* Angola: 2057 (est.)
* Sudan: 2057 (est.)
* Iraq: 2057 (est.)
* Niger: 2058 (est.)
* Mozambique: 2069 (est.)
* Madagascar: 2082 (est.)
* Ivory Coast: 2092 (est.)
* Cameroon: 2100 (est.)

## 100 million milestone

* India: Unknown, most likely 664 A.D.
* China: Unknown, most likely 1175 A.D.
* United States: 1914
* Russia: 1948
* Indonesia: 1965
* Japan: 1967
* Brazil: 1972
* Pakistan: 1988
* Bangladesh: 1988
* Nigeria: 1992
* Mexico: 1999
* Philippines: 2014
* Ethiopia: 2016
* Egypt: 2019
* DR Congo: 2021
* Vietnam: 2023
* Tanzania: 2038 (est.);
* Iran: 2041 (est.)
* Sudan: 2061 (est.)
* Uganda: 2062 (est.)
* Angola: 2066 (est.)
* Afghanistan: 2067 (est.)
* Kenya: 2075 (est.)
* Yemen: 2080 (est.)
* Mozambique: 2091 (est.)
* Ivory Coast: 2095 (est.)
* Iraq: 2097 (est.)

## 110 million milestone

* India: Unknown, most likely 936 A.D.
* China: Unknown, most likely 1714
* United States: 1921
* Russia: 1955
* Indonesia: 1969
* Japan: 1974
* Brazil: 1976
* Pakistan: 1991
* Bangladesh: 1992
* Nigeria: 1996
* Mexico: 2007
* Ethiopia: 2020
* Philippines: 2021
* Egypt: 2025
* DR Congo: 2027 (est.)
* Vietnam: 2038 (est.)
* Tanzania: 2041 (est.)
* Uganda: 2052 (est.)
* Kenya: 2061 (est.)
* Angola: 2066 (est.)
* Niger: 2067 (est.)
* Iraq: 2069 (est.)
* Sudan: 2072 (est.)
* Mozambique: 2086 (est.)

## 120 million milestone

* India: Unknown, most likely 993 A.D.
* China: Unknown, most likely 1720
* United States: 1926
* Russia: 1961
* Indonesia: 1972
* Brazil: 1980
* Japan: 1984
* Pakistan: 1995
* Bangladesh: 1996
* Nigeria: 2000
* Mexico: 2012
* Ethiopia: 2021
* Philippines: 2027 (est.)
* DR Congo: 2030 (est.)
* Egypt: 2031 (est.)
* Tanzania: 2044 (est.)
* Uganda: 2057 (est.)
* Kenya: 2070 (est.)
* Angola: 2071 (est.)
* Niger: 2071 (est.)
* Iraq: 2075 (est.)
* Sudan: 2080 (est.)
* Mozambique: 2096 (est.)

## 130 million milestone

* India: Unknown, most likely 1480
* China: Unknown, most likely 1731
* United States: 1938
* Russia: 1971
* Indonesia: 1976
* Brazil: 1985
* Pakistan: 1999
* Bangladesh: 2001
* Nigeria: 2004
* Mexico: 2021
* Ethiopia: 2027 (est.)
* DR Congo: 2033 (est.)
* Philippines: 2034 (est.)
* Egypt: 2037 (est.)
* Tanzania: 2048 (est.)
* Uganda: 2061 (est.)
* Niger: 2076 (est.)
* Angola: 2078 (est.)
* Kenya: 2080 (est.)
* Iraq: 2082 (est.)
* Sudan: 2091 (est.)

## 140 million milestone

* India: Unknown, most likely 1610
* China: Unknown, most likely 1738
* United States: 1943
* Indonesia: 1979
* Russia: 1983
* Brazil: 1987
* Pakistan: 2001
* Bangladesh: 2004
* Nigeria: 2006
* Mexico: 2025 (est.)
* Ethiopia: 2031 (est.)
* DR Congo: 2036 (est.)
* Philippines: 2041 (est.)
* Egypt: 2042 (est.)
* Tanzania: 2051 (est.)
* Uganda: 2065 (est.)
* Niger: 2080 (est.)
* Angola: 2083 (est.)
* Iraq: 2089 (est.)
* Kenya: 2096 (est.)

## 150 million milestone

* India: Unknown, most likely 1647
* China: Unknown, most likely 1742
* United States: 1948
* Indonesia: 1981
* Brazil: 1991
* Russia: 1992
* Pakistan: 2004
* Nigeria: 2008
* Bangladesh: 2009
* Ethiopia: 2032 (est.)
* Mexico: 2033 (est.)
* DR Congo: 2039 (est.)
* Egypt: 2048 (est.)
* Philippines: 2049 (est.)
* Tanzania: 2054 (est.)
* Uganda: 2069 (est.)
* Niger: 2081 (est.)
* Angola: 2084 (est.)
* Iraq: 2096 (est.)

## 200 million milestone

* China: Unknown, most likely 1761
* India: 1855
* United States: 1967
* Indonesia: 1997
* Brazil: 2012
* Pakistan: 2018
* Nigeria: 2019
* Bangladesh: 2038 (est.)
* Ethiopia: 2043 (est.)
* DR Congo: 2046 (est.)
* Tanzania: 2069 (est.)
* Egypt: 2091 (est.)

## 250 million milestone

* China: 1775
* India: 1907
* United States: 1989
* Indonesia: 2013
* Pakistan: 2025
* Nigeria: 2028 (est.)
* DR Congo: 2063 (est.)
* Ethiopia: 2068 (est.)
* Tanzania: 2084 (est.)
* Niger: 2109 (est.)

## 300 million milestone

* China: 1795
* India: 1934
* United States: 2006
* Indonesia: 2032 (est.)
* Pakistan: 2035 (est.)
* Nigeria: 2036 (est.)
* DR Congo: 2067 (est.)
* Ethiopia: 2072 (est.)
* Tanzania: 2099 (est.)

## 350 million milestone

* China: 1810
* India: 1947
* United States: 2028 (est.)
* Nigeria: 2043 (est.)
* Pakistan: 2054 (est.)
* DR Congo: 2090 (est.)
* Tanzania: 2117 (est.)

## 400 million milestone

* China: 1900
* India: 1954
* Nigeria: 2049 (est.)
* Pakistan: 2056 (est.)
* United States: 2058 (est.)
* DR Congo: 2091 (est.)

## 450 million milestone

* China: 1916
* India: 1961
* Nigeria: 2055 (est.)
* United States: 2104 (est.)
* DR Congo: 2132 (est.)

## 500 million milestone and over

| Milestone | China | India | Nigeria | Pakistan |
| 500 million | 1933 | 1966 | 2065 (est.) | 2091 (est.) |
| 600 million | 1954 | 1974 | 2074 (est.) |
| 700 million | 1964 | 1981 | 2086 (est.) |
| 750 million | 1967 | 1984 | 2094 (est.) |
| 800 million | 1969 | 1987 | 2101 (est.) |
| 900 million | 1974 | 1992 | 2114 (est.) |
| 1 billion | 1981 | 1997 | 2129 (est.) |
| 1.1 billion | 1988 | 2002 | - |
| 1.2 billion | 1995 | 2008 | - |
| 1.3 billion | 2003 | 2014 | - |
| 1.4 billion | 2017 | 2022 | - |
| 1.5 billion | - | 2030 (est.) | - |
| 1.6 billion | - | 2041 (est.) | - |
| 2 billion | - | ~2082 (est.) | - |