North America Population Milestones

Population thresholds reached in the approved historical series.

Milestone years

MilestoneFirst year reachedRecorded population
100,0002000486,000,000
500,0002000486,000,000
1,000,0002000486,000,000
5,000,0002000486,000,000
10,000,0002000486,000,000
25,000,0002000486,000,000
50,000,0002000486,000,000
100,000,0002000486,000,000
250,000,0002000486,000,000
500,000,0002003500,262,185
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