When Countries Reached 20 Million People

Watch the world’s population story unfold across centuries in this animated map. From ancient civilizations like Egypt and India surpassing 20 million people before 1000 B.C., to modern nations projected to reach that milestone by 2100—this video reveals when countries hit a key demographic threshold. 📍 The animation divides countries into 9 time periods: 1890 B.C. – 1000 B.C. 999 B.C. – 0 1 – 1500 1501 – 1800 1801 – 1900 1901 – 2000 2001 – 2025 2026 – 2050 2051 – 2105 Maps are based on data from the Wikipedia page “List of population milestones by country” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_population_milestones_by_country), visualized in ArcGIS Pro. Read more: https://vividmaps.com/when-nations-crossed-population-milestones/