Years colonized in United States

United States: Years colonized was 177 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
177
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 159 countries
All-time high
177
in 1783
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in United States, 1462–2022

050100150200146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in United States is 177, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in United States peaked at 177 in 1783 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

United States ranks 48th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in United States, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in United States, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 1 —
1608 2 +100.0%
1609 3 +50.0%
1610 4 +33.3%
1611 5 +25.0%
1612 6 +20.0%
1613 7 +16.7%
1614 8 +14.3%
1615 9 +12.5%
1616 10 +11.1%
1617 11 +10.0%
1618 12 +9.1%
1619 13 +8.3%
1620 14 +7.7%
1621 15 +7.1%
1622 16 +6.7%
1623 17 +6.2%
1624 18 +5.9%
1625 19 +5.6%
1626 20 +5.3%
1627 21 +5.0%
1628 22 +4.8%
1629 23 +4.5%
1630 24 +4.3%
1631 25 +4.2%
1632 26 +4.0%
1633 27 +3.8%
1634 28 +3.7%
1635 29 +3.6%
1636 30 +3.4%
1637 31 +3.3%
1638 32 +3.2%
1639 33 +3.1%
1640 34 +3.0%
1641 35 +2.9%
1642 36 +2.9%
1643 37 +2.8%
1644 38 +2.7%
1645 39 +2.6%
1646 40 +2.6%
1647 41 +2.5%
1648 42 +2.4%
1649 43 +2.4%
1650 44 +2.3%
1651 45 +2.3%
1652 46 +2.2%
1653 47 +2.2%
1654 48 +2.1%
1655 49 +2.1%
1656 50 +2.0%
1657 51 +2.0%
1658 52 +2.0%
1659 53 +1.9%
1660 54 +1.9%
1661 55 +1.9%
1662 56 +1.8%
1663 57 +1.8%
1664 58 +1.8%
1665 59 +1.7%
1666 60 +1.7%
1667 61 +1.7%
1668 62 +1.6%
1669 63 +1.6%
1670 64 +1.6%
1671 65 +1.6%
1672 66 +1.5%
1673 67 +1.5%
1674 68 +1.5%
1675 69 +1.5%
1676 70 +1.4%
1677 71 +1.4%
1678 72 +1.4%
1679 73 +1.4%
1680 74 +1.4%
1681 75 +1.4%
1682 76 +1.3%
1683 77 +1.3%
1684 78 +1.3%
1685 79 +1.3%
1686 80 +1.3%
1687 81 +1.2%
1688 82 +1.2%
1689 83 +1.2%
1690 84 +1.2%
1691 85 +1.2%
1692 86 +1.2%
1693 87 +1.2%
1694 88 +1.1%
1695 89 +1.1%
1696 90 +1.1%
1697 91 +1.1%
1698 92 +1.1%
1699 93 +1.1%
1700 94 +1.1%
1701 95 +1.1%
1702 96 +1.1%
1703 97 +1.0%
1704 98 +1.0%
1705 99 +1.0%
1706 100 +1.0%
1707 101 +1.0%
1708 102 +1.0%
1709 103 +1.0%
1710 104 +1.0%
1711 105 +1.0%
1712 106 +1.0%
1713 107 +0.9%
1714 108 +0.9%
1715 109 +0.9%
1716 110 +0.9%
1717 111 +0.9%
1718 112 +0.9%
1719 113 +0.9%
1720 114 +0.9%
1721 115 +0.9%
1722 116 +0.9%
1723 117 +0.9%
1724 118 +0.9%
1725 119 +0.8%
1726 120 +0.8%
1727 121 +0.8%
1728 122 +0.8%
1729 123 +0.8%
1730 124 +0.8%
1731 125 +0.8%
1732 126 +0.8%
1733 127 +0.8%
1734 128 +0.8%
1735 129 +0.8%
1736 130 +0.8%
1737 131 +0.8%
1738 132 +0.8%
1739 133 +0.8%
1740 134 +0.8%
1741 135 +0.7%
1742 136 +0.7%
1743 137 +0.7%
1744 138 +0.7%
1745 139 +0.7%
1746 140 +0.7%
1747 141 +0.7%
1748 142 +0.7%
1749 143 +0.7%
1750 144 +0.7%
1751 145 +0.7%
1752 146 +0.7%
1753 147 +0.7%
1754 148 +0.7%
1755 149 +0.7%
1756 150 +0.7%
1757 151 +0.7%
1758 152 +0.7%
1759 153 +0.7%
1760 154 +0.7%
1761 155 +0.6%
1762 156 +0.6%
1763 157 +0.6%
1764 158 +0.6%
1765 159 +0.6%
1766 160 +0.6%
1767 161 +0.6%
1768 162 +0.6%
1769 163 +0.6%
1770 164 +0.6%
1771 165 +0.6%
1772 166 +0.6%
1773 167 +0.6%
1774 168 +0.6%
1775 169 +0.6%
1776 170 +0.6%
1777 171 +0.6%
1778 172 +0.6%
1779 173 +0.6%
1780 174 +0.6%
1781 175 +0.6%
1782 176 +0.6%
1783 177 +0.6%
1784 177 +0.0%
1785 177 +0.0%
1786 177 +0.0%
1787 177 +0.0%
1788 177 +0.0%
1789 177 +0.0%
1790 177 +0.0%
1791 177 +0.0%
1792 177 +0.0%
1793 177 +0.0%
1794 177 +0.0%
1795 177 +0.0%
1796 177 +0.0%
1797 177 +0.0%
1798 177 +0.0%
1799 177 +0.0%
1800 177 +0.0%
1801 177 +0.0%
1802 177 +0.0%
1803 177 +0.0%
1804 177 +0.0%
1805 177 +0.0%
1806 177 +0.0%
1807 177 +0.0%
1808 177 +0.0%
1809 177 +0.0%
1810 177 +0.0%
1811 177 +0.0%
1812 177 +0.0%
1813 177 +0.0%
1814 177 +0.0%
1815 177 +0.0%
1816 177 +0.0%
1817 177 +0.0%
1818 177 +0.0%
1819 177 +0.0%
1820 177 +0.0%
1821 177 +0.0%
1822 177 +0.0%
1823 177 +0.0%
1824 177 +0.0%
1825 177 +0.0%
1826 177 +0.0%
1827 177 +0.0%
1828 177 +0.0%
1829 177 +0.0%
1830 177 +0.0%
1831 177 +0.0%
1832 177 +0.0%
1833 177 +0.0%
1834 177 +0.0%
1835 177 +0.0%
1836 177 +0.0%
1837 177 +0.0%
1838 177 +0.0%
1839 177 +0.0%
1840 177 +0.0%
1841 177 +0.0%
1842 177 +0.0%
1843 177 +0.0%
1844 177 +0.0%
1845 177 +0.0%
1846 177 +0.0%
1847 177 +0.0%
1848 177 +0.0%
1849 177 +0.0%
1850 177 +0.0%
1851 177 +0.0%
1852 177 +0.0%
1853 177 +0.0%
1854 177 +0.0%
1855 177 +0.0%
1856 177 +0.0%
1857 177 +0.0%
1858 177 +0.0%
1859 177 +0.0%
1860 177 +0.0%
1861 177 +0.0%
1862 177 +0.0%
1863 177 +0.0%
1864 177 +0.0%
1865 177 +0.0%
1866 177 +0.0%
1867 177 +0.0%
1868 177 +0.0%
1869 177 +0.0%
1870 177 +0.0%
1871 177 +0.0%
1872 177 +0.0%
1873 177 +0.0%
1874 177 +0.0%
1875 177 +0.0%
1876 177 +0.0%
1877 177 +0.0%
1878 177 +0.0%
1879 177 +0.0%
1880 177 +0.0%
1881 177 +0.0%
1882 177 +0.0%
1883 177 +0.0%
1884 177 +0.0%
1885 177 +0.0%
1886 177 +0.0%
1887 177 +0.0%
1888 177 +0.0%
1889 177 +0.0%
1890 177 +0.0%
1891 177 +0.0%
1892 177 +0.0%
1893 177 +0.0%
1894 177 +0.0%
1895 177 +0.0%
1896 177 +0.0%
1897 177 +0.0%
1898 177 +0.0%
1899 177 +0.0%
1900 177 +0.0%
1901 177 +0.0%
1902 177 +0.0%
1903 177 +0.0%
1904 177 +0.0%
1905 177 +0.0%
1906 177 +0.0%
1907 177 +0.0%
1908 177 +0.0%
1909 177 +0.0%
1910 177 +0.0%
1911 177 +0.0%
1912 177 +0.0%
1913 177 +0.0%
1914 177 +0.0%
1915 177 +0.0%
1916 177 +0.0%
1917 177 +0.0%
1918 177 +0.0%
1919 177 +0.0%
1920 177 +0.0%
1921 177 +0.0%
1922 177 +0.0%
1923 177 +0.0%
1924 177 +0.0%
1925 177 +0.0%
1926 177 +0.0%
1927 177 +0.0%
1928 177 +0.0%
1929 177 +0.0%
1930 177 +0.0%
1931 177 +0.0%
1932 177 +0.0%
1933 177 +0.0%
1934 177 +0.0%
1935 177 +0.0%
1936 177 +0.0%
1937 177 +0.0%
1938 177 +0.0%
1939 177 +0.0%
1940 177 +0.0%
1941 177 +0.0%
1942 177 +0.0%
1943 177 +0.0%
1944 177 +0.0%
1945 177 +0.0%
1946 177 +0.0%
1947 177 +0.0%
1948 177 +0.0%
1949 177 +0.0%
1950 177 +0.0%
1951 177 +0.0%
1952 177 +0.0%
1953 177 +0.0%
1954 177 +0.0%
1955 177 +0.0%
1956 177 +0.0%
1957 177 +0.0%
1958 177 +0.0%
1959 177 +0.0%
1960 177 +0.0%
1961 177 +0.0%
1962 177 +0.0%
1963 177 +0.0%
1964 177 +0.0%
1965 177 +0.0%
1966 177 +0.0%
1967 177 +0.0%
1968 177 +0.0%
1969 177 +0.0%
1970 177 +0.0%
1971 177 +0.0%
1972 177 +0.0%
1973 177 +0.0%
1974 177 +0.0%
1975 177 +0.0%
1976 177 +0.0%
1977 177 +0.0%
1978 177 +0.0%
1979 177 +0.0%
1980 177 +0.0%
1981 177 +0.0%
1982 177 +0.0%
1983 177 +0.0%
1984 177 +0.0%
1985 177 +0.0%
1986 177 +0.0%
1987 177 +0.0%
1988 177 +0.0%
1989 177 +0.0%
1990 177 +0.0%
1991 177 +0.0%
1992 177 +0.0%
1993 177 +0.0%
1994 177 +0.0%
1995 177 +0.0%
1996 177 +0.0%
1997 177 +0.0%
1998 177 +0.0%
1999 177 +0.0%
2000 177 +0.0%
2001 177 +0.0%
2002 177 +0.0%
2003 177 +0.0%
2004 177 +0.0%
2005 177 +0.0%
2006 177 +0.0%
2007 177 +0.0%
2008 177 +0.0%
2009 177 +0.0%
2010 177 +0.0%
2011 177 +0.0%
2012 177 +0.0%
2013 177 +0.0%
2014 177 +0.0%
2015 177 +0.0%
2016 177 +0.0%
2017 177 +0.0%
2018 177 +0.0%
2019 177 +0.0%
2020 177 +0.0%
2021 177 +0.0%
2022 177 +0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 177 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0.6 0 3 10
1610s 8.5 4 13 10
1620s 18.5 14 23 10
1630s 28.5 24 33 10
1640s 38.5 34 43 10
1650s 48.5 44 53 10
1660s 58.5 54 63 10
1670s 68.5 64 73 10
1680s 78.5 74 83 10
1690s 88.5 84 93 10
1700s 98.5 94 103 10
1710s 108.5 104 113 10
1720s 118.5 114 123 10
1730s 128.5 124 133 10
1740s 138.5 134 143 10
1750s 148.5 144 153 10
1760s 158.5 154 163 10
1770s 168.5 164 173 10
1780s 176.4 174 177 10
1790s 177 177 177 10
1800s 177 177 177 10
1810s 177 177 177 10
1820s 177 177 177 10
1830s 177 177 177 10
1840s 177 177 177 10
1850s 177 177 177 10
1860s 177 177 177 10
1870s 177 177 177 10
1880s 177 177 177 10
1890s 177 177 177 10
1900s 177 177 177 10
1910s 177 177 177 10
1920s 177 177 177 10
1930s 177 177 177 10
1940s 177 177 177 10
1950s 177 177 177 10
1960s 177 177 177 10
1970s 177 177 177 10
1980s 177 177 177 10
1990s 177 177 177 10
2000s 177 177 177 10
2010s 177 177 177 10
2020s 177 177 177 3

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 45 Seychelles 202 compare
  2. 46 Bahamas 191 compare
  3. 47 Sri Lanka 189 compare
  4. 49 Equatorial Guinea 143 compare
  5. 50 Haiti 140 compare
  6. 51 Singapore 138 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in United States?
Years colonized in United States was 177 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 177 in 1783.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does United States rank for years colonized?
United States ranks 48th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
Last refreshed