Background > First human settlement > Date: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Date or period of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For further descriptions, please refer to notes.
| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Antarctica | 1948 AD |
| Argentina | 9,000 BC |
| Ascension Island | 1815 AD |
| Australia | 48,000 BP |
| Bermuda | 1609 AD |
| Brazil | 41,000-56,000 BP |
| Cambodia | 7,000 BC |
| Canada | 25,000-40,000 BP |
| Cape Verde | 1462 AD |
| Chile | 14,800 BP |
| China | 39,000-42,000 BP |
| Colombia | 12,400 BP |
| Cyprus | 12,500 BP |
| Czech Republic | 31,000 BP |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 90,000 BP |
| East Timor | 42,000 BP |
| Egypt | 50,000-80,000 BP |
| Estonia | 7,600 BC |
| Ethiopia | 195,000 BP |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 1764 AD |
| Faroe Islands | 600 AD |
| Fiji | 1,095 BC |
| France | 32,000 BP |
| Germany | 42,000-43,000 BP |
| Greece | 45,000 BP |
| Greenland | 2,000 BC |
| Iceland | 874 AD |
| India | 70,000 BP |
| Indonesia | 45,000 BP |
| Ireland | 7,700 BC |
| Israel | 100,000 BP |
| Italy | 43,000-45,000 BP |
| Japan | 47,000 BP |
| Laos | 46,000 BP |
| Libya | 50,000-180,000 BP |
| Madagascar | 500 AD |
| Malaysia | 34,000-46,000 BP |
| Malta | 5,200 BC |
| Mauritius | 1638 AD |
| Morocco | 90,000-190,000 BP |
| New Zealand | 1250–1300 AD |
| Norfolk Island | 1300 AD |
| Norway | 9,200 BC |
| Oman | 75,000-125,000 BP |
| Peru | 14,000 BP |
| Philippines | 67,000 BP |
| Poland | 30,000 BP |
| Portugal | 24,500 BP |
| Puerto Rico | 4,000 BC |
| Romania | 37,800-42,000 BP |
| Saint Helena | 1516 AD |
| Samoa | 1,000 BC |
| South Africa | 125,000 BP |
| Sri Lanka | 34,000 BP |
| Sudan | 140,000-160,000 BP |
| Svalbard | 1619 AD |
| Taiwan | 50,000 BP |
| Tonga | 1,180 BC |
| Tuvalu | 6,000 BC |
| United Arab Emirates | 125,000 BP |
| United Kingdom | 41,500-44,200 BP |
| United States | 16,000 BP |
| Vanuatu | 1,000 BC |
