Timeline of national flags

This page lists the different number of flags and/or modifications made on the flags of current sovereign nations since the beginning of 18th century.

Africa

Main article: Flags of Africa

Countries / Decades	before	1700		1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770		1780				1790				1800			1810				1820			1830				1840		1850					1860					1870					1880					1890				1900					1910					1920					1930					1940					1950					1960				1970					1980			1990				2000			2010			Current	Decades / Countries
Countries / Decades	before																																																																																																															Current	Decades / Countries
Algeria	1516																												1830																																																										1962																							Algeria
Angola	1667		1707					1750																	1816			1826		1830																																				1911																														1975																	Angola
Benin																													1900																								1958							1975								1990																Benin
Botswana																													1885																																1966																													Botswana
Burkina Faso																													1896																										1959												1984																			Burkina Faso
Burundi																													1885												1919																				1961	1962	1966 1966	1967								1982																				Burundi
Cameroon																													1884											1916																			1957		1961							1975																								Cameroon
Cameroon																													1884											1916			1922																		1961							1975																								Cameroon
Cape Verde	1667		1707					1750																	1816			1826		1830																																				1911																														1975							1992										Cape Verde
Central African Republic																													1903																							1958																															Central African Republic
Chad																													1900																								1959																															Chad
Comoros																													1887																																1963						1975		1978							1992		1996		2001											Comoros
Congo																													1891																												1958					1970											1991															Congo-Brazzaville Republic
Congo-Kinshasa Democratic Republic (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)																													1877																																				1960	1963	1966			1971													1997			2003		2006							Congo-Kinshasa Democratic Republic
Djibouti	1453																												1844																					1896																																							1977																		Djibouti
Egypt	1517																												1844														1882																			1922															1952			1958							1972						1984														Egypt
Ethiopia																													1890s		1897																1936												1962					1974							1987		1991			1996						2009							Ethiopia
Eritrea																													1890																				1941	1941					1952									1974							1987		1991	1993	1995														Eritrea
Equatorial Guinea	1667		1707					1750			1778			1785																																																					1931			1936	1938			1945												1968		1973			1979																	Equatorial Guinea
Gabon																													1903																							1959	1960																														Gabon
The Gambia													1783								1801																																																						1965																										The Gambia
Ghana																											1821																						1877																																							1957		1961		1964	1966																				Ghana
Ghana	1581																		1795			1806	1810		1814																								1877																																							1957		1961		1964	1966																				Ghana
Guinea																													1898																									1958																															Guinea
Guinea-Bissau	1667		1707					1750																	1816			1826		1830																																				1911																													1974																		Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast																													1896																												1959																														Ivory Coast
Kenya																													1885													1921																				1963																														Kenya
Lesotho	1652																	1795			1801																											1875					1884																																								1966								1987							2006					Lesotho
Liberia																											1827							1847																																																												Liberia
Libya	15th century																												1912															1951									1969		1972		1977																	2011					Libya
Madagascar																													1896																										1958																															Madagascar
Malawi																													1907																		1953					1963	1964																						2010	2012					Malawi
Mali																													1892																											1958	1959	1961																													Mali
Mauritania																													1900																								1959																															Mauritania
Mauritius	1666			1710																1789				1810																																								1906								1923																						1968																			Mauritius
Morocco	1666																												1913																1956																																	Morocco
Morocco	1666																															1921													1956																																	Morocco
Mozambique	1667		1707					1750																	1816			1826		1830																																				1911																														1974	1975			1983 1983													Mozambique
Namibia																													1884										1915							1928																														1990																Namibia
Niger																													1922													1959																															Niger
Nigeria																													1886					1900																										1960					1967	1970																									Nigeria
Nigeria																													1886					1900																										1960					1967	1970																									Nigeria
Rwanda																													1885												1919																			1959	1961	1962																			2001											Rwanda
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara)																													1884																			1931		1936	1938			1945															1976																							Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
São Tomé and Príncipe	1667		1707					1750																	1816			1826		1830																																				1911																														1975																	São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal	16th century														1789										1814					1830																																																										1958	1959	1960																							Senegal
Seychelles									1756															1811																																						1903																												1961							1976	1977							1996								Seychelles
Sierra Leone																	1792				1801																																			1889																																		1961																							Sierra Leone
Somalia	13th century																				1415	1559				1884							1888																						1896			1903																							1949				1950							1960																					Somalia
South Africa	1652																	1795			1801																											1875																	1910	1912								1928																														1994									South Africa
South Sudan	1517																												1844														1882								1899											1922															1952		1956							1970																		2011			South Sudan
Sudan	1517																												1844														1882								1899											1922															1952		1956							1970																					Sudan
Swaziland																													1894			1903																												1968																											Swaziland
Tanzania																													1885												1919																				1961	1964																														Tanzania
Tanzania																													1885												1919																				1964	1964																														Tanzania
Togo																													1884										1914																				1957	1958	1960																															Togo
Tunisia	1574																												1831																																																										1959																	1999							Tunisia
Uganda																													1894						1914																											1962	1962																							Uganda
Zambia																													1924									1953					1963	1964															1996													Zambia
Zimbabwe																													1896								1923															1953						1964	1968				1979	1979	1980																					Zimbabwe
Countries / Decades	before																																																																																																															Current	Decades / Countries
Countries / Decades	before	1700		1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770		1780				1790				1800			1810				1820			1830				1840		1850					1860					1870					1880					1890				1900					1910					1920					1930					1940					1950					1960				1970					1980			1990				2000			2010			Current	Decades / Countries

Asia

Main article: Flags of Asia

Countries / Decades	before	1700				1710	1720		1730			1740			1750			1760			1770		1780		1790				1800			1810				1820				1830			1840					1850				1860					1870					1880					1890				1900					1910					1920					1930					1940					1950					1960				1970					1980				1990					2000					2010			Current	Decades / Countries
Countries / Decades	before																																																																																																																														Current	Decades / Countries
Afghanistan	1570s										1738			1747																																																1880									1901									1919	1921	1926	1928	1929	1929	1930																				1973	1974	1978	1978	1980		1987		1992	1992	1996	1997		2001	2002	2004							Afghanistan
Armenia	1508																																						1828										1858													1883																	1918	1918		1922							1936	1940						1952																	1990														Armenia
Azerbaijan	1576									1736				1747				1760									1796						1813																		1858												1883																	1918	1920	1922							1937		1940						1952																	1990														Azerbaijan
Bahrain																																				1820																																																			1932																			1972														2002								Bahrain
Bangladesh																	1757															1801																		1858																																												1947											1971	1972																						Bangladesh
Bhutan																																							1949			1956				1969																									Bhutan
Brunei																																							1906													1941		1945							1959																															Brunei
Cambodia																																							1863									1887																															1953								1970		1975		1979					1989	1992	1993													Cambodia
People's Republic of China (mainland)																																							1862										1890											1912								1928									1949																																			People's Republic of China (mainland)
Republic of China (Taiwan)																																							1862										1890				1895 1895																						1945																																					Republic of China (Taiwan)
East Timor			1702		1707										1750																			1816				1826		1830																																					1911															1942	1945														1975 1975											1999		2002								East Timor
Georgia	1008-1490																		1762										1801																						1858												1883																	1918	1921	1922							1937							1951																		1990							2004							Georgia
India	1526																																						1858																																								1947																																				India
India	1674																					1773																																																									1947																																				India
Indonesia	1602																												1800																																																								1942	1945		1949																																			Indonesia
Iran	1576									1736				1747							1760						1796																							1849																																	1907				1925																										1980																	Iran
Iraq	1534																																						1858								1844																																				1921																		1958	1959		1963												1991							2004		2008				Iraq
Israel	1516																																						1844																																	1920				1927										1948																																			Israel
Japan																																							1870																																																											1999											Japan
Jordan	1516																																						1844																																	1920				1921														1958	1958																														Jordan
Kazakhstan	1456																																				1822														1858												1883																1917		1920								1937			1940					1953																		1992													Kazakhstan
North Korea																													1800																																		1882												1910																		1945		1948																																	North Korea
South Korea																													1800																																		1882												1910																		1945		1948																																	South Korea
Kuwait																1752																													1898																									1899																															1961																											Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan																																							1876		1883															1918									1936							1952																			1991	1992														Kyrgyzstan
Laos																																							1893																										1952									1975																								Laos
Lebanon	1516																																						1844																																	1920												1943																																					Lebanon
Malaysia	1641																									1795		1801						1818			1824																																1896																							1942	1945		1949							1963																										Malaysia
The Maldives																																							1886																1926													1953					1965																													The Maldives
Mongolia																																							1862										1890										1911					1921	1924								1940																										1992													Mongolia
Myanmar																1753																																														1885																									1937			1943	1945	1948													1974																	2010				Myanmar
Nepal																																							1928													1962																													Nepal
Oman																																							1856																																																				1970												1995												Oman
Pakistan	1526													1747				1761																													1849				1858					1880																																						1947																																		Pakistan
Palestine	1516																																						1844																																	1920				1927										1948													1971																						Palestine
Philippines	1450			1535																1762	1764																		1821																																		1898	1901					1908		1912		1919									1936			1942	1943	1945																	1985	1986						1998							Philippines
Qatar																																			1818																							1872																					1916										1936						1949											1971																						Qatar
Saudi Arabia	1517												1744																						1818		1824																													1891						1902												1926			1932	1934		1938																	1973																					Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia	1517																																												1844																																				1920			1926			1932	1934		1938																	1973																					Saudi Arabia
Singapore																																		1819																									1874																																	1942	1945	1946						1959		1963	1965																									Singapore
Sri Lanka	1593																														1815																																																								1948		1951										1972																							Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka																															1815																																																								1948		1951										1972
Syria	1516																																						1844																																	1920 1920	1922					1932													1958		1961	1963					1972				1980																	Syria
Tajikistan	1699							1721																																								1858						1883																	1918			1924														1953																		1991	1992														Tajikistan
Thailand		1700																						1782											1817															1855																														1916	1917																																															Thailand
Turkmenistan	1517																																						1917			1922											1953																			1992		1997			2001										Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates																																							1892																									1950									1971																										United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan																								1785																																																				1920		1924															1953																	1991															Uzbekistan
Vietnam																														1802																																		1885	1887		1890														1920												1945					1955									1976																					Vietnam
Vietnam																														1802																																		1885	1887		1890														1920												1945	1946	1948											1975	1976																					Vietnam
Yemen																																							1872																			1918		1923		1927																	1962														1990															Yemen
Yemen																																							1872					1886																							1937												1962		1967												1990															Yemen
Countries / Decades	before																																																																																																																														Current	Decades / Countries
Countries / Decades	before	1700				1710	1720		1730			1740			1750			1760			1770		1780		1790				1800			1810				1820				1830			1840					1850				1860					1870					1880					1890				1900					1910					1920					1930					1940					1950					1960				1970					1980				1990					2000					2010			Current	Decades / Countries

Europe

Main article: Flags of Europe

Countries / Decades	before	1700		1710				1720		1730	1740			1750	1760		1770	1780		1790				1800					1810					1820				1830			1840				1850				1860				1870				1880				1890					1900					1910					1920					1930					1940					1950					1960			1970					1980					1990				2000		2010					Current	Decades / Countries
Countries / Decades	before																																																																																																																							Current	Decades / Countries
Albania	1385																																			1844																											1912 1914				1920			1926	1928			1934		1939		1943	1944	1946																					1992													Albania
Andorra																											1806			1812 1813																					1866																																																													Andorra
Austria	1230																									1804																										1869																							1918										1938			1945																																	Austria
Belarus	1587																				1793																											1858										1883																	1918	1919 1919								1937		1940	1941	1944			1951																		1991		1995					2012					Belarus
Belgium	1482				1713															1790	1792	1795									1815							1830 1831																																																										Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1463																																			1844													1878 1878												1908					1918											1941		1946																						1992			1998										Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1463																																			1844													1878 1878												1908					1918											1941		1946																						1992			1998										Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria	1396																																			1844													1878																															1946	1948								1967		1971								1991															Bulgaria
Croatia	1527																											1809			1815													1848		1852					1868																								1918 1918										1939	1941	1943	1945																					1990												Croatia
Cyprus	1571																																			1844													1878																			1922																			1960																					2006						Cyprus
Czech Republic	1400																									1804																										1869																							1918	1920									1939	1939		1945																						1990		1993									Czech Republic
Denmark	1396																																				Denmark
Estonia	1562							1721																																				1918									1940	1941	1944			1953																		1990																Estonia
Finland	1562																											1809																				1858										1883																1917	1918																																														Finland
France	16th century																			1790		1794									1814							1830																																																										France
Germany	1400																																			1848									1867																			1918							1933	1935					1946		1949																																		Germany
Germany	1400																																			1848									1867																			1918							1933	1935					1946		1949					1959																													Germany
Greece	mid-15th century															1769																			1822					1833								1858		1863																												1924					1935			1941		1944										1967	1970		1975		1978																		Greece
Hungary	1541	1711																																			1867																				1918	1919 1919									1940			1946	1949				1956 1956 1957																																				Hungary
Iceland	1536																																			1900						1918											1944																																					Iceland
Ireland	1542																								1801																																																		1919		1922																																												Ireland
Italy																																				1848																																										1946																										2003		2006							Italy
Italy																																				1848																																								1943		1946																										2003		2006							Italy
Kosovo	1371																											1992 2006																									2006–2008																											2008																																									Kosovo
Latvia	1692							1721																																				1918	1919	1920								1940	1941	1944			1953																		1990																Latvia
Liechtenstein	1400						1719																																				1852																														1921								1937																																					Liechtenstein
Lithuania	1587																					1795																										1858										1883																	1918											1940	1941	1944				1953																1988						2004							Lithuania
Luxembourg	1482					1715																1795									1815											1845																																												1940		1944																																	Luxembourg
Macedonia	1371																																			1844																							1903 1903				1912			1918											1941		1944	1946																				1992		1995												Macedonia
Malta	1530																						1798	1800 1801							1814																								1875										1898												1923										1943										1964																								Malta
Moldova	15th century																																			1834												1866							1883															1917	1919			1925						1937	1938	1940						1952																	1990												Moldova
Moldova	15th century																																			1834									1859		1862	1867																																								1952																	1990												Moldova
Monaco																					1793																																				1881																														1942	1945																																	Monaco
Montenegro	1696																																			1851									1876												1905					1918														1946																						1992	1994						2006							Montenegro
Netherlands	1581											/ 1652										1795					1806		1810		1814																																																									Netherlands
Norway	1536																														1814 1821		1818 1844		1821 1844											1844																1899																																																											Norway
Poland	c. 1605																					Partitions 1795					1807	1815				1815																																												1863	1919					1928					1944																1980																		Poland
Portugal	1667		1707											1750																		1816				1826		1830																																	1911																																																		Portugal
Romania																																				1859		1862	1867																																			1948		1952						1965												1989	1989														Romania
Russia	1547								1721																																				1858										1883																1918									1937									1954																1991		1993										Russia
San Marino	1465																																			1862																																																									2011		San Marino
Serbia	1371																																						1835																																				1918													1946																						1992 1992			2004					2010			Serbia
Slovakia																										1804																										1869																							1918	1920									1938			1945																						1992											Slovakia
Slovenia	1335																								1803					1813																						1869																							1918 1918												1943	1945																					1991												Slovenia
Spain	1506	1701											1760						1785																																			1873 1875																											1931			1936	1938			1945														1977		1981																	Spain
Sweden	1562																														1815											1844																											1906																																																				Sweden
Switzerland	15th century																						1798		1803																																			1889																																																											Switzerland
Turkey	c. 15th century																																			1844																																							1936																																							Turkey
Ukraine	1199	1700																			1793																											1858										1883																1917	1918	1919				1929				1937		1941		1944		1949																				1992											Ukraine
United Kingdom	1606																							1801																																																									United Kingdom
Vatican City																												1808																									1870																											1929																																									Vatican City
Countries / Decades	before																																																																																																																							Current	Decades / Countries
Countries / Decades	before	1700		1710				1720		1730	1740			1750	1760		1770	1780		1790				1800					1810					1820				1830			1840				1850				1860				1870				1880				1890					1900					1910					1920					1930					1940					1950					1960			1970					1980					1990				2000		2010					Current	Decades / Countries

North America

Main article: Flags of North America

Countries / Decades	before	1700		1710		1720	1730	1740		1750		1760			1770			1780				1790			1800			1810				1820				1830				1840					1850				1860					1870				1880				1890					1900					1910				1920		1930		1940	1950				1960					1970					1980			1990			2000		2010	Current	Decades / Countries
Countries / Decades	before																																																																																																							Current	Decades / Countries
Antigua and Barbuda	1632																									1801																													1871																												1957	1958		1962		1967																	Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas	1648																									1801																											1869																1904								1923					1953					1964				1973														Bahamas
Barbados	1632																									1801																																	1885																									1958		1962		1966																	Barbados
Belize	1519																															1821	1823	1825					1838																	1875			1884																1919																				1981										Belize
Canada	1606		1707																							1801																											1868																							1921							1957									1965													Canada
Canada	1663				1715																					1801																											1868																							1921							1957									1965													Canada
Costa Rica	1506																														1821	1823	1824 1824 1824								1842			1848																										1906																																			Costa Rica
Cuba	1506																																		1898	1902																																													Cuba
Dominica	1663				1715								1763												1801																														1871																									1940				1958		1962								1978	1981				1988	1990					Dominica
Dominican Republic	1506																							1795					1808			1821										1844		1849						1861		1865																																																Dominican Republic
El Salvador	1519																															1821	1823	1825					1839													1865					1875								1898	1875							1912																																El Salvador
Grenada	1663				1715								1763								1779		1783		1801																																1875											1903																1958		1962	1967				1974														Grenada
Guatemala	1519																															1821	1823	1825					1838			1843			1851			1858	1871																																																	Guatemala
Haiti	1663				1715																1789								1804	1811		1821											1849			1859																																								1964											1986								Haiti
Honduras	1519																															1821	1823	1825					1838													1866													1898	1898																																							Honduras
Jamaica	1655																									1801	1875											1906																						1957	1958		1962																			Jamaica
Mexico	1519																															1821	1821	1823																	1864	1867										1893												1916					1934										1968																Mexico
Nicaragua	1524																															1821	1823	1825						1839								1858											1889			1893		1896							1908																				1971														Nicaragua
Panama	1510				1717															1785								1811		1816	1819	1820	1821				1834												1861																			1903									1925																												Panama
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1626			1713																					1801																														1871																													1958		1962		1967									1983								Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1663			1713																					1801																														1871																													1958		1962		1967									1983								Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia	1663				1715				1743		1756		1762	1763		1778		1783			1789			1796	1801	1802	1803																																									1903												1939				1958		1962		1967					1979									2002			Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1663				1715								1763				1778		1783						1801																																											1903																1958		1962								1979		1985 1985									Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago	1498																							1796	1801																																					1889																						1958		1962																			Trinidad and Tobago
United States	1606		1707													1775	1777							1795							1818	1819 1820	1822					1836	1837				1845 1846	1847 1848	1851		1858	1859	1861	1863	1865	1867					1877					1890	1891		1896						1908		1912											1959	1960																				United States
United States	1606		1707													1775	1777							1795							1818	1819 1820	1822					1836	1837				1845 1846	1847 1848	1851		1858	1859	1861	1863	1865	1867					1877					1890	1891		1896						1908		1912											1959	1960																				United States
Countries / Decades	before																																																																																																							Current	Decades / Countries
Countries / Decades	before	1700		1710		1720	1730	1740		1750		1760			1770			1780				1790			1800			1810				1820				1830				1840					1850				1860					1870				1880				1890					1900					1910				1920		1930		1940	1950				1960					1970					1980			1990			2000		2010	Current	Decades / Countries

South America

Main article: Flags of South America

Countries / Decades	before	1700	1710		1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780		1790		1800			1810					1820					1830			1840			1850		1860		1870	1880	1890		1900		1910	1920		1930	1940			1950			1960		1970	1980		1990			2000		2010		Current	Decades / Countries
Countries / Decades	before																																																																	Current	Decades / Countries
Argentina	1536			1717								1785							1812		1816	1818						1830	1835					1850		1861																							Argentina
Bolivia	1534			1717								1785													1825	1826								1851																							Bolivia
Brazil	1697																				1816		1822 1822															1870			1889 1889													1960	1968					1992							Brazil
Chile	1541			1717								1785							1812		1817 1817																													Chile
Colombia	1525			1717								1785						1811			1816	1819	1820	1821					1834							1861 1861																							Colombia
Ecuador	1534			1717								1785					1809		1812				1820	1822 1822									1845 1845			1860																							Ecuador
Guyana	1581													1795		1806		1810		1814																													1966												Guyana
Paraguay	1537			1717								1785						1811 1811 1811	1812							1826						1842																				1954						1988	1990						2013		Paraguay
Peru	1532			1717								1785											1820	1822 1822	1825																										1950																Peru
Peru	1532			1717								1785											1820	1822 1822	1825					1836																					1950																Peru
Suriname	1581													1795		1806		1810		1814																													1959				1975										Suriname
Uruguay	1624			1717								1785							1812	1815			1821	1822			1828	1830																										Uruguay
Venezuela	1522			1717								1785						1811	1812 1813	1814	1817 1817	1819	1820	1821						1836					1859 1859		1863						1905			1930						1954											2006				Venezuela
Countries / Decades	before																																																																	Current	Decades / Countries
Countries / Decades	before	1700	1710		1720	1730	1740	1750	1760	1770	1780		1790		1800			1810					1820					1830			1840			1850		1860		1870	1880	1890		1900		1910	1920		1930	1940			1950			1960		1970	1980		1990			2000		2010		Current	Decades / Countries

Oceania

Main article: Flags of Oceania

Countries / Decades	before	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760		1770	1780	1790	1800		1810	1820			1830			1840		1850				1860		1870					1880					1890	1900					1910				1920			1930	1940		1950		1960			1970	1980		1990	2000	2010	Current	Decades / Countries
Countries / Decades	before																																																																		Current	Decades / Countries
Australia										1770				1801																												1901	1903		1908																							Australia
Federated States of Micronesia																	1885					1899					1914											1944	1947					1965						1979										Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji																	1878														1924																		1970												Fiji
Kiribati																	1892													1937			1942	1943													1979										Kiribati
Marshall Islands																	1885		1889								1914											1944	1947					1965						1979										Marshall Islands
Nauru																	1888	1889								1914										1942	1945								1968														Nauru
New Zealand									1769												1834	1840							1867													1902																										New Zealand
Palau																	1885					1899					1914											1944	1947					1965							1981									Palau
Papua New Guinea																	1884						1906														1942	1945		1949				1965			1970	1971												Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea																	1884		1889								1914										1942	1945		1949				1965			1970	1971												Papua New Guinea
Samoa																	1900					1914	1922									1948	1949						1962																Samoa
Solomon Islands																	1886																				1942	1945											1977											Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands																				1893																	1942	1945											1977											Solomon Islands
Tonga																	1863								1875																																						Tonga
Tuvalu																	1892													1937																1976	1978					1995 1996	1997				Tuvalu
Vanuatu																	1887										1906																							1980									Vanuatu
Vanuatu																	1887										1906																							1980									Vanuatu
Countries / Decades	before																																																																		Current	Decades / Countries
Countries / Decades	before	1700	1710	1720	1730	1740	1750	1760		1770	1780	1790	1800		1810	1820			1830			1840		1850				1860		1870					1880					1890	1900					1910				1920			1930	1940		1950		1960			1970	1980		1990	2000	2010	Current	Decades / Countries

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