(30th century - 31st century - 32nd century - more centuries)

The 31st century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 3001-3100.

Fiction

• The TV show Futurama mainly takes place in the first years of the 31st century, (3000-3006). In this series the head of Richard M Nixon wins the planetary election of 3000 and becomes president of Earth. He pursues an aggressive policy of worthless wars and corrupt tax rebates.

• 3001: The Final Odyssey, the latest novel in Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey series takes place in 3001.

• The next movie by director Mike Judge (Creator of the animated series King of the Hill, Beavis and Butthead, and the pop-culture phenomenon Office Space), dubbed 3001, takes place in a dismal 31st century almost entirely devoid of intelligent thought.

• Preludio para el año 3001 is a tango by Astor Piazzolla with lyrics by Horacio Ferrer .

• The Fox Home Entertainment movie Titan A.E. takes place in the early 31st Century.

• The future M.E.G.A.S. of the animated series Megas XLR and her captor and remodeller are from this century.

• In Star Trek: Enterprise, one of the factions involved in the Temporal Cold War is from the 31st Century. In the episode "Shockwave", Captain Jonathan Archer is briefly transported to the 31st century in an alternate timeline in which the United Federation of Planets was never established. According to Enterprise, time travel has become a commonly used method of exploration by this point.

• DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes titles are set 1000 years after "the present day", meaning that more recent stories are set in the 31st century.

• Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala produced the high-concept hip-hop album Deltron 3030, a story of corporate destruction and love lost in a post-apocalyptic 31st-century universe.

• In the manga series Biomega by Tsutomu Nihei, 3005 is the year when the history begins with humans successfully landing on Mars.

• The Webcomic Schlock Mercenary is set solely in the early 31st century, presumably beginning in the year 3000 and progressing to the current year of 3005. The recent introduction of time travel to the storyline may alter this, of course.

Astronomical events

• December 18th, 3089: Transit of Venus