Number of Countries with a Population over 100,000,000 by UN Projections
| Year | # |
| 1950 | 4 |
| 1951 | 4 |
| 1952 | 4 |
| 1953 | 4 |
| 1954 | 4 |
| 1955 | 4 |
| 1956 | 4 |
| 1957 | 4 |
| 1958 | 4 |
| 1959 | 4 |
| 1960 | 4 |
| 1961 | 6 |
| 1962 | 6 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1964 | 6 |
| 1965 | 6 |
| 1966 | 6 |
| 1967 | 6 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1969 | 6 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1972 | 6 |
| 1973 | 7 |
| 1974 | 7 |
| 1975 | 7 |
| 1976 | 7 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1980 | 7 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1982 | 7 |
| 1983 | 7 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1986 | 8 |
| 1987 | 9 |
| 1988 | 9 |
| 1989 | 9 |
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1991 | 10 |
| 1992 | 10 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1995 | 10 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 10 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 10 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 11 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2026 | 16 |
| 2027 | 16 |
| 2028 | 16 |
| 2029 | 16 |
| 2030 | 16 |
| 2031 | 16 |
| 2032 | 16 |
| 2033 | 16 |
| 2034 | 16 |
| 2035 | 16 |
| 2036 | 16 |
| 2037 | 16 |
| 2038 | 16 |
| 2039 | 17 |
| 2040 | 17 |
| 2041 | 17 |
| 2042 | 18 |
| 2043 | 18 |
| 2044 | 18 |
| 2045 | 18 |
| 2046 | 18 |
| 2047 | 18 |
| 2048 | 18 |
| 2049 | 18 |
| 2050 | 18 |
| 2051 | 18 |
| 2052 | 18 |
| 2053 | 18 |
| 2054 | 18 |
| 2055 | 18 |
| 2056 | 18 |
| 2057 | 18 |
| 2058 | 17 |
| 2059 | 17 |
| 2060 | 17 |
| 2061 | 17 |
| 2062 | 18 |
| 2063 | 19 |
| 2064 | 18 |
| 2065 | 18 |
| 2066 | 18 |
| 2067 | 19 |
| 2068 | 20 |
| 2069 | 20 |
| 2070 | 20 |
| 2071 | 20 |
| 2072 | 20 |
| 2073 | 20 |
| 2074 | 20 |
| 2075 | 20 |
| 2076 | 21 |
| 2077 | 21 |
| 2078 | 21 |
| 2079 | 21 |
| 2080 | 21 |
| 2081 | 22 |
| 2082 | 22 |
| 2083 | 21 |
| 2084 | 21 |
| 2085 | 21 |
| 2086 | 21 |
| 2087 | 21 |
| 2088 | 21 |
| 2089 | 21 |
| 2090 | 21 |
| 2091 | 21 |
| 2092 | 22 |
| 2093 | 22 |
| 2094 | 22 |
| 2095 | 22 |
| 2096 | 23 |
| 2097 | 23 |
| 2098 | 24 |
| 2099 | 24 |
| 2100 | 24 |
