The following table lists (in reverse chronological order) the number of numbered minor planets discovered in each year. Note that this is not the same as the number of objects given permanent numbers in a given year (see here for a tally of the total number of numbered minor planets after each batch of MPCs from 1995).
This list was last updated on 2012 Feb. 8.
Year Number 2011 1 2010 1336 2009 5150 2008 9733 2007 11606 2006 19191 2005 24535 2004 21763 2003 24188 2002 37160 2001 43899 2000 44858 1999 26052 1998 14001 1997 4415 1996 2876 1995 2930 1994 1967 1993 2273 1992 1405 1991 1456 1990 1220 1989 879 1988 786 1987 396 1986 403 1985 356 1984 278 1983 241 1982 384 1981 1518 1980 299 1979 416 1978 536 1977 1370 1976 196 1975 158 1974 91 1973 1273 1972 84 1971 542 1970 31 1969 61 1968 45 1967 31 1966 29 1965 25 1964 47 1963 13 1962 13 1961 8 1960 1804 1959 7 1958 3 1957 10 1956 6 1955 24 1954 9 1953 44 1952 24 1951 36 1950 49 1949 34 1948 25 1947 4 1946 1 1944 1 1943 13 1942 41 1941 41 1940 38 1939 49 1938 99 1937 51 1936 67 1935 75 1934 57 1933 62 1932 50 1931 82 1930 52 1929 55 1928 38 1927 26 1926 22 1925 28 1924 42 1923 28 1922 21 1921 29 1920 20 1919 15 1918 24 1917 28 1916 49 1915 21 1914 21 1913 33 1912 14 1911 20 1910 14 1909 21 1908 29 1907 36 1906 45 1905 31 1904 33 1903 21 1902 21 1901 19 1900 12 1899 11 1898 9 1897 7 1896 16 1895 11 1894 20 1893 27 1892 27 1891 21 1890 15 1889 6 1888 10 1887 7 1886 11 1885 9 1884 9 1883 4 1882 11 1881 1 1880 8 1879 20 1878 12 1877 10 1876 12 1875 17 1874 6 1873 6 1872 11 1871 5 1870 3 1869 2 1868 12 1867 4 1866 6 1865 3 1864 3 1863 2 1862 5 1861 10 1860 5 1859 1 1858 5 1857 9 1856 5 1855 4 1854 6 1853 4 1852 8 1851 2 1850 3 1849 1 1848 1 1847 3 1845 1 1807 1 1804 1 1802 1 1801 1
