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Population in Kuwait compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,865,298 in 2025 vs 116,786,962 people in the Philippines in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 4,981,316 people compared to 118,213,646 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 23.7 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.48% of the world: 0.06% for Kuwait vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Kuwait has had an average growth rate of +2.64% per year vs +1.08% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 4.98M (110.7% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (32.1% growth).

Kuwait vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kuwait Philippines
2100 9,334,340 115,059,775
2099 9,260,081 115,816,309
2098 9,186,463 116,573,828
2097 9,113,170 117,333,883
2096 9,040,141 118,100,419
2095 8,967,450 118,866,742
2094 8,895,114 119,626,818
2093 8,823,113 120,388,122
2092 8,751,505 121,147,462
2091 8,680,321 121,904,917
2090 8,609,595 122,652,199
2089 8,539,136 123,391,846
2088 8,469,109 124,122,345
2087 8,399,564 124,843,149
2086 8,330,533 125,552,213
2085 8,261,971 126,246,777
2084 8,193,896 126,918,902
2083 8,126,269 127,566,644
2082 8,059,106 128,196,192
2081 7,992,347 128,799,883
2080 7,926,024 129,384,776
2079 7,860,286 129,937,788
2078 7,795,005 130,470,163
2077 7,730,203 130,981,766
2076 7,665,903 131,455,691
2075 7,602,169 131,899,779
2074 7,538,993 132,321,868
2073 7,476,318 132,712,554
2072 7,414,183 133,078,198
2071 7,352,798 133,413,261
2070 7,292,103 133,726,740
2069 7,231,928 134,013,962
2068 7,172,407 134,276,965
2067 7,113,525 134,521,893
2066 7,055,300 134,738,123
2065 6,997,659 134,943,069
2064 6,940,617 135,121,691
2063 6,883,966 135,278,856
2062 6,827,893 135,418,302
2061 6,772,426 135,533,003
2060 6,717,567 135,624,320
2059 6,663,194 135,691,307
2058 6,609,283 135,723,393
2057 6,555,790 135,729,299
2056 6,502,807 135,713,449
2055 6,450,126 135,658,483
2054 6,397,735 135,564,032
2053 6,345,468 135,433,969
2052 6,293,294 135,267,110
2051 6,241,127 135,047,521
2050 6,188,892 134,786,831
2049 6,136,684 134,476,341
2048 6,084,369 134,125,026
2047 6,032,063 133,725,025
2046 5,979,700 133,275,028
2045 5,927,211 132,781,283
2044 5,874,608 132,246,145
2043 5,822,127 131,672,273
2042 5,769,628 131,060,574
2041 5,717,337 130,412,807
2040 5,665,332 129,728,924
2039 5,613,613 129,013,931
2038 5,562,201 128,259,977
2037 5,511,310 127,475,872
2036 5,460,951 126,664,807
2035 5,411,185 125,834,749
2034 5,362,082 124,984,319
2033 5,313,716 124,117,657
2032 5,266,162 123,239,893
2031 5,219,420 122,353,079
2030 5,173,547 121,447,264
2029 5,125,419 120,532,209
2028 5,073,776 119,603,538
2027 5,015,009 118,669,567
2026 4,945,732 117,732,112
2025 4,865,298 116,786,962
2024 4,897,263 115,843,670
2023 4,853,420 114,891,199
2022 4,589,643 113,964,338
2021 4,360,865 113,100,950
2020 4,400,267 112,081,264
2019 4,442,316 110,804,683
2018 4,323,515 109,465,287
2017 4,154,812 108,119,693
2016 4,004,096 106,735,719
2015 3,834,574 105,312,992
2014 3,665,876 103,767,130
2013 3,507,844 102,076,336
2012 3,337,109 100,175,512
2011 3,132,814 98,248,614
2010 2,943,372 96,337,125
2009 2,795,484 94,384,250
2008 2,651,421 92,699,095
2007 2,507,887 91,075,184
2006 2,364,733 89,508,986
2005 2,236,788 88,015,962
2004 2,157,320 86,394,504
2003 2,109,881 84,731,835
2002 2,059,974 83,068,889
2001 2,008,121 81,401,488
2000 1,954,709 79,625,397
1999 1,900,030 77,753,257
1998 1,844,302 75,791,024
1997 1,787,683 73,908,810
1996 1,730,246 72,190,242
1995 1,681,513 70,546,246
1994 1,664,361 69,019,291
1993 1,672,151 67,530,621
1992 1,634,961 65,926,125
1991 1,351,399 64,382,249
1990 1,684,819 62,854,666
1989 2,217,468 61,265,260
1988 2,134,707 59,739,052
1987 2,052,994 58,157,496
1986 1,972,520 56,645,077
1985 1,894,242 55,213,006
1984 1,820,688 53,726,181
1983 1,744,295 52,194,620
1982 1,662,480 50,695,707
1981 1,583,426 49,311,727
1980 1,504,782 48,043,740
1979 1,423,514 46,807,103
1978 1,340,319 45,575,281
1977 1,258,023 44,367,962
1976 1,178,711 43,201,488
1975 1,104,863 42,120,826
1974 1,038,346 41,174,341
1973 977,654 40,294,130
1972 920,352 39,408,560
1971 865,076 38,518,659
1970 809,114 37,622,204
1969 749,452 36,660,799
1968 687,716 35,638,342
1967 628,089 34,621,320
1966 572,590 33,617,170
1965 521,174 32,625,316
1964 473,115 31,643,032
1963 427,694 30,674,731
1962 384,995 29,723,536
1961 345,945 28,792,621
1960 311,060 27,891,897

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kuwait/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kuwait gained 977,220 people (a 24.4% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,477,927 people (a 10.8% growth).

Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 15th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kuwait's population will grow by 24.2% to 6,188,892 people with a rank change from 127th to 119th. The population of the Philippines will increase by 14% to 134,786,831 people and rank change from 15th to 14th.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.33M people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

Kuwait
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kuwait Philippines
2100 0.8% -0.65%
2099 0.8% -0.65%
2098 0.8% -0.65%
2097 0.81% -0.65%
2096 0.81% -0.64%
2095 0.81% -0.64%
2094 0.82% -0.63%
2093 0.82% -0.63%
2092 0.82% -0.62%
2091 0.82% -0.61%
2090 0.83% -0.6%
2089 0.83% -0.59%
2088 0.83% -0.58%
2087 0.83% -0.56%
2086 0.83% -0.55%
2085 0.83% -0.53%
2084 0.83% -0.51%
2083 0.83% -0.49%
2082 0.84% -0.47%
2081 0.84% -0.45%
2080 0.84% -0.43%
2079 0.84% -0.41%
2078 0.84% -0.39%
2077 0.84% -0.36%
2076 0.84% -0.34%
2075 0.84% -0.32%
2074 0.84% -0.29%
2073 0.84% -0.27%
2072 0.83% -0.25%
2071 0.83% -0.23%
2070 0.83% -0.21%
2069 0.83% -0.2%
2068 0.83% -0.18%
2067 0.83% -0.16%
2066 0.82% -0.15%
2065 0.82% -0.13%
2064 0.82% -0.12%
2063 0.82% -0.1%
2062 0.82% -0.08%
2061 0.82% -0.07%
2060 0.82% -0.05%
2059 0.82% -0.02%
2058 0.82% -0.004%
2057 0.81% 0.01%
2056 0.82% 0.04%
2055 0.82% 0.07%
2054 0.82% 0.1%
2053 0.83% 0.12%
2052 0.84% 0.16%
2051 0.84% 0.19%
2050 0.85% 0.23%
2049 0.86% 0.26%
2048 0.87% 0.3%
2047 0.88% 0.34%
2046 0.89% 0.37%
2045 0.9% 0.4%
2044 0.9% 0.44%
2043 0.91% 0.47%
2042 0.91% 0.5%
2041 0.92% 0.53%
2040 0.92% 0.55%
2039 0.92% 0.59%
2038 0.92% 0.62%
2037 0.92% 0.64%
2036 0.92% 0.66%
2035 0.92% 0.68%
2034 0.91% 0.7%
2033 0.9% 0.71%
2032 0.9% 0.72%
2031 0.89% 0.75%
2030 0.94% 0.76%
2029 1.02% 0.78%
2028 1.17% 0.79%
2027 1.4% 0.8%
2026 1.65% 0.81%
2025 -0.65% 0.81%
2024 0.9% 0.83%
2023 5.75% 0.81%
2022 5.25% 0.76%
2021 -0.9% 0.91%
2020 -0.95% 1.15%
2019 2.75% 1.22%
2018 4.06% 1.24%
2017 3.76% 1.3%
2016 4.42% 1.35%
2015 4.6% 1.49%
2014 4.51% 1.66%
2013 5.12% 1.9%
2012 6.52% 1.96%
2011 6.44% 1.98%
2010 5.29% 2.07%
2009 5.43% 1.82%
2008 5.72% 1.78%
2007 6.05% 1.75%
2006 5.72% 1.7%
2005 3.68% 1.88%
2004 2.25% 1.96%
2003 2.42% 2%
2002 2.58% 2.05%
2001 2.73% 2.23%
2000 2.88% 2.41%
1999 3.02% 2.59%
1998 3.17% 2.55%
1997 3.32% 2.38%
1996 2.9% 2.33%
1995 1.03% 2.21%
1994 -0.47% 2.2%
1993 2.27% 2.43%
1992 21% 2.4%
1991 -19.8% 2.43%
1990 -24% 2.59%
1989 3.88% 2.55%
1988 3.98% 2.72%
1987 4.08% 2.67%
1986 4.13% 2.59%
1985 4.04% 2.77%
1984 4.38% 2.93%
1983 4.92% 2.96%
1982 4.99% 2.81%
1981 5.23% 2.64%
1980 5.71% 2.64%
1979 6.21% 2.7%
1978 6.54% 2.72%
1977 6.73% 2.7%
1976 6.68% 2.57%
1975 6.41% 2.3%
1974 6.21% 2.18%
1973 6.23% 2.25%
1972 6.39% 2.31%
1971 6.92% 2.38%
1970 7.96% 2.62%
1969 8.98% 2.87%
1968 9.49% 2.94%
1967 9.69% 2.99%
1966 9.87% 3.04%
1965 10.2% 3.1%
1964 10.6% 3.16%
1963 11.1% 3.2%
1962 11.3% 3.23%
1961 11.2% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Kuwait declined by 0.65%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Kuwait Philippines
Current population
4981316
118213646
Population rank 127/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.42%
One net population change
16.5 minutes
33.5 seconds
One birth every
10.7 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
1.18 hours
42.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -88 +2,584
Annual growth/decline -31,965 +943,292
Annual growth/decline rate -0.65% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 188/197 110/197
One migration net change every
12.3 minutes
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change +42,775 -149,315
Net migration rank 24/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 3,323,191 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 20/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 67.3% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 5/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kuwait
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kuwait Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 42,775 - -149,315
2024 41,627 61,624 1,105,612 -160,373
2023 42,568 50,008 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 41,752 368,560 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 42,057 19,678 917,928 -85,185
2020 41,083 -168,379 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 46,268 181 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 47,222 145,973 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 51,498 92,717 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 51,397 105,818 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 52,127 129,695 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 54,673 100,891 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 52,666 107,821 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 53,181 127,777 1,979,568 95,702
2011 50,733 176,732 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 49,838 101,566 2,030,979 13,556
2009 48,879 95,483 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 47,505 96,268 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 46,539 96,765 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 45,911 97,087 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 45,243 67,638 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 44,341 1,713 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 42,934 5,895 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 41,651 9,335 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 40,662 12,055 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 39,811 14,296 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 39,342 15,912 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 39,324 16,878 1,870,371 178,274
1997 39,581 17,457 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 39,920 17,914 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 39,198 438 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 36,533 -41,862 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 33,239 -43,501 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 32,016 52,620 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 21,867 460,628 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 46,720 -1,196,050 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 49,390 34,643 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 50,037 31,455 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 50,690 31,243 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 51,824 27,187 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 51,772 25,777 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 52,539 17,020 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 51,460 31,758 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 49,981 30,437 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 48,098 29,600 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 47,096 32,483 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 45,569 37,383 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 44,277 39,159 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 42,922 38,225 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 41,439 36,050 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 39,295 30,909 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 37,425 25,398 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 35,741 22,830 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 34,045 21,984 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 32,339 22,182 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 30,789 26,614 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 28,774 33,143 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 26,161 35,399 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 23,520 34,177 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 20,914 32,383 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 18,952 30,580 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 17,064 29,537 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 15,357 28,889 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 13,730 27,417 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 12,327 24,618 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 11,054 21,769 1,036,017 -155,354

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Kuwait is from natural causes (a gain of 457,599 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 805,875 people). In the Philippines 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,533,489 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,811,966 people).

As of 2024, 3,323,191 residents or 67.3% of the population were not native-born in Kuwait, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

Biggest cities by population

Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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