The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,973,861 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 5,128,257 people compared to 117,540,050 in the Philippines.
Population statistics:
- The Philippines' population is 22.9 times bigger than Kuwait's.
- Kuwait is ranked the 127th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
- 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 +3.25% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
- Since 2005, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.24M people to 5.13M (129.3% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 88M to 118M (33.5% growth).
- Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.68M people compared to the peak of 135M people in 2057 for the Philippines.
Kuwait vs Philippines: live population counter
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| Current population |
5128257
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117540050
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| Population rank | 127/197 | 14/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 1.42% |
| One net population change |
4.36 minutes
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33.1 seconds
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| One birth every |
10.5 minutes
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17.1 seconds
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| One death every |
1.18 hours
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44 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
8.53 minutes
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3.28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +61,624 | -160,373 |
| Daily growth/decline | +330 | +2,610 |
| Annual growth/decline | +120,441 | +952,471 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.48% | +0.83% |
| Population growth rate rank | 29/197 | 115/197 |
Kuwait and the Philippines: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 311,060 | 27,891,897 | - | - |
| 1961 | 345,945 | 28,792,621 | 11.2% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 384,995 | 29,723,536 | 11.3% | 3.23% |
| 1963 | 427,694 | 30,674,731 | 11.1% | 3.2% |
| 1964 | 473,115 | 31,643,032 | 10.6% | 3.16% |
| 1965 | 521,174 | 32,625,316 | 10.2% | 3.1% |
| 1966 | 572,590 | 33,617,170 | 9.87% | 3.04% |
| 1967 | 628,089 | 34,621,320 | 9.69% | 2.99% |
| 1968 | 687,716 | 35,638,342 | 9.49% | 2.94% |
| 1969 | 749,452 | 36,660,799 | 8.98% | 2.87% |
| 1970 | 809,114 | 37,622,204 | 7.96% | 2.62% |
| 1971 | 865,076 | 38,518,659 | 6.92% | 2.38% |
| 1972 | 920,352 | 39,408,560 | 6.39% | 2.31% |
| 1973 | 977,654 | 40,294,130 | 6.23% | 2.25% |
| 1974 | 1,038,346 | 41,174,341 | 6.21% | 2.18% |
| 1975 | 1,104,863 | 42,120,826 | 6.41% | 2.3% |
| 1976 | 1,178,711 | 43,201,488 | 6.68% | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 1,258,023 | 44,367,962 | 6.73% | 2.7% |
| 1978 | 1,340,319 | 45,575,281 | 6.54% | 2.72% |
| 1979 | 1,423,514 | 46,807,103 | 6.21% | 2.7% |
| 1980 | 1,504,782 | 48,043,740 | 5.71% | 2.64% |
| 1981 | 1,583,426 | 49,311,727 | 5.23% | 2.64% |
| 1982 | 1,662,480 | 50,695,707 | 4.99% | 2.81% |
| 1983 | 1,744,295 | 52,194,620 | 4.92% | 2.96% |
| 1984 | 1,820,688 | 53,726,181 | 4.38% | 2.93% |
| 1985 | 1,894,242 | 55,213,006 | 4.04% | 2.77% |
| 1986 | 1,972,520 | 56,645,077 | 4.13% | 2.59% |
| 1987 | 2,052,994 | 58,157,496 | 4.08% | 2.67% |
| 1988 | 2,134,707 | 59,739,052 | 3.98% | 2.72% |
| 1989 | 2,217,468 | 61,265,260 | 3.88% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 1,684,819 | 62,854,666 | -24% | 2.59% |
| 1991 | 1,351,399 | 64,382,249 | -19.8% | 2.43% |
| 1992 | 1,634,961 | 65,926,125 | 21% | 2.4% |
| 1993 | 1,672,151 | 67,530,621 | 2.27% | 2.43% |
| 1994 | 1,664,361 | 69,019,291 | -0.47% | 2.2% |
| 1995 | 1,681,513 | 70,546,246 | 1.03% | 2.21% |
| 1996 | 1,730,246 | 72,190,242 | 2.9% | 2.33% |
| 1997 | 1,787,683 | 73,908,810 | 3.32% | 2.38% |
| 1998 | 1,844,302 | 75,791,024 | 3.17% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 1,900,030 | 77,753,257 | 3.02% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 1,954,709 | 79,625,397 | 2.88% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 2,008,121 | 81,401,488 | 2.73% | 2.23% |
| 2002 | 2,059,974 | 83,068,889 | 2.58% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 2,109,881 | 84,731,835 | 2.42% | 2% |
| 2004 | 2,157,320 | 86,394,504 | 2.25% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 2,236,788 | 88,015,962 | 3.68% | 1.88% |
| 2006 | 2,364,733 | 89,508,986 | 5.72% | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 2,507,887 | 91,075,184 | 6.05% | 1.75% |
| 2008 | 2,651,421 | 92,699,095 | 5.72% | 1.78% |
| 2009 | 2,795,484 | 94,384,250 | 5.43% | 1.82% |
| 2010 | 2,943,372 | 96,337,125 | 5.29% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 3,132,814 | 98,248,614 | 6.44% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 3,337,109 | 100,175,512 | 6.52% | 1.96% |
| 2013 | 3,507,844 | 102,076,336 | 5.12% | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 3,665,876 | 103,767,130 | 4.51% | 1.66% |
| 2015 | 3,834,574 | 105,312,992 | 4.6% | 1.49% |
| 2016 | 4,004,096 | 106,735,719 | 4.42% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 4,154,812 | 108,119,693 | 3.76% | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 4,323,515 | 109,465,287 | 4.06% | 1.24% |
| 2019 | 4,442,316 | 110,804,683 | 2.75% | 1.22% |
| 2020 | 4,400,267 | 112,081,264 | -0.95% | 1.15% |
| 2021 | 4,360,865 | 113,100,950 | -0.9% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 4,589,643 | 113,964,338 | 5.25% | 0.76% |
| 2023 | 4,853,420 | 114,891,199 | 5.75% | 0.81% |
| 2024 | 4,973,861 | 115,843,670 | 2.48% | 0.83% |
| 2025 | 5,066,162 | 116,786,968 | 1.86% | 0.81% |
| 2026 | 5,143,465 | 117,724,479 | 1.53% | 0.8% |
| 2027 | 5,209,589 | 118,656,426 | 1.29% | 0.79% |
| 2028 | 5,266,597 | 119,583,984 | 1.09% | 0.78% |
| 2029 | 5,318,118 | 120,502,132 | 0.98% | 0.77% |
| 2030 | 5,366,659 | 121,408,897 | 0.91% | 0.75% |
| 2031 | 5,414,485 | 122,301,606 | 0.89% | 0.74% |
| 2032 | 5,463,178 | 123,180,341 | 0.9% | 0.72% |
| 2033 | 5,512,705 | 124,049,036 | 0.91% | 0.71% |
| 2034 | 5,563,035 | 124,904,124 | 0.91% | 0.69% |
| 2035 | 5,614,091 | 125,740,977 | 0.92% | 0.67% |
| 2036 | 5,665,789 | 126,558,232 | 0.92% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 5,718,074 | 127,352,607 | 0.92% | 0.63% |
| 2038 | 5,770,901 | 128,118,535 | 0.92% | 0.6% |
| 2039 | 5,824,158 | 128,850,047 | 0.92% | 0.57% |
| 2040 | 5,877,719 | 129,546,666 | 0.92% | 0.54% |
| 2041 | 5,931,576 | 130,209,810 | 0.92% | 0.51% |
| 2042 | 5,985,681 | 130,837,005 | 0.91% | 0.48% |
| 2043 | 6,039,888 | 131,427,404 | 0.91% | 0.45% |
| 2044 | 6,094,155 | 131,979,673 | 0.9% | 0.42% |
| 2045 | 6,148,424 | 132,492,038 | 0.89% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 6,202,560 | 132,962,001 | 0.88% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 6,256,606 | 133,385,290 | 0.87% | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 6,310,637 | 133,759,436 | 0.86% | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 6,364,604 | 134,089,011 | 0.86% | 0.25% |
| 2050 | 6,418,538 | 134,373,439 | 0.85% | 0.21% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kuwait increased by 1,597,786 people (a 71.4% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,297,030 people (a 19.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kuwait gained 1,293,683 (a 33.7% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 12,227,058 (a 11.6% growth).
Kuwait was ranked 140th most populous country in 2005 and is 127th in 2025. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2005 and ranked 14th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Kuwait's population will grow by 25.2% to 6,418,538 people with a rank change from 127th to 117th. The population of the Philippines will increase by 14.3% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th.
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Population differences between Kuwait and the Philippines
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| Life expectancy | 80.8 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 34.1 years | 29.7 years |
| Median age | 35.8 years | 26.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 61.1:38.9 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 723 ppl/mi² | 1,006 ppl/mi² |
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