The latest officially reported population of Kuwait was 4,897,263 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kuwait's population is 5,064,966 people compared to 117,734,664 in the Philippines.
Population statistics:
- The Philippines' population is 23.2 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 +3.1% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
- Since 2006, the population of Kuwait has increased from 2.36M people to 5.06M (114.2% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.5% growth).
- Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.53M 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 |
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| Population rank | 127/197 | 14/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 1.42% |
| One net population change |
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33.1 seconds
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +61,624 | -160,373 |
| Daily growth/decline | +120 | +2,610 |
| Annual growth/decline | +43,843 | +952,471 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.9% | +0.83% |
| Population growth rate rank | 107/197 | 114/197 |
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 | 4,897,263 | 115,843,670 | 0.9% | 0.83% |
| 2025 | 4,988,142 | 116,786,968 | 1.86% | 0.81% |
| 2026 | 5,064,255 | 117,724,479 | 1.53% | 0.8% |
| 2027 | 5,129,360 | 118,656,426 | 1.29% | 0.79% |
| 2028 | 5,185,490 | 119,583,984 | 1.09% | 0.78% |
| 2029 | 5,236,219 | 120,502,132 | 0.98% | 0.77% |
| 2030 | 5,284,012 | 121,408,897 | 0.91% | 0.75% |
| 2031 | 5,331,101 | 122,301,606 | 0.89% | 0.74% |
| 2032 | 5,379,044 | 123,180,341 | 0.9% | 0.72% |
| 2033 | 5,427,808 | 124,049,036 | 0.91% | 0.71% |
| 2034 | 5,477,364 | 124,904,124 | 0.91% | 0.69% |
| 2035 | 5,527,633 | 125,740,977 | 0.92% | 0.67% |
| 2036 | 5,578,535 | 126,558,232 | 0.92% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 5,630,015 | 127,352,607 | 0.92% | 0.63% |
| 2038 | 5,682,029 | 128,118,535 | 0.92% | 0.6% |
| 2039 | 5,734,465 | 128,850,047 | 0.92% | 0.57% |
| 2040 | 5,787,201 | 129,546,666 | 0.92% | 0.54% |
| 2041 | 5,840,229 | 130,209,810 | 0.92% | 0.51% |
| 2042 | 5,893,501 | 130,837,005 | 0.91% | 0.48% |
| 2043 | 5,946,873 | 131,427,404 | 0.91% | 0.45% |
| 2044 | 6,000,304 | 131,979,673 | 0.9% | 0.42% |
| 2045 | 6,053,738 | 132,492,038 | 0.89% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 6,107,040 | 132,962,001 | 0.88% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 6,160,254 | 133,385,290 | 0.87% | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 6,213,452 | 133,759,436 | 0.86% | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 6,266,588 | 134,089,011 | 0.86% | 0.25% |
| 2050 | 6,319,692 | 134,373,439 | 0.85% | 0.21% |
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 1,060,870 (a 26.5% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 10,998,945 (a 10.3% growth).
Kuwait was ranked 139th most populous country in 2006 and is 127th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Kuwait's population will grow by 24.8% to 6,319,692 people with a rank change from 127th to 117th. The population of the Philippines will increase by 14.1% 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 | 81 years | 70.2 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 | 712 ppl/mi² | 1,006 ppl/mi² |
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