The yearly record
| Fiscal year | K-1 | K-2 | Rank | World K-1 share | Rank movement, positive is up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1,783 | 198 | first | 14.75% | Unavailable |
| 1998 | 1,521 | 164 | first | 11.73% | 0 |
| 1999 | 2,188 | 239 | first | 12.85% | 0 |
| 2000 | 2,606 | 335 | first | 12.14% | 0 |
| 2001 | 2,871 | 289 | second | 11.50% | -1 |
| 2002 | 3,775 | 409 | second | 13.32% | 0 |
| 2003 | 3,000 | 457 | second | 11.86% | 0 |
| 2004 | 3,662 | 545 | second | 12.35% | 0 |
| 2005 | 4,638 | 730 | first | 13.68% | 1 |
| 2006 | 4,991 | 825 | first | 16.32% | 0 |
| 2007 | 6,444 | 1,213 | first | 19.42% | 0 |
| 2008 | 4,994 | 860 | first | 16.49% | 0 |
| 2009 | 5,445 | 936 | first | 19.67% | 0 |
| 2010 | 6,024 | 1,030 | first | 19.43% | 0 |
| 2011 | 4,651 | 766 | first | 18.92% | 0 |
| 2012 | 5,115 | 920 | first | 18.48% | 0 |
| 2013 | 5,357 | 959 | first | 20.35% | 0 |
| 2014 | 7,228 | 1,254 | first | 20.12% | 0 |
| 2015 | 6,658 | 1,327 | first | 21.51% | 0 |
| 2016 | 6,926 | 1,388 | first | 18.04% | 0 |
| 2017 | 6,913 | 1,519 | first | 19.87% | 0 |
| 2018 | 5,124 | 1,193 | first | 20.77% | 0 |
| 2019 | 7,134 | 1,453 | first | 19.88% | 0 |
| 2020 | 3,069 | 681 | first | 18.21% | 0 |
| 2021 | 1,227 | 337 | second | 6.38% | -1 |
| 2022 | 4,968 | 1,070 | first | 23.27% | 1 |
| 2023 | 2,747 | 657 | first | 13.86% | 0 |
| 2024 | 10,228 | 1,881 | first | 21.50% | 0 |
| 2025 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
| 2026 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
For FY2024, the Philippines ranks first with 10,228 K-1 issuances. A year earlier it ranked first, with 2,747 visas. The latest share for the Philippines is 21.50% of the 47,579 K-1 visas issued worldwide.
The FY2020 to FY2024 sum is 22,239 for the Philippines. The worldwide share for the Philippines over that period is 17.82%. Within the recent window for the Philippines, FY2020 recorded 3,069 and FY2022 recorded 4,968.
Highs, lows and annual changes
The Philippines has a visible low of 1,227 K-1 visas in FY2021, compared with a high of 10,228 in FY2024. The first publishable row for the Philippines, FY1997, lists 1,783, and the latest lists 10,228.
The sharpest increase for the Philippines was 7,481 K-1 visas, from 2,747 in FY2023 to 10,228 in FY2024. The sharpest decline for the Philippines ran from 7,134 in FY2019 to 3,069 in FY2020, a loss of 4,065.
Rank, volume and worldwide share
The Philippines first attained its best publishable position of first in FY1997, with 1,783 K-1 issuances and a 14.75% world share. Its lowest position is second in FY2001, when 2,871 issuances gave it 11.50% worldwide. The FY2024 position is first.
The Philippines has a 43.37% K-1 change between FY2019 and FY2024, moving from 7,134 to 10,228 issuances. Its FY2014 count of 7,228 gives a 41.51% endpoint change through FY2024. The annual row immediately before the latest has 2,747 visas in FY2023.
The Philippines holds its highest visible worldwide share at 23.27% in FY2022, receiving 4,968 of 21,351 K-1 visas. The volume peak is 10,228 in FY2024. For FY2024, the Philippines figures are 10,228 of 47,579 worldwide, a 21.50% share.
The Philippines received 22,239 K-1 visas across FY2020 to FY2024, with 45.99% arriving in the latest year. Its FY2020 count of 3,069 accounts for 13.80% of the period sum. The Philippines annual path also includes 4,968 in FY2022 and 2,747 in FY2023.
The combined recent K-1 world share for the Philippines is 17.82%. Its latest 21.50% leaves a difference of 3.68 percentage points after subtracting the period share. Other the Philippines share checkpoints are 14.75% in FY1997, when there were 1,783 K-1 visas, and 13.86% in FY2023.
The first published observations for the Philippines include 1,783 K-1 and 198 K-2 visas in FY1997, rank first with 14.75% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 1,521 K-1 and 164 K-2 visas in FY1998, rank first with 11.73% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 2,188 K-1 and 239 K-2 visas in FY1999, rank first with 12.85% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 2,606 K-1 and 335 K-2 visas in FY2000, rank first with 12.14% of worldwide K-1 issuances.
Children and the latest comparison
Alongside the latest K-1 total, the Philippines has 1,881 K-2 visas in FY2024. The child-visa maximum for the Philippines is 1,881 in FY2024. With 10,228 K-1 visas then, the child-to-principal ratio for the Philippines is 18.4 per 100.
The Philippines sits alongside Mexico in the selected recent-volume list. The period totals for the Philippines and Mexico are 22,239 and 9,454, respectively, for FY2020 to FY2024. In FY2024, the peer received 4,180 K-1 visas while the Philippines received 10,228.
The Las Vegas connection
Mailing addresses in the Philippines appeared on 42 Las Vegas licenses issued in 2025. Visa nationality and license mailing country have no individual record link. See the source definitions.