Which has higher number of births, by world region, Cook Islands or Tuvalu?

Tuvalu, at 226 births against 178 births in Cook Islands as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tuvalu?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cook Islands vs Tuvalu: Number of births, by world region

Cook Islands

178 births

in 2023

Tuvalu

226 births

in 2023

Cook Islands rank

226th

Tuvalu rank

223rd

Number of births, by world region over time

Cook Islands
Tuvalu

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 226 births against 178 births in Cook Islands, a difference of 48 births.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.3 times Cook Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 226th and Tuvalu ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 7 and Tuvalu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	731.1 births	240.9 births	490.2 births	Cook Islands
1960s	809.8 births	190.6 births	619.2 births	Cook Islands
1970s	610.5 births	184.6 births	425.9 births	Cook Islands
1980s	485 births	289.9 births	195.1 births	Cook Islands
1990s	502.5 births	284.7 births	217.8 births	Cook Islands
2000s	313.5 births	231.8 births	81.7 births	Cook Islands
2010s	282.4 births	254.2 births	28.2 births	Cook Islands
2020s	204.5 births	242.75 births	38.25 births	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, Cook Islands or Tuvalu?: Tuvalu, at 226 births against 178 births in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Cook Islands and Tuvalu?: 48 births, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tuvalu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Tuvalu rank globally for number of births, by world region?: Cook Islands ranks 226th and Tuvalu ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births, by world region
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.