Cook Islands vs Wallis and Futuna: Population: comparison of UN projections

Cook Islands
14,244 people
in 2023
Wallis and Futuna
11,394 people
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
225th
Wallis and Futuna rank
227th

Population: comparison of UN projections over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Wallis and Futuna
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How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 14,244 people against 11,394 people in Wallis and Futuna, a difference of 2,850 people.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.3 times Wallis and Futuna's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 225th and Wallis and Futuna ranks 227th of 236 countries.

Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Wallis and Futuna Difference Ahead
1950s 16,035 people 9,254 people 6,780 people Cook Islands
1960s 18,811 people 8,387 people 10,424 people Cook Islands
1970s 19,278 people 9,511 people 9,767 people Cook Islands
1980s 17,104 people 12,561 people 4,543 people Cook Islands
1990s 17,423 people 14,122 people 3,302 people Cook Islands
2000s 15,469 people 14,490 people 978.6 people Cook Islands
2010s 17,203 people 12,339 people 4,863 people Cook Islands
2020s 14,965 people 11,531 people 3,434 people Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population: comparison of un projections, Cook Islands or Wallis and Futuna?
Cook Islands, at 14,244 people against 11,394 people in Wallis and Futuna as of 2023.
What is the difference in population: comparison of un projections between Cook Islands and Wallis and Futuna?
2,850 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Wallis and Futuna?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Wallis and Futuna rank globally for population: comparison of un projections?
Cook Islands ranks 225th and Wallis and Futuna ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population: comparison of UN projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population: comparison of UN projections
Unit
people
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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.