Which has higher number of births, Cook Islands or Palau?

Palau, at 193 births against 178 births in Cook Islands as of 2023.

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

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cook Islands vs Palau: Number of births

Cook Islands

178 births

in 2023

Palau

193 births

in 2023

Cook Islands rank

226th

Palau rank

225th

Number of births over time

Cook Islands
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 193 births against 178 births in Cook Islands, a difference of 15 births.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 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 Palau ranks 225th 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	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	731.1 births	382.8 births	348.3 births	Cook Islands
1960s	809.8 births	417.8 births	392 births	Cook Islands
1970s	610.5 births	373.5 births	237 births	Cook Islands
1980s	485 births	302.9 births	182.1 births	Cook Islands
1990s	502.5 births	333.3 births	169.2 births	Cook Islands
2000s	313.5 births	272.4 births	41.1 births	Cook Islands
2010s	282.4 births	233.2 births	49.2 births	Cook Islands
2020s	204.5 births	199.75 births	4.75 births	Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Cook Islands or Palau?: Palau, at 193 births against 178 births in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Cook Islands and Palau?: 15 births, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Palau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Palau rank globally for number of births?: Cook Islands ranks 226th and Palau ranks 225th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births
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.