Cook Islands vs Palau: Population by age group

Cook Islands
1,836 people
in 2023
Palau
1,932 people
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
224th
Palau rank
222nd

Population by age group over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 1,932 people against 1,836 people in Cook Islands, a difference of 96 people.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 224th and Palau ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and Palau in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Palau Difference Ahead
1950s 475.4 people 519.7 people 44.3 people Palau
1960s 580.2 people 485.5 people 94.7 people Cook Islands
1970s 683.2 people 560.7 people 122.5 people Cook Islands
1980s 761.2 people 720.5 people 40.7 people Cook Islands
1990s 874.1 people 953.6 people 79.5 people Palau
2000s 1,072 people 1,080 people 7.2 people Palau
2010s 1,659 people 1,342 people 316.8 people Cook Islands
2020s 1,767 people 1,814 people 47.25 people Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Cook Islands or Palau?
Palau, at 1,932 people against 1,836 people in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Cook Islands and Palau?
96 people, 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 population by age group?
Cook Islands ranks 224th and Palau ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by age group
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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.