Which has higher population by age group, Cook Islands or Palau?

Cook Islands, at 987 people against 984 people in Palau as of 2023.

What is the difference in population by age group between Cook Islands and Palau?

3 people, with Cook Islands ahead.

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 Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cook Islands vs Palau: Population by age group

Cook Islands

987 people

in 2023

Palau

984 people

in 2023

Cook Islands rank

225th

Palau rank

226th

Population by age group over time

Cook Islands
Palau

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 987 people against 984 people in Palau, a difference of 3 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.

Cook Islands ranks 225th and Palau ranks 226th 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	2,923 people	1,539 people	1,384 people	Cook Islands
1960s	3,810 people	1,883 people	1,926 people	Cook Islands
1970s	3,184 people	1,784 people	1,400 people	Cook Islands
1980s	2,147 people	1,498 people	648.5 people	Cook Islands
1990s	2,298 people	1,626 people	672.1 people	Cook Islands
2000s	1,572 people	1,324 people	247.2 people	Cook Islands
2010s	1,442 people	1,172 people	269.8 people	Cook Islands
2020s	1,090 people	1,010 people	80.5 people	Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Cook Islands or Palau?: Cook Islands, at 987 people against 984 people in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Cook Islands and Palau?: 3 people, with Cook Islands 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 225th and Palau ranks 226th 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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.