Cook Islands vs North Korea: Natural population growth rate vs. median age
Cook Islands
0.3%
in 2023
North Korea
0.3%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
150th
North Korea rank
149th
Natural population growth rate vs. median age over time
- Cook Islands
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 150th and North Korea ranks 149th 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 | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.7% | 0.8% | 1.8% | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 0.6% | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. median age, Cook Islands or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. median age between Cook Islands and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and North Korea rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- Cook Islands ranks 150th and North Korea ranks 149th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.