Cook Islands vs Northern Mariana Islands: Population growth rate with and without migration
Cook Islands
-3.6%
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
-2.1%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
235th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
233rd
Population growth rate with and without migration over time
- Cook Islands
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports -2.1% against -3.6% in Cook Islands, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 235th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Northern Mariana Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.9% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | -1.3% | 5.4% | 6.7% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | -0.4% | 9.4% | 9.8% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1990s | -0.5% | 4.7% | 5.2% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 0.3% | -2.3% | 2.6% | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -1.3% | 0.8% | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | -3.2% | -1.6% | 1.6% | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate with and without migration, Cook Islands or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at -2.1% against -3.6% in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate with and without migration between Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 1.5%, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for population growth rate with and without migration?
- Cook Islands ranks 235th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate with and without migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.