Cook Islands vs Seychelles: World population growth

Cook Islands
-0.4%
in 2100
Seychelles
-0.4%
in 2100
Cook Islands rank
137th
Seychelles rank
136th

World population growth over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Seychelles
-4-2024190020002100

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports -0.4% against -0.4% in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 153 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Seychelles ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 137th and Seychelles ranks 136th of 238 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 5 and Seychelles in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Seychelles Difference Ahead
1900s -1.2% 2.0% 3.1% Seychelles
1940s 1.7% 0.3% 1.4% Cook Islands
1950s 1.9% 1.2% 0.7% Cook Islands
1960s 1.5% 2.3% 0.8% Seychelles
1970s -1.3% 2.1% 3.4% Seychelles
1980s -0.4% 1.1% 1.5% Seychelles
1990s -0.5% 1.2% 1.7% Seychelles
2000s 0.3% 1.3% 1.0% Seychelles
2010s -0.5% 2.3% 2.8% Seychelles
2020s -3.1% 1.6% 4.8% Seychelles
2030s -1.5% 0.2% 1.7% Seychelles
2040s -0.7% -0.0% 0.6% Seychelles
2050s -0.8% -0.2% 0.5% Seychelles
2060s -0.6% -0.4% 0.1% Seychelles
2070s -0.1% -0.5% 0.5% Cook Islands
2080s -0.0% -0.5% 0.4% Cook Islands
2090s -0.3% -0.4% 0.1% Cook Islands
2100s -0.4% -0.4% 0.0% Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population growth, Cook Islands or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at -0.4% against -0.4% in Cook Islands as of 2100.
What is the difference in world population growth between Cook Islands and Seychelles?
0.0%, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Seychelles?
153 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2100.
How do Cook Islands and Seychelles rank globally for world population growth?
Cook Islands ranks 137th and Seychelles ranks 136th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
World population growth
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed

Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.