Cook Islands vs Saint Martin (French part): Population growth rate

Cook Islands
-3.6%
in 2023
Saint Martin (French part)
-5.4%
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
235th
Saint Martin (French part) rank
236th

Population growth rate over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Saint Martin (French part)
-1001020195019862023

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports -3.6% against -5.4% in Saint Martin (French part), a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Martin (French part) ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 235th and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 236th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 2 and Saint Martin (French part) in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Saint Martin (French part) Difference Ahead
1950s 1.9% 3.6% 1.7% Saint Martin (French part)
1960s 1.5% 3.5% 2.0% Saint Martin (French part)
1970s -1.3% 3.2% 4.5% Saint Martin (French part)
1980s -0.4% 12.2% 12.6% Saint Martin (French part)
1990s -0.5% 0.6% 1.1% Saint Martin (French part)
2000s 0.3% 2.2% 1.8% Saint Martin (French part)
2010s -0.5% -1.0% 0.5% Cook Islands
2020s -3.2% -5.3% 2.1% Cook Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Cook Islands or Saint Martin (French part)?
Cook Islands, at -3.6% against -5.4% in Saint Martin (French part) as of 2023.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Cook Islands and Saint Martin (French part)?
1.8%, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Saint Martin (French part)?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Saint Martin (French part) rank globally for population growth rate?
Cook Islands ranks 235th and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 236th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth rate
Unit
%
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

Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.