British Virgin Islands vs Cook Islands: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
British Virgin Islands
13,763 people
in 2020
Cook Islands
15,644 people
in 2020
British Virgin Islands rank
207th
Cook Islands rank
204th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 15,644 people against 13,763 people in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 1,881 people.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 207th and Cook Islands ranks 204th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 2 and Cook Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,434 people | 15,430 people | 7,997 people | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 8,104 people | 18,220 people | 10,117 people | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 10,270 people | 19,692 people | 9,423 people | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 12,199 people | 17,264 people | 5,065 people | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 10,332 people | 17,450 people | 7,119 people | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 12,838 people | 11,379 people | 1,459 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 11,555 people | 9,066 people | 2,488 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 13,763 people | 15,644 people | 1,880 people | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, British Virgin Islands or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 15,644 people against 13,763 people in British Virgin Islands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between British Virgin Islands and Cook Islands?
- 1,881 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Cook Islands?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Cook Islands rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 207th and Cook Islands ranks 204th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.