Cook Islands vs Marshall Islands: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Cook Islands
15,644 people
in 2020
Marshall Islands
17,348 people
in 2020
Cook Islands rank
204th
Marshall Islands rank
203rd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Cook Islands
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 17,348 people against 15,644 people in Cook Islands, a difference of 1,704 people.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 204th and Marshall Islands ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 3 and Marshall Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,430 people | 13,239 people | 2,192 people | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 18,220 people | 13,171 people | 5,049 people | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 19,692 people | 14,646 people | 5,047 people | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 17,264 people | 21,186 people | 3,921 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 17,450 people | 25,278 people | 7,827 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 11,379 people | 24,449 people | 13,070 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 9,066 people | 20,925 people | 11,858 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 15,644 people | 17,348 people | 1,704 people | Marshall 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, Cook Islands or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 17,348 people against 15,644 people in Cook Islands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Cook Islands and Marshall Islands?
- 1,704 people, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Marshall Islands?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cook Islands and Marshall Islands rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Cook Islands ranks 204th and Marshall Islands ranks 203rd 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.