Cook Islands vs Northern Mariana Islands: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Cook Islands
15,644 people
in 2020
Northern Mariana Islands
15,328 people
in 2020
Cook Islands rank
204th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
205th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Cook Islands
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 15,644 people against 15,328 people in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 316 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 204th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 6 and Northern Mariana Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15,430 people | 7,420 people | 8,011 people | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 18,220 people | 9,500 people | 8,720 people | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 19,692 people | 12,618 people | 7,075 people | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 17,264 people | 15,905 people | 1,359 people | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 17,450 people | 16,376 people | 1,074 people | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 11,379 people | 21,000 people | 9,621 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 9,066 people | 15,457 people | 6,390 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 15,644 people | 15,328 people | 315.5 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, Cook Islands or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 15,644 people against 15,328 people in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 316 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Cook Islands ranks 204th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 205th 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.