Cook Islands vs Palau: Population
Cook Islands
14,244 people
in 2023
Palau
17,751 people
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
225th
Palau rank
223rd
Population over time
- Cook Islands
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 17,751 people against 14,244 people in Cook Islands, a difference of 3,507 people.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 225th and Palau ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 5 and Palau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,035 people | 8,314 people | 7,720 people | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 18,811 people | 10,381 people | 8,430 people | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 19,278 people | 12,335 people | 6,944 people | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 17,104 people | 13,557 people | 3,546 people | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 17,423 people | 17,063 people | 360.7 people | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 15,469 people | 19,418 people | 3,949 people | Palau |
| 2010s | 17,203 people | 17,884 people | 681.1 people | Palau |
| 2020s | 14,965 people | 17,790 people | 2,825 people | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Cook Islands or Palau?
- Palau, at 17,751 people against 14,244 people in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Cook Islands and Palau?
- 3,507 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Palau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Palau rank globally for population?
- Cook Islands ranks 225th and Palau ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.