Cook Islands vs Palau: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Cook Islands
1,836 people
in 2023
Palau
1,932 people
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
224th
Palau rank
222nd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Cook Islands
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1,932 people against 1,836 people in Cook Islands, a difference of 96 people.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 224th and Palau ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 4 and Palau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 475.4 people | 519.7 people | 44.3 people | Palau |
| 1960s | 580.2 people | 485.5 people | 94.7 people | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 683.2 people | 560.7 people | 122.5 people | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 761.2 people | 720.5 people | 40.7 people | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 874.1 people | 953.6 people | 79.5 people | Palau |
| 2000s | 1,072 people | 1,080 people | 7.2 people | Palau |
| 2010s | 1,659 people | 1,342 people | 316.8 people | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 1,767 people | 1,814 people | 47.25 people | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Cook Islands or Palau?
- Palau, at 1,932 people against 1,836 people in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cook Islands and Palau?
- 96 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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Cook Islands ranks 224th and Palau ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. 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. This only includes people aged 65+.