Cook Islands vs Nauru: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Cook Islands
3,537 people
in 2023
Nauru
4,537 people
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
224th
Nauru rank
222nd
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Cook Islands
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 4,537 people against 3,537 people in Cook Islands, a difference of 1,000 people.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.3 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 224th and Nauru ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 7 and Nauru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,375 people | 1,443 people | 5,932 people | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 9,444 people | 2,159 people | 7,285 people | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 9,593 people | 2,517 people | 7,076 people | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 6,848 people | 3,060 people | 3,788 people | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 6,189 people | 4,159 people | 2,030 people | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 4,882 people | 3,730 people | 1,152 people | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 4,377 people | 4,081 people | 295.5 people | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 3,736 people | 4,494 people | 758.25 people | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Cook Islands or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 4,537 people against 3,537 people in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cook Islands and Nauru?
- 1,000 people, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Nauru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Nauru rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Cook Islands ranks 224th and Nauru ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.