Cook Islands vs Tuvalu: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Cook Islands
3,537 people
in 2023
Tuvalu
3,202 people
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
224th
Tuvalu rank
226th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Cook Islands
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 3,537 people against 3,202 people in Tuvalu, a difference of 335 people.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 224th and Tuvalu ranks 226th of 236 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,375 people | 1,869 people | 5,506 people | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 9,444 people | 2,468 people | 6,976 people | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 9,593 people | 2,406 people | 7,187 people | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 6,848 people | 2,634 people | 4,214 people | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 6,189 people | 3,302 people | 2,887 people | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 4,882 people | 3,476 people | 1,406 people | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 4,377 people | 3,484 people | 892.4 people | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 3,736 people | 3,232 people | 503.75 people | Cook Islands |
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 Tuvalu?
- Cook Islands, at 3,537 people against 3,202 people in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cook Islands and Tuvalu?
- 335 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Tuvalu rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Cook Islands ranks 224th and Tuvalu ranks 226th 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.