Cook Islands vs Northern Mariana Islands: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Cook Islands
1,417 people
in 2050
Northern Mariana Islands
1,891 people
in 2050
Cook Islands rank
214th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
212th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Cook Islands
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 1,891 people against 1,417 people in Cook Islands, a difference of 474 people.
That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 1.3 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 214th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 212th of 238 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 5 and Northern Mariana Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9,306 people | 1,624 people | 7,683 people | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 9,272 people | 1,867 people | 7,405 people | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 8,874 people | 2,013 people | 6,861 people | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 7,681 people | 3,354 people | 4,328 people | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 7,108 people | 5,235 people | 1,874 people | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 4,594 people | 5,946 people | 1,352 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 4,414 people | 4,494 people | 80.39 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 3,165 people | 3,490 people | 324.69 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2030s | 2,180 people | 2,803 people | 623.26 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2040s | 1,657 people | 2,257 people | 599.69 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2050s | 1,417 people | 1,891 people | 474.2 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Cook Islands or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 1,891 people against 1,417 people in Cook Islands as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 474 people, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
- How do Cook Islands and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Cook Islands ranks 214th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 212th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.