Cook Islands vs Palau: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Cook Islands
1,417 people
in 2050
Palau
1,496 people
in 2050
Cook Islands rank
214th
Palau rank
213th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Cook Islands
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1,496 people against 1,417 people in Cook Islands, a difference of 79 people.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 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 Palau ranks 213th of 238 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 6 and Palau in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9,306 people | 5,453 people | 3,854 people | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 9,272 people | 5,023 people | 4,249 people | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 8,874 people | 4,840 people | 4,034 people | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 7,681 people | 4,511 people | 3,170 people | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 7,108 people | 5,021 people | 2,088 people | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 4,594 people | 4,690 people | 96.79 people | Palau |
| 2010s | 4,414 people | 3,505 people | 909.07 people | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 3,165 people | 3,651 people | 485.62 people | Palau |
| 2030s | 2,180 people | 3,202 people | 1,023 people | Palau |
| 2040s | 1,657 people | 2,242 people | 584.86 people | Palau |
| 2050s | 1,417 people | 1,496 people | 79.46 people | Palau |
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 Palau?
- Palau, at 1,496 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 Palau?
- 79 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Palau?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
- How do Cook Islands and Palau rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Cook Islands ranks 214th and Palau ranks 213th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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.