Cook Islands vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Cook Islands
1,417 people
in 2050
Turks and Caicos Islands
1,232 people
in 2050
Cook Islands rank
214th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
216th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Cook Islands
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 1,417 people against 1,232 people in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 185 people.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Turks and Caicos Islands's.
Across all 101 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 214th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 216th of 238 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9,306 people | 2,730 people | 6,576 people | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 9,272 people | 2,882 people | 6,390 people | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 8,874 people | 3,030 people | 5,844 people | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 7,681 people | 3,357 people | 4,324 people | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 7,108 people | 2,971 people | 4,137 people | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 4,594 people | 2,885 people | 1,708 people | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 4,414 people | 2,957 people | 1,457 people | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 3,165 people | 2,665 people | 500.39 people | Cook Islands |
| 2030s | 2,180 people | 1,869 people | 310.54 people | Cook Islands |
| 2040s | 1,657 people | 1,352 people | 305.26 people | Cook Islands |
| 2050s | 1,417 people | 1,232 people | 184.5 people | Cook 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 1,417 people against 1,232 people in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Cook Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 185 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
- How do Cook Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Cook Islands ranks 214th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 216th 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.