Cook Islands vs Tuvalu: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Cook Islands
1,417 people
in 2050
Tuvalu
1,269 people
in 2050
Cook Islands rank
214th
Tuvalu rank
215th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Cook Islands
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 1,417 people against 1,269 people in Tuvalu, a difference of 148 people.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 214th and Tuvalu ranks 215th of 238 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9,306 people | 4,605 people | 4,701 people | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 9,272 people | 4,927 people | 4,345 people | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 8,874 people | 4,975 people | 3,899 people | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 7,681 people | 5,265 people | 2,416 people | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 7,108 people | 5,280 people | 1,829 people | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 4,594 people | 5,025 people | 431.74 people | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 4,414 people | 4,509 people | 95 people | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 3,165 people | 3,372 people | 206.52 people | Tuvalu |
| 2030s | 2,180 people | 2,447 people | 267.29 people | Tuvalu |
| 2040s | 1,657 people | 1,720 people | 63.26 people | Tuvalu |
| 2050s | 1,417 people | 1,269 people | 147.68 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 Tuvalu?
- Cook Islands, at 1,417 people against 1,269 people in Tuvalu as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Cook Islands and Tuvalu?
- 148 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Tuvalu?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
- How do Cook Islands and Tuvalu rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Cook Islands ranks 214th and Tuvalu ranks 215th 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.