Annual number of births by world region in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Annual number of births by world region was 178 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
178
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
226th
of 236 countries
All-time high
835
in 1962
All-time low
178
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual number of births by world region in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 178 for annual number of births by world region in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of births by world region in Cook Islands peaked at 835 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 178, in 2023.
That places Cook Islands 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual number of births by world region in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 659 | — |
| 1951 | 691 | +4.9% |
| 1952 | 706 | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 715 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 722 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 730 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 744 | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 761 | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 782 | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 801 | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 819 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 830 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 835 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 830 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 821 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 810 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 796 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 786 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 788 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 783 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 771 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 755 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 724 | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 676 | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 623 | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 571 | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 522 | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 482 | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 488 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 493 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 494 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 487 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 481 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 481 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 481 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 479 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 476 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 472 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 490 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 509 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 531 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 544 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 546 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 541 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 530 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 519 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 502 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 475 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 436 | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 401 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 371 | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 344 | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 315 | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 309 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 305 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 304 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 303 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 292 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 294 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 298 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 302 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 305 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 307 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 297 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 287 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 280 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 274 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 270 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 258 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 244 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 229 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 214 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 197 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 178 | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 731.1 | 659 | 801 | 10 |
| 1960s | 809.8 | 783 | 835 | 10 |
| 1970s | 610.5 | 482 | 771 | 10 |
| 1980s | 485 | 472 | 509 | 10 |
| 1990s | 502.5 | 401 | 546 | 10 |
| 2000s | 313.5 | 292 | 371 | 10 |
| 2010s | 282.4 | 244 | 307 | 10 |
| 2020s | 204.5 | 178 | 229 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 223 Tuvalu 226 compare
- 224 San Marino 200 compare
- 225 Palau 193 compare
- 227 Anguilla 130 compare
- 228 Wallis and Futuna 98 compare
- 229 Saint Barthelemy 53 compare
More population data for Cook Islands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4399 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4399 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.367 (2100)
- Population density 33.01 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 335 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.367 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3475 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of births by world region in Cook Islands?
- Annual number of births by world region in Cook Islands was 178 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of births by world region recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 835 in 1962.
- What is the lowest annual number of births by world region recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 178 in 2023.
- How does Cook Islands rank for annual number of births by world region?
- Cook Islands ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual number of births by world region rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of births by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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