Median age vs births per woman in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Median age vs births per woman was 35.08 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35.08
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
5th
of 7 countries
All-time high
35.08
in 2023
All-time low
13.25
in 1967
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age vs births per woman in Cook Islands, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age vs births per woman in Cook Islands is 35.08, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in Cook Islands peaked at 35.08 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.25, in 1967.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age vs births per woman in Cook Islands, year by year

Annual values for Median age vs births per woman in Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 15.72
1951 15.63 -0.6%
1952 15.61 -0.2%
1953 15.62 +0.1%
1954 15.67 +0.3%
1955 15.73 +0.4%
1956 15.83 +0.6%
1957 15.85 +0.1%
1958 15.72 -0.8%
1959 15.48 -1.6%
1960 15.14 -2.2%
1961 14.78 -2.4%
1962 14.5 -1.9%
1963 14.23 -1.8%
1964 13.93 -2.1%
1965 13.6 -2.4%
1966 13.33 -2.0%
1967 13.25 -0.6%
1968 13.29 +0.3%
1969 13.32 +0.2%
1970 13.34 +0.2%
1971 13.39 +0.3%
1972 13.52 +1.0%
1973 13.74 +1.6%
1974 13.91 +1.3%
1975 14.03 +0.8%
1976 14.09 +0.4%
1977 14.39 +2.1%
1978 14.89 +3.5%
1979 15.37 +3.2%
1980 15.81 +2.9%
1981 16.23 +2.6%
1982 16.66 +2.6%
1983 17.09 +2.6%
1984 17.47 +2.2%
1985 17.8 +1.9%
1986 18.07 +1.5%
1987 18.45 +2.1%
1988 18.94 +2.6%
1989 19.37 +2.3%
1990 19.75 +2.0%
1991 20.06 +1.6%
1992 20.39 +1.6%
1993 20.78 +1.9%
1994 21.14 +1.8%
1995 21.47 +1.6%
1996 21.73 +1.2%
1997 22.05 +1.5%
1998 22.54 +2.2%
1999 23.05 +2.3%
2000 23.54 +2.1%
2001 23.97 +1.8%
2002 24.38 +1.7%
2003 24.82 +1.8%
2004 25.26 +1.8%
2005 25.7 +1.7%
2006 26.12 +1.7%
2007 26.67 +2.1%
2008 27.33 +2.5%
2009 28.01 +2.5%
2010 28.7 +2.5%
2011 29.4 +2.4%
2012 29.93 +1.8%
2013 30.31 +1.3%
2014 30.69 +1.2%
2015 31.07 +1.3%
2016 31.45 +1.2%
2017 31.81 +1.1%
2018 32.14 +1.0%
2019 32.45 +1.0%
2020 32.74 +0.9%
2021 33.27 +1.6%
2022 34.11 +2.5%
2023 35.08 +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15.69 15.48 15.85 10
1960s 13.94 13.25 15.14 10
1970s 14.07 13.34 15.37 10
1980s 17.59 15.81 19.37 10
1990s 21.3 19.75 23.05 10
2000s 25.58 23.54 28.01 10
2010s 30.8 28.7 32.45 10
2020s 33.8 32.74 35.08 4

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 2 Monaco 54.36 compare
  2. 2 Montserrat 41.55 compare
  3. 3 Anguilla 38.01 compare
  4. 3 Japan 48.96 compare
  5. 4 Martinique 48.79 compare
  6. 4 Niue 36.55 compare
  7. 5 Italy 47.46 compare
  8. 6 San Marino 47.39 compare
  9. 6 Tokelau 26.65 compare
  10. 7 Guadeloupe 46.57 compare
  11. 7 Mayotte 16.79 compare
  12. 8 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 46.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age vs births per woman in Cook Islands?
Median age vs births per woman in Cook Islands was 35.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 35.08 in 2023.
What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 13.25 in 1967.
How does Cook Islands rank for median age vs births per woman?
Cook Islands ranks 5th out of 7 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age vs births per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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