Natural population growth rate in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Natural population growth rate was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural population growth rate in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural population growth rate in Cook Islands is 0.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.6% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate in Cook Islands peaked at 3.4% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
Cook Islands ranks 150th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 147 Argentina 0.3% compare
- 148 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.3% compare
- 149 North Korea 0.3% compare
- 151 Grenada 0.3% compare
- 152 Saint Lucia 0.3% compare
- 153 Chile 0.2% compare
More population data for Cook Islands
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 335 people (2100)
- Population density 33.01 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 0.3% (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age 0.3% (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 20.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate in Cook Islands?
- Natural population growth rate in Cook Islands was 0.3% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1963.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Cook Islands rank for natural population growth rate?
- Cook Islands ranks 150th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.