Population growth rate vs median age in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Population growth rate vs median age was 0.3214 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rate vs median age in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, population growth rate vs median age in Cook Islands stood at 0.3214. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.6% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate vs median age in Cook Islands peaked at 3.39 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3214, in 2023.
That places Cook Islands 150th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 2.67 | 2.05 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.28 | 3.13 | 3.39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.48 | 2.02 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 | 2.06 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.16 | 1.72 | 2.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 | 1.1 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8688 | 0.668 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4733 | 0.3214 | 0.596 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 147 Argentina 0.3396 compare
- 148 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.3337 compare
- 149 North Korea 0.3263 compare
- 151 Grenada 0.2852 compare
- 152 Saint Lucia 0.2648 compare
- 153 Chile 0.2468 compare
More population data for Cook Islands
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.367 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 335 (2100)
- Population density 33.01 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.367 (2100)
- Natural population growth 0.3214 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 2.04 (2023)
- Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity 2.04 (2023)
- Children per woman vs population growth 0.3214 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates 2.04 (2023)
- Fertility rate by age group 20.58 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate vs median age in Cook Islands?
- Population growth rate vs median age in Cook Islands was 0.3214 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 in 1963.
- What is the lowest population growth rate vs median age recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3214 in 2023.
- How does Cook Islands rank for population growth rate vs median age?
- Cook Islands ranks 150th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate vs median age 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate vs median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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