World population growth in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: World population growth was -0.4% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.4%
Change on year
up 23.4%
World rank
138th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2007
All-time low
-4.0%
in 2000
Years of data
153
1900–2100
World population growth in Cook Islands, 1900–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, world population growth in Cook Islands stood at -0.4%.
That represents a change of up 23.4% on the previous year and down 274.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Cook Islands peaked at 3.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4.0%, in 2000.
That places Cook Islands 138th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -1.2% | — |
| 1945 | 1.7% | -248.8% |
| 1950 | 2.8% | +61.0% |
| 1951 | 2.1% | -23.4% |
| 1952 | 1.6% | -21.9% |
| 1953 | 1.8% | +10.4% |
| 1954 | 1.7% | -4.9% |
| 1955 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 1.5% | -14.7% |
| 1957 | 1.6% | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 1.8% | +14.2% |
| 1959 | 2.0% | +12.8% |
| 1960 | 2.2% | +10.3% |
| 1961 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 1962 | 0.7% | -65.2% |
| 1963 | 0.8% | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | +17.7% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | +18.1% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | +21.6% |
| 1967 | 1.9% | +37.4% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 2.0% | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | -14.6% |
| 1972 | -2.7% | -257.0% |
| 1973 | -3.0% | +13.5% |
| 1974 | -3.3% | +10.0% |
| 1975 | -3.6% | +7.2% |
| 1976 | -3.4% | -4.0% |
| 1977 | -0.3% | -91.7% |
| 1978 | -0.4% | +39.6% |
| 1979 | -0.4% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | -0.5% | +26.9% |
| 1981 | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | -1.0% | +88.6% |
| 1983 | -1.2% | +21.5% |
| 1984 | -1.3% | +9.0% |
| 1985 | -1.4% | +6.3% |
| 1986 | -1.4% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -178.8% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -28.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -21.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -45.0% |
| 1997 | -3.0% | -1093.6% |
| 1998 | -3.3% | +12.3% |
| 1999 | -3.8% | +14.4% |
| 2000 | -4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | -4.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -111.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -32.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +70.2% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +405.5% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -109.5% |
| 2013 | -0.4% | +55.0% |
| 2014 | -0.4% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | -0.6% | +25.3% |
| 2016 | -0.8% | +37.5% |
| 2017 | -2.6% | +241.4% |
| 2018 | -2.8% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | -2.9% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | -3.2% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | -2.8% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | -3.3% | +19.6% |
| 2023 | -3.6% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | -3.5% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | -3.4% | -0.8% |
| 2026 | -3.3% | -5.2% |
| 2027 | -2.9% | -9.7% |
| 2028 | -2.7% | -7.8% |
| 2029 | -2.5% | -6.1% |
| 2030 | -2.2% | -13.0% |
| 2031 | -1.9% | -13.9% |
| 2032 | -1.8% | -7.6% |
| 2033 | -1.6% | -7.7% |
| 2034 | -1.5% | -8.2% |
| 2035 | -1.6% | +6.0% |
| 2036 | -1.3% | -16.8% |
| 2037 | -1.1% | -16.5% |
| 2038 | -1.2% | +10.2% |
| 2039 | -0.8% | -33.5% |
| 2040 | -1.1% | +33.3% |
| 2041 | -0.7% | -35.9% |
| 2042 | -0.5% | -21.6% |
| 2043 | -0.6% | +8.1% |
| 2044 | -0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2045 | -0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2046 | -0.5% | -15.9% |
| 2047 | -0.7% | +30.2% |
| 2048 | -0.5% | -26.8% |
| 2049 | -0.7% | +31.9% |
| 2050 | -0.6% | -4.0% |
| 2051 | -0.7% | +3.9% |
| 2052 | -0.7% | +12.1% |
| 2053 | -0.8% | +8.1% |
| 2054 | -0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2055 | -0.8% | +9.5% |
| 2056 | -0.8% | -5.8% |
| 2057 | -0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2058 | -0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2059 | -0.7% | -7.8% |
| 2060 | -0.8% | +7.0% |
| 2061 | -0.8% | +5.3% |
| 2062 | -0.7% | -17.5% |
| 2063 | -0.6% | -11.3% |
| 2064 | -0.6% | -7.2% |
| 2065 | -0.6% | +7.0% |
| 2066 | -0.4% | -27.2% |
| 2067 | -0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2068 | -0.2% | -52.5% |
| 2069 | -0.4% | +72.9% |
| 2070 | -0.3% | -15.9% |
| 2071 | -0.1% | -69.1% |
| 2072 | -0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2073 | -0.0% | -62.2% |
| 2074 | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2075 | -0.0% | +32.4% |
| 2076 | -0.0% | -49.0% |
| 2077 | 0.0% | -148.0% |
| 2078 | 0.0% | +208.3% |
| 2079 | 0.1% | +100.0% |
| 2080 | 0.0% | -83.8% |
| 2081 | 0.0% | +108.3% |
| 2082 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 2083 | 0.0% | +54.2% |
| 2084 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2085 | -0.0% | -164.9% |
| 2086 | 0.0% | -150.0% |
| 2087 | -0.1% | -708.3% |
| 2088 | -0.1% | +34.2% |
| 2089 | -0.2% | +63.3% |
| 2090 | -0.1% | -38.8% |
| 2091 | -0.2% | +138.8% |
| 2092 | -0.2% | +5.6% |
| 2093 | -0.2% | -30.0% |
| 2094 | -0.3% | +50.3% |
| 2095 | -0.4% | +38.5% |
| 2096 | -0.3% | -16.9% |
| 2097 | -0.3% | -8.0% |
| 2098 | -0.4% | +36.7% |
| 2099 | -0.5% | +27.4% |
| 2100 | -0.4% | -23.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Cook Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -1093.6% | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 2087 | -708.3% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | +405.5% | 0.6% | 3.1% |
| 1972 | -257.0% | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 1945 | +248.8% | -1.2% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | -241.4% | -0.8% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.2% | -1.2% | -1.2% | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.3% | -3.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4% | -1.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5% | -3.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | -4.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -2.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.1% | -3.6% | -2.5% | 10 |
| 2030s | -1.5% | -2.2% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.7% | -1.1% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.8% | -0.8% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.6% | -0.8% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.0% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.3% | -0.5% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | 1 |
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 33.01 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 335 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total population (thousands), annual growth rate -3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Cook Islands?
- World population growth in Cook Islands was -0.4% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.0% in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for world population growth?
- Cook Islands ranks 138th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 274.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.