Population growth rate in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Population growth rate was -0.367 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.367
Change on year
up 23.4%
World rank
138th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.12
in 2007
All-time low
-3.99
in 2000
Years of data
153
1900–2100
Population growth rate in Cook Islands, 1900–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Cook Islands stood at -0.367.
That represents a change of up 23.4% on the previous year and down 274.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Cook Islands peaked at 3.12 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.99, 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.
Population growth rate in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | -1.15 | — |
| 1945 | 1.71 | -248.8% |
| 1950 | 2.76 | +61.0% |
| 1951 | 2.11 | -23.4% |
| 1952 | 1.65 | -21.9% |
| 1953 | 1.82 | +10.4% |
| 1954 | 1.73 | -4.9% |
| 1955 | 1.76 | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 1.5 | -14.7% |
| 1957 | 1.56 | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 1.78 | +14.2% |
| 1959 | 2.01 | +12.8% |
| 1960 | 2.21 | +10.3% |
| 1961 | 2.01 | -9.1% |
| 1962 | 0.7 | -65.2% |
| 1963 | 0.809 | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 0.952 | +17.7% |
| 1965 | 1.12 | +18.1% |
| 1966 | 1.37 | +21.6% |
| 1967 | 1.88 | +37.4% |
| 1968 | 1.88 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.03 | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 1.99 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.7 | -14.6% |
| 1972 | -2.66 | -257.0% |
| 1973 | -3.02 | +13.5% |
| 1974 | -3.32 | +10.0% |
| 1975 | -3.56 | +7.2% |
| 1976 | -3.42 | -4.0% |
| 1977 | -0.285 | -91.7% |
| 1978 | -0.398 | +39.6% |
| 1979 | -0.405 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | -0.514 | +26.9% |
| 1981 | -0.528 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | -0.996 | +88.6% |
| 1983 | -1.21 | +21.5% |
| 1984 | -1.32 | +9.0% |
| 1985 | -1.4 | +6.3% |
| 1986 | -1.35 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 1.07 | -178.8% |
| 1988 | 1.03 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.09 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 1.12 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.08 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.773 | -28.4% |
| 1993 | 0.608 | -21.3% |
| 1994 | 0.497 | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 0.54 | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.297 | -45.0% |
| 1997 | -2.95 | -1093.6% |
| 1998 | -3.31 | +12.3% |
| 1999 | -3.79 | +14.4% |
| 2000 | -3.99 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | -3.98 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.474 | -111.9% |
| 2003 | 0.319 | -32.7% |
| 2004 | 0.352 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.363 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.618 | +70.2% |
| 2007 | 3.12 | +405.5% |
| 2008 | 3.05 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 3.04 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.96 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.61 | -11.6% |
| 2012 | -0.249 | -109.5% |
| 2013 | -0.386 | +55.0% |
| 2014 | -0.439 | +13.7% |
| 2015 | -0.55 | +25.3% |
| 2016 | -0.756 | +37.5% |
| 2017 | -2.58 | +241.4% |
| 2018 | -2.78 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | -2.94 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | -3.18 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | -2.8 | -11.9% |
| 2022 | -3.35 | +19.6% |
| 2023 | -3.59 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | -3.47 | -3.3% |
| 2025 | -3.44 | -0.8% |
| 2026 | -3.26 | -5.2% |
| 2027 | -2.94 | -9.7% |
| 2028 | -2.71 | -7.8% |
| 2029 | -2.55 | -6.1% |
| 2030 | -2.22 | -13.0% |
| 2031 | -1.91 | -13.9% |
| 2032 | -1.76 | -7.6% |
| 2033 | -1.63 | -7.7% |
| 2034 | -1.5 | -8.2% |
| 2035 | -1.58 | +6.0% |
| 2036 | -1.32 | -16.8% |
| 2037 | -1.1 | -16.5% |
| 2038 | -1.21 | +10.2% |
| 2039 | -0.807 | -33.5% |
| 2040 | -1.08 | +33.3% |
| 2041 | -0.69 | -35.9% |
| 2042 | -0.541 | -21.6% |
| 2043 | -0.585 | +8.1% |
| 2044 | -0.609 | +4.1% |
| 2045 | -0.634 | +4.1% |
| 2046 | -0.533 | -15.9% |
| 2047 | -0.694 | +30.2% |
| 2048 | -0.508 | -26.8% |
| 2049 | -0.67 | +31.9% |
| 2050 | -0.643 | -4.0% |
| 2051 | -0.668 | +3.9% |
| 2052 | -0.749 | +12.1% |
| 2053 | -0.81 | +8.1% |
| 2054 | -0.772 | -4.7% |
| 2055 | -0.845 | +9.5% |
| 2056 | -0.796 | -5.8% |
| 2057 | -0.791 | -0.6% |
| 2058 | -0.809 | +2.3% |
| 2059 | -0.746 | -7.8% |
| 2060 | -0.798 | +7.0% |
| 2061 | -0.84 | +5.3% |
| 2062 | -0.693 | -17.5% |
| 2063 | -0.615 | -11.3% |
| 2064 | -0.571 | -7.2% |
| 2065 | -0.611 | +7.0% |
| 2066 | -0.445 | -27.2% |
| 2067 | -0.459 | +3.1% |
| 2068 | -0.218 | -52.5% |
| 2069 | -0.377 | +72.9% |
| 2070 | -0.317 | -15.9% |
| 2071 | -0.098 | -69.1% |
| 2072 | -0.098 | -0.0% |
| 2073 | -0.037 | -62.2% |
| 2074 | -0.037 | -0.0% |
| 2075 | -0.049 | +32.4% |
| 2076 | -0.025 | -49.0% |
| 2077 | 0.012 | -148.0% |
| 2078 | 0.037 | +208.3% |
| 2079 | 0.074 | +100.0% |
| 2080 | 0.012 | -83.8% |
| 2081 | 0.025 | +108.3% |
| 2082 | 0.024 | -4.0% |
| 2083 | 0.037 | +54.2% |
| 2084 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 2085 | -0.024 | -164.9% |
| 2086 | 0.012 | -150.0% |
| 2087 | -0.073 | -708.3% |
| 2088 | -0.098 | +34.2% |
| 2089 | -0.16 | +63.3% |
| 2090 | -0.098 | -38.8% |
| 2091 | -0.234 | +138.8% |
| 2092 | -0.247 | +5.6% |
| 2093 | -0.173 | -30.0% |
| 2094 | -0.26 | +50.3% |
| 2095 | -0.36 | +38.5% |
| 2096 | -0.299 | -16.9% |
| 2097 | -0.275 | -8.0% |
| 2098 | -0.376 | +36.7% |
| 2099 | -0.479 | +27.4% |
| 2100 | -0.367 | -23.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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% | 0.297 | -2.95 |
| 2087 | -708.3% | 0.012 | -0.073 |
| 2007 | +405.5% | 0.618 | 3.12 |
| 1972 | -257.0% | 1.7 | -2.66 |
| 1945 | +248.8% | -1.15 | 1.71 |
| 2017 | -241.4% | -0.756 | -2.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.15 | -1.15 | -1.15 | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.87 | 1.5 | 2.76 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.34 | -3.56 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.413 | -1.4 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.514 | -3.79 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3368 | -3.99 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5108 | -2.94 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.13 | -3.59 | -2.55 | 10 |
| 2030s | -1.5 | -2.22 | -0.807 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.654 | -1.08 | -0.508 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.7629 | -0.845 | -0.643 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.5627 | -0.84 | -0.218 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.0538 | -0.317 | 0.074 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.0208 | -0.16 | 0.037 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.2801 | -0.479 | -0.098 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.367 | -0.367 | -0.367 | 1 |
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- Projected population under age 5 335 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.367 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Cook Islands?
- Population growth rate in Cook Islands was -0.367 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 in 2007.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.99 in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for population growth rate?
- Cook Islands ranks 138th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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