Population growth rate in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Population growth rate was -3.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Population growth rate in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded -3.6% for population growth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 829.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Cook Islands peaked at 3.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4.0%, in 2000.
Cook Islands ranks 235th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.8% | — |
| 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% |
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% | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | +405.5% | 0.6% | 3.1% |
| 1972 | -257.0% | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | -241.4% | -0.8% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | +178.8% | -1.4% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | -3.2% | -3.6% | -2.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 232 Greece -2.1% compare
- 233 Northern Mariana Islands -2.1% compare
- 234 Marshall Islands -3.3% compare
- 236 Saint Martin (French part) -5.4% compare
More population data for Cook Islands
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4399 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4399 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population aged 25-64 years (thousands), annual growth rate -5.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Cook Islands?
- Population growth rate in Cook Islands was -3.6% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.0% in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for population growth rate?
- Cook Islands ranks 235th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 829.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.