People using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: People using improved sanitation facilities was 13,566 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 13,566 people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands peaked at 17,144 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13,566 people, in 2024.
Cook Islands ranks 222nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,726 people | 14,163 people | 15,902 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,746 people | 15,844 people | 17,144 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,499 people | 13,566 people | 15,390 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 219 Saint Martin (French part) 26,129 people compare
- 220 Palau 17,522 people compare
- 221 Anguilla 14,292 people compare
- 223 Nauru 11,518 people compare
- 224 Saint Barthelemy 11,258 people compare
- 225 Wallis and Futuna 10,482 people 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)
- Natural population growth rate 0.3% (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Cook Islands was 13,566 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 17,144 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,566 people in 2024.
- How does Cook Islands rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Cook Islands ranks 222nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.