Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1,836 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,836 people
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
224th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1,836 people
in 2023
All-time low
433 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Cook Islands is 1,836 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Cook Islands peaked at 1,836 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 433 people, in 1950.
That places Cook Islands 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 433 people | — |
| 1951 | 434 people | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 445 people | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 457 people | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 471 people | +3.1% |
| 1955 | 483 people | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 499 people | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 507 people | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 510 people | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 515 people | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 517 people | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 519 people | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 531 people | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 546 people | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 568 people | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 601 people | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 622 people | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 629 people | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 633 people | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 636 people | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 638 people | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 648 people | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 662 people | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 674 people | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 682 people | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 690 people | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 695 people | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 705 people | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 713 people | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 725 people | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 737 people | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 741 people | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 749 people | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 753 people | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 759 people | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 765 people | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 763 people | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 767 people | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 781 people | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 797 people | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 808 people | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 815 people | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 830 people | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 845 people | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 863 people | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 882 people | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 909 people | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 921 people | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 932 people | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 936 people | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 936 people | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 941 people | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 964 people | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1,035 people | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1,066 people | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1,099 people | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1,148 people | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,224 people | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1,311 people | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 1,412 people | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1,525 people | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 1,596 people | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 1,630 people | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1,672 people | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1,710 people | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,749 people | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1,769 people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,768 people | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,755 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,722 people | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1,730 people | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,781 people | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1,836 people | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 475.4 people | 433 people | 515 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 580.2 people | 517 people | 636 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 683.2 people | 638 people | 725 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 761.2 people | 737 people | 797 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 874.1 people | 808 people | 936 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,072 people | 936 people | 1,311 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,659 people | 1,412 people | 1,769 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,767 people | 1,722 people | 1,836 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 221 American Samoa 3,594 people compare
- 222 Palau 1,932 people compare
- 223 Saint Barthelemy 1,921 people compare
- 225 Anguilla 1,763 people compare
- 226 Marshall Islands 1,709 people compare
- 227 Wallis and Futuna 1,603 people compare
More population data for Cook Islands
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4399 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Cook Islands?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Cook Islands was 1,836 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,836 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 433 people in 1950.
- How does Cook Islands rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Cook Islands ranks 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.