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
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
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Cook Islands stood at 1,836 people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is 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.
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 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 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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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.