Share of population urban in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of population urban was 76.9 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
76.9
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 7 countries
All-time high
76.9
in 2025
All-time low
37.45
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950β2025
Share of population urban in Cook Islands, 1950β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 76.9 for share of population urban in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Cook Islands peaked at 76.9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.45, in 1950.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.74 | 37.45 | 46.27 | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.58 | 47.25 | 53.18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.92 | 53.54 | 54.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.05 | 53.69 | 57.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.17 | 58 | 62.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.24 | 65.01 | 73.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.32 | 73.32 | 75.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.24 | 75.6 | 76.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 1 Anguilla 100 compare
- 1 Bahrain 100 compare
- 1 Bermuda 100 compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100 compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100 compare
- 1 Hong Kong, China 100 compare
- 1 Kuwait 100 compare
- 1 Macau, China 100 compare
- 1 Monaco 100 compare
- 1 Naoero 100 compare
- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100 compare
- 1 Saint Martin 100 compare
- 1 Singapore 100 compare
- 1 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 100 compare
- 1 Holy See 100 compare
- 2 Mayotte 94.44 compare
- 4 Saint Helena 37.23 compare
- 5 Niue 37.19 compare
- 6 Montserrat 8.98 compare
More population data for Cook Islands
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.367 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 335 (2100)
- Population density 33.01 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.367 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2100)
- Natural population growth 0.3214 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 2.04 (2023)
- Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity 2.04 (2023)
- Children per woman vs population growth 0.3214 (2023)
- Population growth rate vs median age 0.3214 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Cook Islands?
- Share of population urban in Cook Islands was 76.9 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.45 in 1950.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of population urban?
- Cook Islands ranks 3rd out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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