Share urban and rural population in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share urban and rural population was 76.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
76.9
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
84th
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.9
in 2025
All-time low
37.45
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share urban and rural population in Cook Islands, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share urban and rural population in Cook Islands stood at 76.9. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share urban and rural population in Cook Islands peaked at 76.9 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.45, in 1950.
Cook Islands ranks 84th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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
More population data for Cook Islands
- Projected population under age 5 335 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.367 (2100)
- Population density 33.01 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.367 (2100)
- Fertility rate by age group 20.58 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates 2.04 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 2.01 (2023)
- Children per woman vs population growth 0.3214 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 2.04 (2023)
- Natural population growth 0.3214 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share urban and rural population in Cook Islands?
- Share urban and rural population in Cook Islands was 76.9 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share urban and rural population recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share urban and rural population recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.45 in 1950.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share urban and rural population?
- Cook Islands ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share urban and rural population 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 urban and rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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