Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 76.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Cook Islands, 1950–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 76.9% for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Cook Islands peaked at 76.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1950.
Cook Islands ranks 85th of 238 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 | 41.7% | 37.5% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.6% | 47.3% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.9% | 53.5% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.1% | 53.7% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 58.0% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 65.0% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 73.3% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2% | 75.6% | 76.9% | 6 |
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More population data for Cook Islands
- Number of children under 5, by world region 335 people (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 33.01 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Birth rate by women's age group 20.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (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)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.01 children per women (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Cook Islands?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Cook Islands was 76.9% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1950.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Cook Islands ranks 85th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.