Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 76.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Cook Islands, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Cook Islands is 76.9%, measured 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 vs. gdp per capita in Cook Islands peaked at 76.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, 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.
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.5% | — |
| 1951 | 38.4% | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 39.3% | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 40.3% | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 41.2% | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 42.1% | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 43.0% | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 44.1% | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 45.2% | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 46.3% | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 47.3% | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 49.0% | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 49.8% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 50.5% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 51.2% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 51.7% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 52.2% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 52.7% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 53.2% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 53.9% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 54.0% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 54.0% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 54.1% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 54.1% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 54.0% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 53.8% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 53.7% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 53.7% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 55.6% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 56.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 57.4% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 58.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 58.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 58.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 58.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 58.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 58.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 58.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 59.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 60.5% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 62.7% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 68.3% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
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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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4399 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population aged 25-64 years (thousands), annual growth rate -5.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Cook Islands?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Cook Islands was 76.9% in 2025, according to 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- Cook Islands ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita 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 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.