Population: 19,124 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.15% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 23.22 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 5.2 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -6.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 24.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.14 years
male: 69.2 years
female: 73.1 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.3 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Cook Islander(s)
adjective: Cook Islander

Ethnic divisions: Polynesian (full blood) 81.3%, Polynesian and European 7.7%, Polynesian and other 7.7%, European 2.4%, other 0.9%

Religions: Christian (majority of populace members of Cook Islands Christian Church)

Languages: English (official), Maori

Literacy:
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: 5,810
by occupation: agriculture 29%, government 27%, services 25%, industry 15%, other 4% (1981)

NOTE: The information regarding Cook Islands on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cook Islands People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cook Islands People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.