Population:
9,556 (July 2016 est.)
note: the Cook Islands' Ministry of Finance & Economic Management estimated the resident population to have been 12,000 in December 2015
country comparison to the world: 225
[see also: Population country ranks ]

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

Ethnic groups:
Cook Island Maori (Polynesian) 81.3%, part Cook Island Maori 6.7%, other 11.9% (2011 est.)

Languages:
English (official) 86.4%, Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan) (official) 76.2%, other 8.3%
note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2011 est.)

Religions:
Protestant 62.8% (Cook Islands Christian Church 49.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 7.9%, Assemblies of God 3.7%, Apostolic Church 2.1%), Roman Catholic 17%, Mormon 4.4%, other 8%, none 5.6%, no response 2.2% (2011 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.61% (male 1,093/female 972)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 17.2% (male 877/female 767)
[see also: Age structure 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 38.08% (male 1,822/female 1,817)
[see also: Age structure 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 11.34% (male 584/female 500)
[see also: Age structure 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 11.76% (male 554/female 570) (2016 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]
population pyramid:
A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.

For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.

Median age:
total: 35.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 35.3 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 36.4 years (2016 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 74

Population growth rate:
-2.88% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 235
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
14.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 74.5% of total population (2015)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.88% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.12 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.14 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 1.17 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 13.5 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 16.3 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 10.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 109

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.8 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total country ranks ]
male: 73 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 78.8 years (2016 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 95

Total fertility rate:
2.21 children born/woman (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
3.4% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 175
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
1.33 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: urban: 99.9% of population rural: 99.9% of population total: 99.9% of population
[see also: Drinking water source - Improved - total country ranks ]
unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population rural: 0.1% of population total: 0.1% of population (2015 est.)
[see also: Drinking water source - Unimproved - total country ranks ]

Sanitation facility access:
improved: urban: 97.6% of population rural: 97.6% of population total: 97.6% of population
[see also: Sanitation facility access - Total Improved country ranks ]
unimproved: urban: 2.4% of population rural: 2.4% of population total: 2.4% of population (2015 est.)
[see also: Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
50% (2014)
country comparison to the world: 3
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
4% of GDP (2015)
country comparison to the world: 137
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 15 years
[see also: School life expectancy - total country ranks ]
male: 14 years
[see also: School life expectancy - male country ranks ]
female: 17 years (2014)