Cook Islands People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

8,327 (July 2021 est.)

note: the Cook Islands' Ministry of Finance & Economic Management estimated the resident population to have been 11,700 in September 2016

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% (2011 est.)

note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census

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: 19.93% (male 901/female 808)

15-24 years: 14.89% (male 684/female 593)

25-54 years: 37.66% (male 1,595/female 1,634)

55-64 years: 14.15% (male 674/female 539)

65 years and over: 13.37% (male 555/female 591) (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 38.3 years

male: 37.8 years

female: 38.7 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

-2.46% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

12.85 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

8.89 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-28.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

most of the population is found on the island of Rarotonga

Urbanization

urban population: 75.7% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.52% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.12 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.15 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.25 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female

total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 16.33 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 20.54 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 11.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.89 years

male: 74.05 years

female: 79.88 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.09 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

2.9% (2018)

Physicians density

1.41 physicians/1,000 population (2014)

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 97.6% of population

unimproved: total: 2.4% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

N/A

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

N/A

HIV/AIDS - deaths

N/A

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea

vectorborne diseases: malaria

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

55.9% (2016)

Education expenditures

4.7% of GDP (2016)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 14 years (2012)

NOTE: The information regarding Cook Islands on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cook Islands 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cook Islands 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.