| 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.) |
| 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.) |
| Health expenditures | 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 | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| 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) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
