Demographics of the Cook Islands

Demographic features of the population of the Cook Islands include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

A census is carried out every five years in the Cook Islands. The last census was carried out in 2021 and the next census will be carried out in 2026.[1]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1902 8,213—    
1906 8,518+3.7%
1911 8,655+1.6%
1916 8,805+1.7%
1921 9,459+7.4%
1926 10,082+6.6%
1936 12,246+21.5%
1945 14,088+15.0%
1951 15,079+7.0%
1961 18,378+21.9%
1966 19,247+4.7%
1971 21,322+10.8%
1976 18,126−15.0%
1981 17,743−2.1%
1986 17,614−0.7%
1996 19,103+8.5%
2001 18,027−5.6%
2006 19,342+7.3%
2011 17,794−8.0%
2016 17,434−2.0%
Source: [2]
  1. ^ "Census - Cook Islands - Ministry of Finance and Economic Management". Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  2. ^ "Census 2016 - Cook Islands - Ministry of Finance and Economic Management". www.mfem.gov.ck. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-05-10.

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