Demographics of the Cook Islands

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Template:Short description 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.

Population

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Structure of the population

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Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 01.XII.2016): [2]
Age group Male Female Total %
Total 8 520 8 914 17 434 100
0–4 710 644 1 354 7.77
5–9 768 733 1 501 8.61
10–14 745 696 1 441 8.27
15–19 664 711 1 375 7.89
20–24 569 656 1 225 7.03
25–29 541 612 1 153 6.61
30–34 482 595 1 077 6.18
35–39 483 533 1 016 5.83
40–44 520 601 1 121 6.43
45–49 599 625 1 224 7.02
50–54 642 623 1 265 7.26
55–59 521 522 1 043 5.98
60–64 405 429 834 4.78
65–69 363 333 696 3.99
70–74 234 248 482 2.76
75–79 159 194 353 2.02
80+ 115 159 274 1.57
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0–14 2 223 2 073 4 296 24.64
15–64 5 426 5 907 11 333 65.01
65+ 871 934 1 805 10.35

Vital statistics

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Births and deaths[3]
Year Population Live births Deaths Natural increase Crude birth rate Crude death rate Rate of natural increase TFR
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2001 18,027 315 88 227 21.0 2.9
2002 279 97 182
2003 294 92 202
2004 15,169 297 99 198
2005 275 91 184
2006 19,342 279 85 194 19.1 6.5 12.6 2.5
2007 296 84 212
2008 261 56 205
2009 255 67 188 12.6 3.2 9.4
2010 286 92 194 12.1 3.9 8.2
2011 19,300 262 72 190 17.8 4.9 12.9 2.6
2012 19,500 259 104 155 18.1 7.3 10.8
2013 18,600 256 115 141 18.2 8.2 10.0
2014 18,600 204 113 91 15.0 8.3 6.7
2015 18,400 205 102 103 15.5 7.7 7.8
2016 19,300 242 87 155 20.5 7.4 13.1 2.5
2017 19,500 222 93 129 14.2 6.0 8.3
2018 20,200 232 121 111 14.6 7.6 7.0
2019 20,200 225 105 120 13.1 6.1 7.0
2020 16,500 248 125 123 13.9 7.0 6.9
2021 18,200 202 122 80 11.6 7.0 4.6
2022 20,500 233 117 116 13.2 6.6 6.6
2023 21,600 212 165 47 12.6 9.8 2.8
2024 24,500 201 132 69 11.6 7.6 4.0

Ethnic groups

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Ethnic group[6] Population Percent
of total		 Change
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2006 2016
Cook Islands Māori 14,938 11,575 78.20 Decrease
Part Cook Islands Māori 1,045 1,128 7.62 Increase
Other 1,349 2,099 14.18 Increase
Cook Islands, Total 17,332 14,802 100 Decrease

Languages

Religion

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The Cook Islands are majority-Protestant, with almost half the population being members of the Reformed Cook Islands Christian Church. Other Protestant denominations include Seventh-day Adventists, Assemblies of God and the Apostolic Church (the latter two being Pentecostal denominations). The largest non-Protestant denomination are Roman Catholics, followed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Non-Christian faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam, have small followings, primarily of non-indigenous residents.[7]

References

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  5. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2020). "Pukapuka". Glottolog 4.2.1. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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