Population in Cook Islands 107 indicators covering population for Cook Islands. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population by age group 14,244 people 2023 down 19.2% 225th Life expectancy by sex 79.05 years 2023 up 1.7% 114th Total dependency ratio 60.6% 2023 up 13.1% 79th Youth dependency ratio 39.9% 2023 up 1.3% 95th Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 1,836 people 2023 up 12.6% 224th Population by age group 1,836 people 2023 up 12.6% 224th Population growth rate with and without migration -3.6% 2023 down 829.0% 235th Median age vs. births per woman 35.08 years 2023 up 15.7% 99th Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 1,836 people 2023 up 12.6% 224th The global population hockey stick 14,244 people 2023 down 19.2% 227th Number of births 178 births 2023 down 40.1% 226th Population 14,244 people 2023 down 19.2% 225th Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 3,537 people 2023 down 21.7% 224th Population 14,244 people 2023 down 19.2% 227th Births, by age of mother 0 births 2023 — 132nd Population by age group 987 people 2023 down 35.8% 225th Share of births by age of mother 7.3% 2023 down 32.2% 115th Birth rate 12.48 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 26.0% 126th Birth rate by women's age group 20.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 53.6% 134th Has the population peaked? 14,244 people 2023 down 19.2% 225th Total population by age 0.105 2023 down 3.7% 224th Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol 36.0% 2020 down 2.0% 104th Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 99.59 2024 down 0.3% 86th Proportion of population using limited drinking water services 0 2024 — 131st Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites 0.5957 2024 down 71.8% 129th Proportion of population using limited sanitation services 0 2024 — 176th Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services 98.81 2024 up 1.4% 68th Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities 98.81 2024 up 1.4% 103rd People using improved sanitation facilities 13,566 people 2024 down 20.6% 222nd Proportion of population practising open defecation 0.5906 2024 up 26.4% 88th Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas 15,644 people 2020 up 83.2% 204th Share of population living in cities, towns and rural areas 0.0% 2020 — 190th Share of population living in cities 0.0% 2020 — 190th Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% 228th Share of population living in rural areas 100.0% 2020 up 98.8% 1st Stillbirth rate 0.6594 deaths per 100 births 2023 down 9.2% 118th 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services 85.44 2022 up 1.4% 123rd 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water 99.97 2022 up 0.0% 32nd 6.2.1.c Proportion of population practising open defecation 0.4829 2022 down 14.3% 90th Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 31.02 per 1,000 population 2023 down 18.2% 98th Prison population rate 156 prisoners per 100,000 people 2024 down 11.4% 102nd Birth rate among girls aged 10 to 14 0 per 1,000 population 2021 — 157th Share of urban population living in slums 0.5% 2024 up 380.0% 152nd International migrants, by country of destination 4,937 2024 up 18.5% 211th Total number of international immigrants 4,937 immigrants 2024 up 18.5% 212th Share of the population born in another country 36.0% 2024 up 50.5% 33rd Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis 16,596 people 2007 down 8.0% 59th ← Previous Page 2 of 2