Median age in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Median age was 35.08 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 35.08 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Cook Islands peaked at 35.08 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.25 years, in 1967.
Cook Islands ranks 99th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.69 years | 15.48 years | 15.85 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.94 years | 13.25 years | 15.14 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.07 years | 13.34 years | 15.37 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.59 years | 15.81 years | 19.37 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.3 years | 19.75 years | 23.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.58 years | 23.54 years | 28.01 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8 years | 28.7 years | 32.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8 years | 32.74 years | 35.08 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 96 Antigua and Barbuda 35.49 years compare
- 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 35.35 years compare
- 98 Singapore 35.1 years compare
- 100 French Polynesia 34.79 years compare
- 101 Bahamas 34.6 years compare
- 102 Kuwait 34.5 years compare
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.04 live births per woman (2023)
- Government spending on education overall vs. primary education 4.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Cook Islands?
- Median age in Cook Islands was 35.08 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 35.08 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.25 years in 1967.
- How does Cook Islands rank for median age?
- Cook Islands ranks 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.