Demographics of the Cook Islands

This article is about the demographic features of the population of the Cook Islands, including 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 2016 and the next census will be carried out in December 2021.[1]

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.[2]

• Population
  • 9,290
• Age structure (2017 est.)
  • 0–14 years: 21.12% (male 1,154/female 1,025)
  • 15–24 years: 16.63% (male 929/female 806)
  • 25–54 years: 38.09% (male 1,876/female 1,867)
  • 55–64 years: 11.99% (male 569/female 494)
  • 65 years and over: 12.16% (male 551/female 567)
• Population growth rate
  • -2.79%
• Birth rate
  • 14 births/1,000 population
• Death rate
  • 8.4 deaths/1,000 population
• Infant mortality rate
  • Total: 13 deaths/1,000 live births
  • Male: 15.8 deaths/1,000 live births
  • Female: 10.1 deaths/1,000 live births
• Life expectancy at birth
  • Total population: 76 years
  • Male: 73.2 years
  • Female: 79 years (2017 est.)
• Total fertility rate
  • 2.19 children born/woman
• Nationality
  • Cook Islander(s) (Noun)
  • Cook Islander (Adjective)
• Ethnic groups
  • Cook Island Maori (Polynesian) 81.3%
  • part Cook Island Maori 6.7%
  • Other 11.9%
• 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%
    • This "Other" group includes smaller Christian denominations, and mostly non-indigenous adherents of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam, as well as the irreligious.[3]
  • None 5.6%
  • No response 2.2%
• Languages
  • English (official) 86.4%
  • Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan) (official) 76.2%
  • Other 8.3%

References

1. http://www.mfem.gov.ck/statistics/census-and-surveys/census
2. "Australia-Oceania ::: COOK ISLANDS". CIA The World Factbook.
3. Crocombe, R. G. (1990). Voluntary Service and Development in the Cook Islands. University of the South Pacific. p. 8. ISBN 9789820200234.