Demographic features of thepopulation of theCook Islands includepopulation density ,ethnicity , education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 8,213 — 1906 8,518 +0.92% 1911 8,655 +0.32% 1916 8,805 +0.34% 1921 9,459 +1.44% 1926 10,082 +1.28% 1936 12,246 +1.96%
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1945 14,088 +1.57% 1951 15,079 +1.14% 1961 18,378 +2.00% 1966 19,247 +0.93% 1971 21,322 +2.07% 1976 18,126 −3.20% 1981 17,743 −0.43%
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1986 17,614 −0.15% 1996 19,103 +0.81% 2001 18,027 −1.15% 2006 19,342 +1.42% 2011 17,794 −1.65% 2016 17,434 −0.41% 2021 15,040 −2.91%
Source:[ 1] [ 2]
A census is carried out every five years in the Cook Islands.[ 3]
Structure of the population [ edit ] Population pyramid 2011[ 4] % Males Age Females % 0
85+
0 0.5
80–84
0.6 0.7
75–79
0.9 1.4
70–74
1.4 1.9
65–69
1.8 2.2
60–64
2 2.4
55–59
2.4 3
50–54
3 3.6
45–49
3.6 3.4
40–44
3.6 3.1
35–39
3.6 3
30–34
3.3 3.3
25–29
3.8 3.4
20–24
3.7 4.3
15–19
4.1 4.5
10–14
4 4.3
5–9
4.3 4.5
0–4
4.4
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 01.XII.2016):
[ 5] 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
Births and deaths[ 6] Year Population Live births Deaths Natural increase Crude birth rate Crude death rate Rate of natural increase TFR[clarification needed 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
Theindigenous Polynesian people of the Cook Islands are known as Cook Islands Māori. These include speakers of theCook Islands Māori language, closely related toTahitian andNew Zealand Māori , who form the majority of the population and inhabit the southern islands includingRarotonga ,[ 7] Pukapuka , who speak alanguage more closely related toSamoan .[ 8] Papa'a (Europeans ), and those of Asian descent.
The Cook Islands are majority-Protestant , with almost half the population being members of theReformed Cook Islands Christian Church . Other Protestant denominations includeSeventh-day Adventists ,Assemblies of God and theApostolic Church (the latter two beingPentecostal denominations ). The largest non-Protestant denomination areRoman Catholics , followed bythe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Non-Christian faiths, includingHinduism ,Buddhism andIslam , have small followings, primarily of non-indigenous residents.[ 10]
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