Cook Islands
Population 2026
12,851
Overview
- Yearly change
- -3.23%
- Density
- — per km²
- Land area
- — km²
- Capital
- Avarua
- Currency
- Dollar (NZD)
- Official languages
- EN-CK, MI
- Urban population
- —
- Continent
- OC
Demographics
- Births
- 1332026
- Deaths
- 1282026
- Birth rate
- —per 1,000
- Death rate
- —per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- —
- Life expectancy
- —At birth, years
- Median age
- 38.1
- Net migration
- —
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- —
- GDP per capita
- —
- GDP growth
- —
- Inflation
- —
- Unemployment
- —
- Exports
- —
- Imports
- —
- Tourism receipts
- —% of exports
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AvaruaRarotonga | 13,3732023 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12,851 | 133 | 128 |
| 2020 | 15,664 | 229 | 129 |
| 2010 | 17,000 | 302 | 108 |
| 2000 | 15,876 | 371 | 110 |
| 1990 | 17,146 | 531 | 132 |
| 1980 | 17,719 | 494 | 120 |
| 1970 | 20,512 | 771 | 152 |
| 1960 | 17,685 | 819 | 242 |
| 1950 | 14,714 | 659 | 360 |