Cook Islands
Population in Cook Islands
Population in Cook Islands: 14,690 people in 1950 and 14,220 people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 14,220 people
- Since 1950
- −470 people
- Rank, 2023
- 219 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 7,904 people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 7,904 people in 2100, between 2,940 people and 97,190 people (95% prediction interval).
- The highest was 20,870 people in 1971, the lowest 14,220 people in 2023.
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 16,140 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Cook Islands | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14,220 | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 14,720 | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 15,180 | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 15,640 | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 16,130 | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 16,600 | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 17,050 | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 17,330 | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 17,450 | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 17,530 | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 17,610 | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 17,660 | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 17,460 | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 16,980 | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 16,480 | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 15,980 | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 15,500 | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 15,210 | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 15,130 | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 15,080 | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 15,030 | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 14,970 | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 15,240 | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 15,850 | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 16,480 | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 17,080 | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 17,620 | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 17,860 | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 17,780 | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 17,690 | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 17,590 | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 17,470 | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 17,310 | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 17,120 | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 16,930 | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 16,750 | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 16,580 | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 16,600 | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 16,830 | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 17,060 | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 17,280 | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 17,470 | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 17,610 | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 17,700 | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 17,780 | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 17,850 | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 17,910 | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 18,250 | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 18,900 | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 19,560 | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 20,190 | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 20,770 | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 20,870 | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 20,490 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 20,080 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 19,690 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 19,330 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 19,020 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 18,780 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 18,590 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 18,420 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 18,280 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 18,040 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 17,660 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 17,290 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 16,970 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 16,690 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 16,430 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 16,170 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 15,890 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 15,610 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 15,340 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 15,050 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 14,690 | 2.49 billion |
| 1945 | 14,000 | – |
| 1936 | 12,000 | – |
| 1926 | 10,000 | – |
| 1921 | 9,500 | – |
| 1916 | 8,800 | – |
| 1911 | 8,700 | – |
| 1906 | 8,500 | – |
| 1902 | 8,200 | – |
| 1900 | 9,000 | – |
| 1850 | 16,000 | – |
| 1843 | 17,000 | – |
| 1800 | 16,140 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Cook Islands | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13,73013,540–13,890 | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 13,26012,700–13,750 | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 12,83011,860–13,690 | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 12,43011,030–13,720 | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 12,09010,300–13,850 | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 11,7709,697–14,050 | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 11,5009,218–14,250 | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 11,2608,823–14,530 | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 11,0608,460–14,850 | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 10,8708,113–15,140 | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 10,7007,777–15,450 | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 10,5407,450–15,860 | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 10,3907,208–16,330 | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 10,2606,987–16,770 | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 10,1406,708–17,180 | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 10,0406,450–17,630 | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 9,9476,203–18,130 | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 9,8595,973–18,850 | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 9,7995,786–19,680 | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 9,7435,608–20,380 | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 9,6855,412–21,180 | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 9,6265,211–21,970 | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 9,5695,045–22,570 | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 9,5114,857–23,280 | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 9,4544,652–24,310 | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 9,3994,490–25,430 | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 9,3374,341–26,290 | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 9,2764,203–27,020 | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 9,2104,127–27,850 | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 9,1394,085–28,680 | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 9,0673,991–29,460 | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 8,9943,859–30,260 | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 8,9213,748–31,000 | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 8,8503,646–31,560 | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 8,7803,570–32,410 | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 8,7113,520–33,630 | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 8,6453,472–34,470 | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 8,5743,420–35,020 | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 8,5083,390–36,380 | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 8,4533,344–37,800 | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 8,4033,269–39,010 | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 8,3543,199–39,730 | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 8,3103,119–40,920 | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 8,2723,034–42,400 | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 8,2442,953–43,740 | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 8,2202,911–45,400 | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 8,1912,857–46,580 | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 8,1742,785–47,720 | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 8,1662,729–48,750 | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 8,1612,639–50,380 | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 8,1582,592–52,880 | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 8,1542,579–55,230 | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 8,1512,575–56,900 | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 8,1502,576–58,590 | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 8,1522,541–60,250 | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 8,1572,574–61,870 | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 8,1612,666–63,600 | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 8,1622,691–65,650 | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 8,1642,713–67,660 | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 8,1662,789–70,380 | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 8,1692,827–73,140 | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 8,1702,805–74,650 | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 8,1692,795–75,630 | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 8,1672,800–76,900 | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 8,1602,805–79,380 | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 8,1502,824–82,040 | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 8,1392,857–84,490 | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 8,1262,868–87,090 | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 8,1062,861–89,870 | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 8,0892,851–91,800 | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 8,0722,829–92,110 | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 8,0462,824–93,180 | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 8,0202,853–95,280 | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 7,9972,891–95,950 | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 7,9712,893–96,130 | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 7,9372,900–96,440 | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 7,9042,940–97,190 | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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