Female population by age group in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Female population by age group was 480 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
480 people
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
225th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1,921 people
in 1966
All-time low
480 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Female population by age group in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 480 people for female population by age group in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female population by age group in Cook Islands peaked at 1,921 people in 1966 and was at its lowest, 480 people, in 2023.
Cook Islands ranks 225th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Female population by age group in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,280 people | — |
| 1951 | 1,314 people | +2.7% |
| 1952 | 1,353 people | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 1,395 people | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 1,437 people | +3.0% |
| 1955 | 1,471 people | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 1,495 people | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 1,530 people | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 1,587 people | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 1,661 people | +4.7% |
| 1960 | 1,752 people | +5.5% |
| 1961 | 1,839 people | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 1,880 people | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 1,884 people | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1,889 people | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 1,905 people | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 1,921 people | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1,915 people | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1,898 people | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 1,889 people | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 1,883 people | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1,870 people | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1,797 people | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 1,668 people | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 1,553 people | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 1,468 people | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 1,410 people | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 1,347 people | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 1,272 people | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 1,209 people | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 1,154 people | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 1,114 people | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 1,084 people | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 1,054 people | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 1,025 people | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 1,007 people | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 1,005 people | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1,018 people | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1,043 people | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1,064 people | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1,085 people | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1,103 people | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1,126 people | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1,147 people | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1,156 people | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,157 people | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,149 people | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,111 people | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1,033 people | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 946 people | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 862 people | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 792 people | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 749 people | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 733 people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 724 people | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 722 people | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 728 people | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 738 people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 751 people | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 763 people | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 772 people | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 777 people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 771 people | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 750 people | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 725 people | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 698 people | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 665 people | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 634 people | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 609 people | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 587 people | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 568 people | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 547 people | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 517 people | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 480 people | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,452 people | 1,280 people | 1,661 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,877 people | 1,752 people | 1,921 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,548 people | 1,209 people | 1,883 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,057 people | 1,005 people | 1,154 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,101 people | 946 people | 1,157 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 756.2 people | 722 people | 862 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 698.8 people | 587 people | 777 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 528 people | 480 people | 568 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 222 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 729 people compare
- 223 San Marino 583 people compare
- 224 Tuvalu 518 people compare
- 226 Palau 479 people compare
- 227 Saint Barthelemy 335 people compare
- 228 Anguilla 328 people compare
More gender data for Cook Islands
- Share of women who are obese 73.9% (2024)
- Share of women who are overweight or obese 90.9% (2024)
- Share of overweight men vs. women 89.0% (2024)
- Share of women who are married or in a union 6.4% (2021)
- Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 60.2% (2050)
- Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 33.1 (2016)
- SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 62.88 (2023)
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 23.9% (2023)
- Sex ratio at birth 105.81 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 5 107.34 males per 100 females (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female population by age group in Cook Islands?
- Female population by age group in Cook Islands was 480 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female population by age group recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,921 people in 1966.
- What is the lowest female population by age group recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 480 people in 2023.
- How does Cook Islands rank for female population by age group?
- Cook Islands ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female population by age group rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Female population by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.