Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union was 60.2% in 2050. ▲ Rising
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Cook Islands, 2022–2050
Source: United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Cook Islands is 60.2%, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Cook Islands peaked at 60.2% in 2050 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2032.
Cook Islands ranks 28th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 53.2% | — |
| 2023 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 52.5% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 51.7% | -1.5% |
| 2026 | 50.8% | -1.7% |
| 2027 | 50.1% | -1.4% |
| 2028 | 49.4% | -1.4% |
| 2029 | 48.9% | -1.0% |
| 2030 | 48.5% | -0.8% |
| 2031 | 48.2% | -0.6% |
| 2032 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
| 2033 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2034 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2035 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 2036 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 2037 | 49.5% | +1.2% |
| 2038 | 50.4% | +1.8% |
| 2039 | 51.6% | +2.4% |
| 2040 | 52.8% | +2.3% |
| 2041 | 54.0% | +2.3% |
| 2042 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2043 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2044 | 56.9% | +1.6% |
| 2045 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 2046 | 58.3% | +1.2% |
| 2047 | 58.9% | +1.0% |
| 2048 | 59.5% | +1.0% |
| 2049 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 2050 | 60.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 51.2% | 48.9% | 53.2% | 8 |
| 2030s | 49.0% | 48.1% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2040s | 56.9% | 52.8% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2050s | 60.2% | 60.2% | 60.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
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)
- Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 33.1 (2016)
- Share of women who are married or in a union, by age 6.4% (2021)
- 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)
- Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.81 males per 100 females (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Cook Islands?
- Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union in Cook Islands was 60.2% in 2050, according to United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2050.
- What is the lowest share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2032.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union?
- Cook Islands ranks 28th out of 224 countries with data for 2050.
- Is share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of women aged 15–49 who are married, or who live with a partner without being married.