Cook Islands Demographics Profile 2013

Population

10,777 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 24.2% (male 1,384/female 1,223)
15-24 years: 18.2% (male 1,047/female 910)
25-54 years: 37.9% (male 2,056/female 2,025)
55-64 years: 9.5% (male 546/female 481)
65 years and over: 10.3% (male 540/female 565) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 32.9 years
male: 32.2 years
female: 33.5 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

-3.136% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

15.22 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

7.61 deaths/1,000 population NA (July 2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 75% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 15.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 18.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.92 years
male: 72.13 years
female: 77.86 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.35 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population

Nationality

noun: Cook Islander(s)
adjective: Cook Islander

Ethnic groups

Cook Island Maori (Polynesian) 87.7%, part Cook Island Maori 5.8%, other 6.5% (2001 census)

Religions

Protestant 69.6% (Cook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7.9%, other Protestant 5.8%), Roman Catholic 16.8%, Mormon 3.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3% (2001 census)

Languages

English (official), Maori

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: NA
female: NA

People - note

2001 census counted a resident population of 15,017

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2010)

Education expenditures

NA

Health expenditures

4.4% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

1.1764 physicians/1,000 population (2004)