Cook Islands Demographics Profile 2008

Population

21,923 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA
65 years and over: NA

Median age

total: 25.3 years
male: 24.7 years
female: 25.9 years (2001 census)

Population growth rate

NA

Birth rate

21 births/1,000 population (2001 census)

Death rate

NA (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2001 census)

Infant mortality rate

total: NA
male: NA
female: NA (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.1 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

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

Cook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Roman Catholic 16.8%, Seventh-Day Adventists 7.9%, Church of Latter Day Saints 3.8%, other Protestant 5.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3% (2001 census)

Languages

English (official), Maori

Literacy

definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA%
female: NA%

People - note

2001 census counted a resident population of 15,017