Cook Islands Demographics Profile 2006

Population

21,388 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 34.1% (male 2,718/female 2,388)
15-64 years: 59.5% (male 4,531/female 4,395)
65 years and over: 6.4% (male 489/female 469) (2001 census)

Median age

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

Population growth rate

-1.2% between 1996-2001 (2001 census)

Birth rate

21 births/1,000 population (2001 census)

Death rate

NA deaths/1,000 population

Sex ratio

107 male(s)/female (2001 census)

Infant mortality rate

total: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Life expectancy at birth

total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Total fertility rate

3.1 children born/woman (2001 census)

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