Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Cook Islands. The northern Cook Islands are seven low-lying, sparsely populated, coral atolls; the southern Cook Islands, where most of the population lives, consist of eight elevated, fertile, volcanic isles, including the largest, Rarotonga, at 67 sq km. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is
Location | Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand |
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Geographic coordinates | 21 14 S, 159 46 W |
Map references | Oceania |
Tarrain | low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south |
Natural Resources | coconuts (copra) |
Natural Hazards | tropical cyclones (November to March) |
Irrigated Land | NA |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 0 km |
Border Countries | |
Coastline | 120 km |
Climate | tropical oceanic; moderated by trade winds; a dry season from April to November and a more humid season from December to March |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 236 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km |
comparative Area | 1.3 times the size of Washington, DC |
Maritime Claims | |
Territorial sea | 12 nm |
Exclusive economic zone | 200 nm |
Continental shelf | 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
Elevations | |
Highest point | Te Manga 652 m |
Lowest point | Pacific Ocean 0 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 8.4% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 4.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 4.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 64.6% (2018 est.) |
Other | 27% (2018 est.) |
Most of the population is found on the island of Rarotonga
In Cook Islands, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Cook Island Maori 77.4%, part Cook Island Maori 8.3%, Fijian 3.6%, New Zealand Maori/European 3.4%, Filipino 2.9%, other Pacific Islands 1.8%, other 2.6% (2021 est.)
Population | |
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Pop growth rate | -2.24% (2024 est.) |
Birth rate | 12.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Death rate | 9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Health expenditure | 3.2% of GDP (2020) |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | |
Total fertility rate | 2.02 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 0.99 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | 42.6% (2023 est.) |
Literacy | |
Education expenditures | 4.6% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Net Migration rate | -25.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Nationality | Cook Islander | Cook Islander(s) |
Languages | English (official) 86.4%, Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan) (official) 76.2%, other 8.3% (2011 est.) |
Religions | Protestant 55% (Cook Islands Christian Church 43.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.3%, Assemblies of God 3.6%), Roman Catholic 16.7%, Church of Jesus Christ 3.9%, Jehovah's Witness 2.2%, Apostolic Church 2.1%, other 4.5%, none/unspecified 15.6% (2021 est.) |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 18.2% (male 738/female 671) |
15-64 years | 65.9% (male 2,634/female 2,479) |
65 years and over | 16% (2024 est.) (male 608/female 631) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 53.8 |
Youth dependency ratio | 36.4 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 17.4 |
Potential support ratio | 5.8 (2021) |
Median Age | |
Total | 41.1 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 40.7 years |
Female | 41.4 years |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 76.2% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 0.52% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | . |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.04 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.1 male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 1.06 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 0.96 male(s)/female |
Total population | 1.05 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
Male | 19 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 11.1 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 77.6 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 74.8 years |
Female | 80.6 years |
Drinking Water Sources | |
Improved: urban | urban: NA |
Improved: rural | rural: NA |
Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: NA |
Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020 est.) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: urban | urban: NA |
Improved: rural | rural: NA |
Improved: total | total: 99.1% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: NA |
Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
Unimproved: total | total: 0.9% of population (2020 est.) |
Alcohol consumption per capita | |
Total | 12.97 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Beer | 3.62 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Wine | 2.28 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Spirits | 7.07 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Other alcohols | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Tobacco use | |
Total | 24% (2020 est.) |
Male | 27.7% (2020 est.) |
Female | 20.3% (2020 est.) |
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