What is birth rate vs. death rate in Cook Islands?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Cook Islands was 12.48 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Cook Islands?

The highest recorded value was 46.35 births per 1,000 people in 1960.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Cook Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 12.48 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Cook Islands rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Cook Islands ranks 126th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Cook Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Cook Islands data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Cook Islands

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Cook Islands
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cook Islands: Birth rate vs. death rate was 12.48 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

12.48 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 6.5%

World rank

126th

of 236 countries

All-time high

46.35 births per 1,000 people

in 1960

All-time low

12.48 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Cook Islands, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate vs. death rate in Cook Islands stood at 12.48 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Cook Islands peaked at 46.35 births per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 12.48 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Cook Islands 126th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	45.64 births per 1,000 people	44.83 births per 1,000 people	46.34 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	43.2 births per 1,000 people	38.99 births per 1,000 people	46.35 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	31.48 births per 1,000 people	26.92 births per 1,000 people	37.62 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	28.4 births per 1,000 people	27.54 births per 1,000 people	30.09 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	28.86 births per 1,000 people	24.33 births per 1,000 people	31.43 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	20.32 births per 1,000 people	18.11 births per 1,000 people	23.42 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	16.43 births per 1,000 people	15.12 births per 1,000 people	17.78 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	13.65 births per 1,000 people	12.48 births per 1,000 people	14.66 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

123 Northern Mariana Islands 12.92 births per 1,000 people compare
124 Bhutan 12.66 births per 1,000 people compare
125 Faroe Islands 12.61 births per 1,000 people compare
127 Bahrain 12.46 births per 1,000 people compare
128 Malaysia 12.41 births per 1,000 people compare
129 Cape Verde 12.33 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Cook Islands

Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 937.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Prevalence rate of obesity in adults 72.4% (2024)
Share of adults who are obese vs. daily protein supply 72.4% (2024)
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese 61.0% (2024)
Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita 75.0% (2024)
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 75.0% (2024)
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita 72.4% (2024)
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty 75.0% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Cook Islands?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Cook Islands was 12.48 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Cook Islands?: The highest recorded value was 46.35 births per 1,000 people in 1960.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Cook Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 12.48 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Cook Islands rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Cook Islands ranks 126th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Cook Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cook Islands data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.