Cook Islands vs Nauru: Number of children under 5

Cook Islands
987 people
in 2023
Nauru
1,490 people
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
225th
Nauru rank
222nd

Number of children under 5 over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Nauru
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How they compare

Nauru currently reports 1,490 people against 987 people in Cook Islands, a difference of 503 people.

That makes Nauru's figure about 1.5 times Cook Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 225th and Nauru ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 6 and Nauru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Nauru Difference Ahead
1950s 2,923 people 549.8 people 2,373 people Cook Islands
1960s 3,810 people 839.7 people 2,970 people Cook Islands
1970s 3,184 people 656.4 people 2,528 people Cook Islands
1980s 2,147 people 1,222 people 924.8 people Cook Islands
1990s 2,298 people 1,500 people 797.9 people Cook Islands
2000s 1,572 people 1,305 people 266.2 people Cook Islands
2010s 1,442 people 1,600 people 157.7 people Nauru
2020s 1,090 people 1,494 people 404.5 people Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children under 5, Cook Islands or Nauru?
Nauru, at 1,490 people against 987 people in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 5 between Cook Islands and Nauru?
503 people, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Nauru?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Nauru rank globally for number of children under 5?
Cook Islands ranks 225th and Nauru ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children under 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children under 5
Unit
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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.