Old-age dependency ratio in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Old-age dependency ratio was 20.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Old-age dependency ratio in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for old-age dependency ratio in Cook Islands is 20.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, old-age dependency ratio in Cook Islands peaked at 20.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1951.
Cook Islands ranks 79th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Old-age dependency ratio in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.8% | — |
| 1951 | 5.6% | -2.2% |
| 1952 | 5.7% | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 5.7% | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 5.8% | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 5.8% | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 5.9% | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 5.9% | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 5.9% | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 5.9% | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 5.9% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.0% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 6.2% | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 7.0% | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 7.2% | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 7.2% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 7.1% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 7.0% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 6.9% | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 6.8% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 7.0% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 7.2% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 7.5% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 7.8% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 8.2% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 8.2% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 8.1% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 8.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.9% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 9.9% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.8% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 17.2% | 20.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 35.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 27.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 29.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 2.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is old-age dependency ratio in Cook Islands?
- Old-age dependency ratio in Cook Islands was 20.7% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest old-age dependency ratio recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest old-age dependency ratio recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1951.
- How does Cook Islands rank for old-age dependency ratio?
- Cook Islands ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is old-age dependency ratio rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Old-age dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).