Number of children under 5 in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Number of children under 5 was 987 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 987 people for number of children under 5 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Cook Islands peaked at 3,925 people in 1966 and was at its lowest, 987 people, in 2023.
Cook Islands ranks 225th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,923 people | 2,555 people | 3,324 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 3,810 people | 3,508 people | 3,925 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,184 people | 2,453 people | 3,877 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,147 people | 2,021 people | 2,351 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,298 people | 1,975 people | 2,412 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,572 people | 1,499 people | 1,804 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,442 people | 1,227 people | 1,578 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,090 people | 987 people | 1,180 people | 4 |
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More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.6719 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5654 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3984 °C (2026)
- Annual precipitation 1,504 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.156 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.1015 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -153.83 millimeters (2025)
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese 90.0% (2024)
- Share of adults who are obese 72.4% (2024)
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0318 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Cook Islands?
- Number of children under 5 in Cook Islands was 987 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,925 people in 1966.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 987 people in 2023.
- How does Cook Islands rank for number of children under 5?
- Cook Islands ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.