Arrivals of tourists from abroad in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Arrivals of tourists from abroad was 113,600 arrivals in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad in Cook Islands, 1995–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in arrivals.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 113,600 arrivals for arrivals of tourists from abroad in 2022.
The figure is up 331.9% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad in Cook Islands peaked at 172,000 arrivals in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25,200 arrivals, in 2020.
Cook Islands ranks 168th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | arrivals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 48,000 arrivals | — |
| 1996 | 48,000 arrivals | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50,000 arrivals | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 49,000 arrivals | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 56,000 arrivals | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 73,000 arrivals | +30.4% |
| 2001 | 75,000 arrivals | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 73,000 arrivals | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 78,000 arrivals | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 83,000 arrivals | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 88,000 arrivals | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 92,000 arrivals | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 97,000 arrivals | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 95,000 arrivals | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 101,000 arrivals | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 104,000 arrivals | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 113,000 arrivals | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 122,000 arrivals | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 121,000 arrivals | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 122,000 arrivals | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 125,000 arrivals | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 146,000 arrivals | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 161,000 arrivals | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 169,000 arrivals | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 172,000 arrivals | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 25,200 arrivals | -85.3% |
| 2021 | 26,300 arrivals | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 113,600 arrivals | +331.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad in Cook Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +331.9% | 26,300 arrivals | 113,600 arrivals |
| 2020 | -85.3% | 172,000 arrivals | 25,200 arrivals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,200 arrivals | 48,000 arrivals | 56,000 arrivals | 5 |
| 2000s | 85,500 arrivals | 73,000 arrivals | 101,000 arrivals | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,500 arrivals | 104,000 arrivals | 172,000 arrivals | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,033 arrivals | 25,200 arrivals | 113,600 arrivals | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 165 Angola 130,000 arrivals compare
- 166 Kuwait 122,456 arrivals compare
- 167 Liechtenstein 117,789 arrivals compare
- 169 Guinea 99,000 arrivals compare
- 170 Northern Mariana Islands 96,100 arrivals compare
- 171 San Marino 94,000 arrivals compare
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- 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) - Manure Management 29.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0915 (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 arrivals of tourists from abroad in Cook Islands?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad in Cook Islands was 113,600 arrivals in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 172,000 arrivals in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,200 arrivals in 2020.
- How does Cook Islands rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad?
- Cook Islands ranks 168th out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and stay overnight.