Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes was 111,600 trips in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Cook Islands, 1995–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in trips.
Analysis
In 2022, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Cook Islands stood at 111,600 trips.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 329.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Cook Islands peaked at 165,600 trips in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24,600 trips, in 2020.
That places Cook Islands 142nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 47,000 trips | — |
| 1996 | 47,000 trips | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 48,000 trips | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 46,000 trips | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 53,000 trips | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 70,000 trips | +32.1% |
| 2001 | 72,000 trips | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 69,000 trips | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 74,000 trips | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 79,000 trips | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 85,000 trips | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 89,000 trips | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 93,000 trips | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 91,000 trips | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 98,000 trips | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 101,000 trips | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 110,000 trips | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 118,000 trips | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 117,000 trips | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 117,400 trips | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 120,800 trips | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 141,300 trips | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 155,800 trips | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 162,900 trips | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 165,600 trips | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 24,600 trips | -85.1% |
| 2021 | 26,000 trips | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 111,600 trips | +329.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes 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 | +329.2% | 26,000 trips | 111,600 trips |
| 2020 | -85.1% | 165,600 trips | 24,600 trips |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48,200 trips | 46,000 trips | 53,000 trips | 5 |
| 2000s | 82,000 trips | 69,000 trips | 98,000 trips | 10 |
| 2010s | 130,980 trips | 101,000 trips | 165,600 trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,067 trips | 24,600 trips | 111,600 trips | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 139 Grenada 124,900 trips compare
- 140 Bermuda 122,900 trips compare
- 141 Cayman Islands 113,900 trips compare
- 143 Turks and Caicos Islands 105,000 trips compare
- 144 Libya 102,000 trips compare
- 145 Northern Mariana Islands 96,600 trips 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 for personal purposes in Cook Islands?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Cook Islands was 111,600 trips in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 165,600 trips in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,600 trips in 2020.
- How does Cook Islands rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes?
- Cook Islands ranks 142nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 for personal purposes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of international trips where the main purpose is personal (leisure, visiting friends and relatives, health, etc.) and the visitor stays overnight.