Median age in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Median age was 35.08 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
35.08
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
99th
of 236 countries
All-time high
35.08
in 2023
All-time low
13.25
in 1967
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age in Cook Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 35.08 for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Cook Islands peaked at 35.08 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.25, in 1967.
Cook Islands ranks 99th 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.
Median age in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 15.72 | — |
| 1951 | 15.63 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 15.61 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 15.62 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 15.67 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 15.73 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 15.83 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 15.85 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 15.72 | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 15.48 | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 15.14 | -2.2% |
| 1961 | 14.78 | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 14.5 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 14.23 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 13.93 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 13.6 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 13.33 | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 13.25 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 13.29 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 13.32 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 13.34 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 13.39 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 13.52 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 13.74 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 13.91 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 14.03 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 14.09 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 14.39 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 14.89 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 15.37 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 15.81 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 16.23 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 16.66 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 17.09 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 17.47 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 17.8 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 18.07 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 18.45 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 18.94 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 19.37 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 19.75 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 20.06 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 20.39 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 20.78 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 21.14 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 21.47 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 21.73 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 22.05 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 22.54 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 23.05 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 23.54 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 23.97 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 24.38 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 24.82 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 25.26 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 25.7 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 26.12 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 26.67 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 27.33 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 28.01 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 28.7 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 29.4 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 29.93 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 30.31 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 30.69 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 31.07 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 31.45 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 31.81 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 32.14 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 32.45 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 32.74 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 33.27 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 34.11 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 35.08 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.69 | 15.48 | 15.85 | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.94 | 13.25 | 15.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.07 | 13.34 | 15.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.59 | 15.81 | 19.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.3 | 19.75 | 23.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.58 | 23.54 | 28.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8 | 28.7 | 32.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8 | 32.74 | 35.08 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 96 Antigua and Barbuda 35.49 compare
- 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 35.35 compare
- 98 Singapore 35.1 compare
- 100 French Polynesia 34.79 compare
- 101 Bahamas 34.6 compare
- 102 Kuwait 34.5 compare
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0002 (2050)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3984 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 3.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0083 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Cook Islands?
- Median age in Cook Islands was 35.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 35.08 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.25 in 1967.
- How does Cook Islands rank for median age?
- Cook Islands ranks 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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