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Cook Islands People 2007


Population: 21,750 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 34.1% (male 2,718/female 2,388) 15-64 years: 59.5% (male 4,531/female 4,395) 65 years and over: 6.4% (male 489/female 469) (2001 census)
Median age: total: 25.3 years male: 24.7 years female: 25.9 years (2001 census)
Population growth rate: -1.2% between 1996-2001 (2001 census)
Birth rate: 21 births/1,000 population (2001 census)
Death rate: NA
Sex ratio: 1.07 male(s)/female (2001 census)
Infant mortality rate: total: NA male: NA female: NA
Life expectancy at birth: total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Total fertility rate: 3.1 children born/woman (2001 census)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
Nationality: noun: Cook Islander(s) adjective: Cook Islander
Ethnic groups: Cook Island Maori (Polynesian) 87.7%, part Cook Island Maori 5.8%, other 6.5% (2001 census)
Religions: Cook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Roman Catholic 16.8%, Seventh-Day Adventists 7.9%, Church of Latter Day Saints 3.8%, other Protestant 5.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3% (2001 census)
Languages: English (official), Maori
Literacy: definition: NA total population: 95% male: NA% female: NA%
People - note: 2001 census counted a resident population of 15,017

NOTE: The information regarding Cook Islands on this page is re-published from the 2007 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cook Islands People 2007 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cook Islands People 2007 should be addressed to the CIA.