2016 Cook Islands census
Appearance
Cook Islands 2016 Census | ||
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General information | ||
Country | Cook Islands | |
Results | ||
Total population | 17,434[1] (![]() | |
Most populous | Rarotonga (13,007) | |
Least populous | Palmerston (58) |
The 2016 Cook Islands Census took place on December 1, 2016.[1]
The population of the Cook Islands was counted as 17,434 – a decrease of 360 (2.06%) from the 2011 census.[1]
Results
Population and dwellings
Population counts for the inhabited Islands of the Cook Islands. All figures are for the total population count. The resident population count was 14,802.[1]
Island | Population | % |
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Rarotonga | 13,007 | 74.61 |
Aitutaki | 1,941 | 11.13 |
Mangaia | 499 | 2.86 |
Atiu | 434 | 2.49 |
Mauke | 297 | 1.7 |
Mitiaro | 155 | 0.89 |
Southern Islands | 3,326 | 19.08 |
Pukapuka | 444 | 2.55 |
Penrhyn | 226 | 1.3 |
Manihiki | 212 | 1.22 |
Rakahanga | 83 | 0.48 |
Nassau | 78 | 0.45 |
Palmerston | 58 | 0.33 |
Northern Islands | 1,101 | 6.32 |
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17,434 | 100 |
- Total population count was 17,434, down 360 from the 2011 Census.[1]
- There are 8,520 males in the Cook Islands (48.87% of the population) and 8,914 females (51.13% of the population).[1]
Ethnicity
The largest ethnic groups in 2016 were 78.2% Cook Islands Māori, 7.6% part Cook Islands Māori, and 14.2% other ethnic groups.[1]
Data is for the census usually-resident population count.[1]
Ethnic group | Population | % |
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Cook Islands Māori | 11,575 | 78.2 |
Part Cook Islands Māori | 1,128 | 7.62 |
Other | 2,099 | 14.18 |
Total | 14,802 | 100 |
Religion
The largest religion in the Cook Islands is the Cook Islands Christian Church with 48.8% of the population identifying with that religion in 2016. Data is for the census usually-resident population count.[1]
Religious affiliation | Population | % |
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Christian | 12,866 | 86.92 |
Cook Islands Christian Church | 7,225 | 48.81 |
Roman Catholic | 2,574 | 17.39 |
Seventh-day Adventist | 1,249 | 8.44 |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 609 | 4.11 |
Assemblies of God | 569 | 3.84 |
Jehovah's Witness | 357 | 2.41 |
Apostolic | 283 | 1.91 |
Irreligion/Not Stated | 1,097 | 7.41 |
Other | 839 | 5.67 |
Total | 14,802 | 100 |