People of Cook Islands
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 |