Cook Islands

Area of Cook Islands	238.5 km²
Population	15,465
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+21.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+20.2%
Timezone	Cook Islands Standard Time

Cook Islands Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	12,747	12,292	12,871	15,465
Population Density	53.5 / km²	51.5 / km²	54.0 / km²	64.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Cook Islands Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1990	12,292	n/a	n/a
2000	12,871	4.7%	579
2020	15,843	10.9%	1,486
2030	16,595	4.7%	752
2040	17,354	4.6%	759
2050	18,108	4.3%	754
2060	18,108	0%	0
2070	18,108	0%	0
2080	18,108	0%	0
2090	17,355	-4.2%	-753
2100	16,600	-4.4%	-755

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Cook Islands Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1979 to 2018)

Average High

27.1°C

80.8°F

Record High Temperature

31.1°C

88.0°F

Average Precipitation

130.1 mm

5.1 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

10.8 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Cyclone	High (7)
Drought	Low (1.6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Cook Islands

Avarua

Places in Cook Islands

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Avarua	15.7 km²	7,585	484.0 / km²

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