2016 Cook Islands census

Census of the Cook Islands Cook Islands 2016 Census Cook Islands yes 2016 12 01 17,434http://www.mfem.gov.ck/images/documents/Statistics_Docs/5.Census-Surveys/6.Population-and-Dwelling_2016/2016_CENSUS_REPORT-FINAL.pdf Cook Islands 2016 Census Main Report 2018 27 January 2020 dmy-all Cook Islands Statistical Office 31 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201031062651/http://www.mfem.gov.ck/images/documents/Statistics_Docs/5.Census-Surveys/6.Population-and-Dwelling_2016/2016_CENSUS_REPORT-FINAL.pdf dead 2.06% 0.41% Island Rarotonga (13,007) Palmerston (58) 2011 Cook Islands Census 2011 2021 Cook Islands Census 2021 The 2016 Cook Islands Census took place on December 1, 2016. The population of the Cook Islands was counted as 17,434 – a decrease of 360 (2.06%) from the 2011 census. 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. Island Population % 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 Cook Islands Cook Islands 17,434 100 Total population count was 17,434, down 360 from the 2011 Census. There are 8,520 males in the Cook Islands (48.87% of the population) and 8,914 females (51.13% of the population). 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. Data is for the census usually-resident population count. Ethnic group Population % 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. Religious affiliation Population % Christian 12,866 86.92 3Cook Islands Christian Church 7,225 48.81 3Roman Catholic 2,574 17.39 3Seventh-day Adventist 1,249 8.44 3Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 609 4.11 3Assemblies of God 569 3.84 3Jehovah's Witness 357 2.41 3Apostolic 283 1.91 Irreligion/Not Stated 1,097 7.41 Other 839 5.67 Total 14,802 100 References 30em Census Cook Islands