2016 Cook Islands census

Census of the Cook Islands

Cook Islands 2016 Census

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General information
Country| Cook Islands
Results
Total population| 17,434[1] ( 2.06%)
Most populous ​Island| Rarotonga (13,007)
Least populous ​Island| 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

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### Population and dwellings

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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
Cook Islands | 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

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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

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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

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Cook Islands 2016 Census Main Report" (PDF). Cook Islands Statistical Office. 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2020.