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Live births in Cook Islands

Live births in Cook Islands was 178 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 9.6% from 2022. That is the 226th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count178 Estimated
Change on 2022-9.6%
Rank226th of 236Countries ranked
Series high8351962
Series low1782023
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Live births in Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023

02004006008001,00019501961197219831994200520231950: 659 count1951: 691 count1952: 706 count1953: 715 count1954: 722 count1955: 730 count1956: 744 count1957: 761 count1958: 782 count1959: 801 count1960: 819 count1961: 830 count1962: 835 count1963: 830 count1964: 821 count1965: 810 count1966: 796 count1967: 786 count1968: 788 count1969: 783 count1970: 771 count1971: 755 count1972: 724 count1973: 676 count1974: 623 count1975: 571 count1976: 522 count1977: 482 count1978: 488 count1979: 493 count1980: 494 count1981: 487 count1982: 481 count1983: 481 count1984: 481 count1985: 479 count1986: 476 count1987: 472 count1988: 490 count1989: 509 count1990: 531 count1991: 544 count1992: 546 count1993: 541 count1994: 530 count1995: 519 count1996: 502 count1997: 475 count1998: 436 count1999: 401 count2000: 371 count2001: 344 count2002: 315 count2003: 309 count2004: 305 count2005: 304 count2006: 303 count2007: 292 count2008: 294 count2009: 298 count2010: 302 count2011: 305 count2012: 307 count2013: 297 count2014: 287 count2015: 280 count2016: 274 count2017: 270 count2018: 258 count2019: 244 count2020: 229 count2021: 214 count2022: 197 count2023: 178 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023178 Estimated
2022197 Estimated
2021214 Estimated
2020229 Estimated
2019244 Estimated
2018258 Estimated
2017270 Estimated
2016274 Estimated
2015280 Estimated
2014287 Estimated
2013297 Estimated
2012307 Estimated
2011305 Estimated
2010302 Estimated
2009298 Estimated
2008294 Estimated
2007292 Estimated
2006303 Estimated
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2003309 Estimated
2002315 Estimated
2001344 Estimated
2000371 Estimated
1999401 Estimated
1998436 Estimated
1997475 Estimated
1996502 Estimated
1995519 Estimated
1994530 Estimated
1993541 Estimated
1992546 Estimated
1991544 Estimated
1990531 Estimated
1989509 Estimated
1988490 Estimated
1987472 Estimated
1986476 Estimated
1985479 Estimated
1984481 Estimated
1983481 Estimated
1982481 Estimated
1981487 Estimated
1980494 Estimated
1979493 Estimated
1978488 Estimated
1977482 Estimated
1976522 Estimated
1975571 Estimated
1974623 Estimated
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1972724 Estimated
1971755 Estimated
1970771 Estimated
1969783 Estimated
1968788 Estimated
1967786 Estimated
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1965810 Estimated
1964821 Estimated
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1959801 Estimated
1958782 Estimated
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1956744 Estimated
1955730 Estimated
1954722 Estimated
1953715 Estimated
1952706 Estimated
1951691 Estimated
1950659 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/cook-islands. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/cook-islands.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/cook-islands (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_cook_islands_2023,
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  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/cook-islands. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Cook Islands?

Live births in Cook Islands was 178 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 9.6% from 2022. That is the 226th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Cook Islands?

835 in 1962, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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