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features of the

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of the

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, including

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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. A census is carried out every five years in the Cook Islands. The last census was carried out in 2016 and the next census will be carried out in December 2021.

Vital statistics

Births and deaths

Religion

The Cook Islands are majority-

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, with almost half the population being members of the

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Cook Islands Christian Church. Other Protestant denominations include Seventh-day Adventists,

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and the Apostolic Church (the latter two being

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). The largest non-Protestant denomination are

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s, followed by

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. Non-Christian faiths including

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, Buddhism and

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have small followings primarily by non-indigenous inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The indigenous Polynesian people of the Cook islands are known as Cook Islands Māori. These include speakers of Cook Islands Māori language, closely related to Tahitian and New Zealand Māori, who form the majority of the population and inhabit the southern islands including

Rarotonga Rarotonga is the largest and most populous of the Cook Islands. The island is volcanic, with an area of , and is home to almost 75% of the country's population, with 13,007 of a total population of 17,434. The Cook Islands' Parliament buildings a ...

; and also the people of Pukapuka, who speak a language more closely relate to Samoan. Cook Islanders of non-indigenous descent include other Pacific Island peoples, Papa'a (

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), and those of Asian descent.

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the

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, unless otherwise indicated. * Population **8,128 * Age structure (2022 est.) **0–14 years: 18.69% (male 797/female 722) **15–24 years: 13.9% (male 606/female 524) **25–54 years: 37.66% (male 1,595/female 1,634) **55–64 years: 15.69% (male 711/female 564) **65 years and over: 14.74% (male 584/female 614) * Population growth rate ** -2.39% * Birth rate ** 12.55 births/1,000 population * Death rate ** 9.1 deaths/1,000 population *

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rate **Total: 15.93 deaths/1,000 live births **Male: 20.02 deaths/1,000 live births **Female: 11.62 deaths/1,000 live births * Life expectancy at birth **Total population: 77.14 years **Male: 74.32 years **Female: 80.11 years (2022 est.) * Total fertility rate **2.07 children born/woman * Nationality ** Cook Islander(s) (Noun) ** Cook Islander (Adjective) * Ethnic groups **

Cook Island Maori Cook or The Cook may refer to: Food preparation * Cooking, the preparation of food * Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food * Cook (professional), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry * ...

( Polynesian) 81.3% **part Cook Island Maori 6.7% **Other 11.9% * Religions **

62.8% *** Cook Islands Christian Church 49.1% *** Seventh-day Adventist 7.9%, ***

3.7% *** Apostolic Church 2.1%), **

17% ** Mormon 4.4%, **Other 8% ***This "Other" group includes smaller Christian denominations, and mostly non-indigenous adherents of

, Buddhism, and

, as well as the irreligious. **None 5.6% **No response 2.2% * Languages ** English (official) 86.4% **

Cook Islands Maori Cook or The Cook may refer to: Food preparation * Cooking, the preparation of food * Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food * Cook (professional), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry * ...

( Rarotongan) (official) 76.2% **Other 8.3%

References

Geography of the Cook Islands {{CookIslands-stub