2016 Cook Islands Census


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 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.
IslandPopulation%
Rarotonga13,00774.61
Aitutaki1,94111.13
Mangaia4992.86
Atiu4342.49
Mauke2971.7
Mitiaro1550.89
Southern Islands3,32619.08
Pukapuka4442.55
Penrhyn2261.3
Manihiki2121.22
Rakahanga830.48
Nassau780.45
Palmerston580.33
Northern Islands1,1016.32
Cook Islands17,434100

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.

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 affiliationPopulation%
Christian12,86686.92
 Cook Islands Christian Church7,22548.81
 Roman Catholic2,57417.39
 Seventh day Adventist1,2498.44
 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints6094.11
 Assemblies of God5693.84
 Jehovah's Witness3572.41
 Apostolic2831.91
Irreligion/Not Stated1,0977.41
Other8395.67
Total14,802100