Social Statistics

Selected key Social Indicators
Indicators Males Females Total Latest Year
Available
Total population 9,300 8,727 18,027 2001
Resident population < 15 years old     5,106  
Resident population > 15 years old     9,884  
Net enrolment rate - Primary education (%) 92.3 2001
Ratio of girls to boys - Primary education 89 2001
Estimated life expectancy at birth 71 2001
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (under 1) 9.8 2004 (NSO)
Child mortality rates (1- 4 years) 7.7 2002 (MOH)
Total fertility rate 3.1 2001
Proportion of births attended by
skilled health personnel (%)
98 2002 (MOH)
Total population, urban 6,258 5,930 12,188 2001
Total population, rural 3,042 2,797 5,839 2001
Dependency ratio     79 2001
Median Age 24.7 25.9 25.3 2001
Sex ratio 107 2001
Population density for land area, urban 182 2001
Population density for land area, rural 34 2001
Crude Birth Rate (CBR) 22 2003 (MOH)
Crude Death Rate (CDR)
Labour Force Participation Rate 76.4 61.4 69.0 2001
Unemployment rate (%) 11.7 14.8 13.1 2001

Source: Cook Islands Statistics Office