Population 19,989 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA
65 years and over: NA

Population growth rate 1.06% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 22.52 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 5.2 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -6.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 24.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 71.14 years
male: 69.2 years
female: 73.1 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 3.19 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Cook Islander(s)
adjective: Cook Islander

Ethnic groups Polynesian (full blood) 81.3%, Polynesian and European 7.7%, Polynesian and non-European 7.7%, European 2.4%, other 0.9%

Religions Christian (majority of populace are members of the Cook Islands Christian Church)

Languages English (official), Maori

Literacy NA

NOTE: The information regarding Cook Islands on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cook Islands People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cook Islands People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.