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How many babies are born in Cook Islands?

133 babies born in Cook Islands in 2026. That is 0.00% of all births worldwide, and the 227th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Cook Islands: history and projections

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Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Cook Islands’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1950 659 14.7K 44.8 UN estimate
2000 371 15.9K 23.4 UN estimate
2023 177 14.2K 12.5 UN estimate
2026 133 12.8K 10.4 UN projection
2050 110 9.34K 11.8 UN projection
2075 94 8.15K 11.6 UN projection
2100 70 7.9K 8.8 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Cook Islands among estimates through 2023 were in 1962, at about 835.

At 1.98 children per woman, fertility in Cook Islands is below the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Cook Islands each year?

An estimated 133 babies are born in Cook Islands in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 0 a day and 0.00% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Cook Islands?

Cook Islands has an estimated 10.4 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 1.98 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.