Cook Islands People 1996

Population:

19,343 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

15-64 years:

65 years and over:

Population growth rate:

1.13% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

23.05 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

5.2 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-6.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

24.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

71.14 years

male:

69.2 years

female:

73.1 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.27 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Cook Islander(s)

adjective:

Cook Islander

Ethnic divisions:

Polynesian (full blood) 81.3%, Polynesian and European 7.7%, Polynesian and other 7.7%, European 2.4%, other 0.9%

Religions:

Christian (majority of populace members of Cook Islands Christian Church)

Languages:

English (official), Maori

Literacy:

NA%

Labor force:

5,810

by occupation:

agriculture 29%, government 27%, services 25%, industry 15%, other 4% (1981)

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