Population:
11,870 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.1% (male 1,704/female 1,508)
15-64 years: 63.7% (male 3,898/female 3,664)
65 years and over: 9.2% (male 540/female 556) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 30.5 years
male: 29.8 years
female: 31.1 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
-3.302% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
16.18 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
NA

Urbanization:
urban population: 74% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: -0.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 16.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 20.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.22 years
male: 71.46 years
female: 77.13 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.49 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA

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

Ethnic groups:
Cook Island Maori (Polynesian) 87.7%, part Cook Island Maori 5.8%, other 6.5% (2001 census)

Religions:
Cook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Roman Catholic 16.8%, Seventh-Day Adventists 7.9%, Church of Latter Day Saints 3.8%, other Protestant 5.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3% (2001 census)

Languages:
English (official), Maori

Literacy:
definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA
female: NA

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 10 years (2005)

Education expenditures:
0.2% of GDP (2001)

People - note:
2001 census counted a resident population of 15,017