Cook Islands — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Cook Islands had an estimated population of 18,622 in 2005, with 11 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Cook Islands today — population now 12,826, against 18,622 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 18,622 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 15,132 | 12,826 | -15% |
The two sources differ by 23% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avarua | Rarotonga | 13,373 | 13,373 now |
| 2 | Mangaia | Mangaia | 328 | — |
| 3 | Amuri | Aitutaki | 285 | — |
| 4 | Omoka | Tongareva | 180 | — |
| 5 | Atiu | Atiu | 165 | — |
| 6 | Mauke | Mauke | 145 | — |
| 7 | Mitiaro | Mitiaro | 80 | — |
| 8 | Roto | Pukapuka | 74 | — |
| 9 | Tauhunu | Manihiki | 69 | — |
| 10 | Nassau | Nassau | 49 | — |
| 11 | Rakahanga | Rakahanga | 38 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rarotonga | 13,456 |
| 2 | Aitutaki | 1,808 |
| 3 | Pukapuka | 632 |
| 4 | Mangaia | 628 |
| 5 | Atiu | 511 |
| 6 | Manihiki | 467 |
| 7 | Mauke | 405 |
| 8 | Tongareva | 265 |
| 9 | Mitiaro | 196 |
| 10 | Rakahanga | 140 |
| 11 | Nassau | 63 |
| 12 | Avarua | 50 |
| 13 | Suwarrow | 1 |
| 14 | Manuae and Teauotu | 0 |
| 15 | Takutea | 0 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.