Digital 2021: The Cook Islands
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This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for the Cook Islands, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in the Cook Islands in 2021.
The Cook Islands’s population
The Cook Islands had a population of 17.6 thousand in January 2021.
The Cook Islands’s population increased by 12 (+0.07%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
48.3% of the Cook Islands’s population is female, while 51.7% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
75.6% of the Cook Islands’s population lives in urban centres, while 24.4% lives in rural areas.
Internet users in the Cook Islands
There were 9,487 internet users in the Cook Islands in January 2021.
Internet penetration in the Cook Islands stood at 54.0% in January 2021.
Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.
Social media statistics for the Cook Islands
There were 12.0 thousand social media users in the Cook Islands in January 2021.
The number of social media users in the Cook Islands increased by 1,000 (+9.1%) between 2020 and 2021.
The number of social media users in the Cook Islands was equivalent to 68.3% of the total population in January 2021.
Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.
Mobile connections in the Cook Islands
There were 6,073 mobile connections in the Cook Islands in January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in the Cook Islands increased by 132 (+2.2%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in the Cook Islands in January 2021 was equivalent to 34.6% of the total population.
Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.
Additional resources
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