Migration trends in the Cook Islands

Oceania

Population

4.1K

Immigrants

20.3K

Emigrants

−16.2K

Outflow

Every 1st person born in the Cook Islands now lives abroad

The #179 largest source of emigrants worldwide

Top corridors

Where people move to

12.4K61.1%

7.8K38.6%

330.2%

Where people come from

2.7K66.5%

56813.9%

45911.2%

Key moments

1990

2.5K immigrants · 17.6K emigrants

Today

Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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