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Cook Islands populations by place of residence, 2010s

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This graph shows where most Cook Islanders lived in the early 2010s: far more were living in New Zealand and Australia than in the Cook Islands. The figures for Australia and Cook Islands groups are for 2016; those for New Zealand are dated 2018. The Cook Islands population totals include minorities of other ethnicities.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Sources: Stats NZ census 2018; Australian census 2016; Cook Islands census 2016

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Carl Walrond, Cook Islanders – Migration, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/868/cook-islands-populations-by-place-of-residence-2010s (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.