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Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)

Languages

Languages

Malay (Cocos dialect) 68.8%, English 22.3%, unspecified 8.9%; note - data represent language spoken at home (2016 est.)

major-language sample(s)

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Religions

Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 75%, Anglican 3.5%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, none 12.9%, unspecified 6.3% (2016 est.)

Death rate

8.89 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Median age

total

40 years (2021 est.)

Population

male

301

total

593 (2021 est.)

female

292

Nationality

noun

Cocos Islander(s)

adjective

Cocos Islander

Age structure

0-14 years

21.2%

15-64 years

61.5%

65 years and over

17.3% (2021)

Ethnic groups

Europeans, Cocos Malays

Population distribution

only Home Island and West Island are populated