| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 800-1,000 worldwide[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Pitcairn Islands | 47 (2021)[2] |
 Norfolk Island | 484 (2016)[3] |
 Australia | 262 (2016)[4] |
 New Zealand | 48 (2018 birthplace)[5][6] |
 United Kingdom | 30 |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
Pitcairn Islanders, also referred to as Pitkerners and Pitcairnese, are the native inhabitants of the Pitcairn Islands, a British Overseas Territory including people whose families were previously inhabitants and maintaining cultural connections. Most Pitcairn Islanders are descendants of the Bounty mutineers and Tahitians.
The mainstream Pitcairn culture is a mixture of British (specifically English, Manx and Scottish) and Polynesian (specifically Tahitian) cultures derived from the traditions of the settlers that landed in 1790, plus a few that settled afterwards.[7][8] As of 2021, there are a total of 47 people inhabiting the island.[1][9]
There is also a Pitcairnese diaspora, particularly in Norfolk Island, New Zealand and mainland Australia. Fearing overcrowding, in 1856 all 194 Pitkerners immigrated to Norfolk Island aboard the Morayshire (including a baby born en route) but 16 of them returned to Pitcairn on the Mary Ann in 1858, followed by a further four families in 1864.[10]
- ^ a b "Official Pitcairn Immigration and Repopulation Web Site Community". Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Pitcairn Islands Tourism | Come Explore... The Legendary Pitcairn Islands". Visitpitcairn.pn. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ 2016 Census QuickStats – Norfolk Island – Ancestry, top responses
- ^ Census and Census Data, Australia - 2016 - Understanding ancestry in the Norfolk Island population
- ^ "2018 New Zealand census". 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Born in Cook Islands
- ^ "The People of Pitcairn Island". Government of the Pitcairn Islands. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Pitcairn's History". Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Pitcairn Islands Tourism Come Explore... The Legendary Pitcairn Islands". Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ www.government.pn Pitcairn Island Diaspora Survey (2014)