Editing Pitcairn Islands (section)

===Structure of the population===

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! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
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| align="right" | Total 
| align="right" | 45
| align="right" | 100
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| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" | 4.44
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| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 0
| align="right" | 0
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 3
| align="right" | 6.67
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" | 4.44
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" | 4.44
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 2.22
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 0
| align="right" | 0
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 3
| align="right" | 6.67
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 2.22
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" | 8.89
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 2.22
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 7
| align="right" | 15.56
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 11.11
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 7
| align="right" | 15.56
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" | 4.44
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 0
| align="right" | 0
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 2.22
|-
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 0
| align="right" | 0
|-
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" | 2.22
|-
| align="right" | 95-99
| align="right" | 0
| align="right" | 0
|-
| align="right" | 100+
| align="right" | 0
| align="right" | 0
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! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Per cent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 11.11
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| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 26
| align="right" | 57.78
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 11
| align="right" | 24.44
|-
| align="right" | unknown
| align="right" | 3
| align="right" | 6.67
|-
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==== Population decline ====
{{As of|2021|April}}, the total resident population of the Pitcairn Islands was 47.<ref name="bbc.com"/> It is rare for all the residents to be on-island at the same time; it is common for several residents to be off-island for varying lengths of time visiting family, for medical reasons, or to attend international conferences. A [[diaspora]] survey completed by Solomon Leonard Ltd in 2014 for the [[Island Council (Pitcairn)|Pitcairn Island Council]] and the [[Government of the United Kingdom|United Kingdom Government]] projected that by 2045, if nothing were done, only three people of working age would be left on the island, with the rest being very old. In addition, the survey revealed that residents who had left the island over the past decades showed little interest in coming back. Of the hundreds of emigrants contacted, only 33 were willing to participate in the survey and just three expressed a desire to return.<ref name= Solomon_2014>{{Citation | last1 = Solomon | first1 = Rob | last2 = Burnett | first2 = Kristy | title = Pitcairn Island Diaspora Survey | date = January 2014 | language = en | url = https://prdrse4all.spc.int/sites/default/files/pitcairn_diaspora_survey_-_final_report.pdf}}</ref>

{{As of|2014}}, the labour force consisted of 31 able-bodied persons: 17 males and 14 females between 18 and 64 years of age. Of the 31, just seven are younger than 40, but 18 are over the age of 50.<ref name="government.pn"/> Most of the men undertake the more strenuous physical tasks on the island such as crewing the longboats, cargo handling, and the operation and maintenance of physical assets. Longboat crew retirement age is 58. There were then 12 men aged between 18 and 58 residing on Pitcairn. Each [[longboat]] requires a minimum crew of three; of the four longboat [[coxswain]]s, two were in their late 50s.<ref name="government.pn"/>

The Pitcairn government's attempts to attract migrants have met with some success. Since 2015 settlement applications were approved for 8 persons, 3 of whom are living on Pitcairn.<ref name="government.pn"/><ref name="star">[https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/12/16/pitcairn_island_an_idyll_haunted_by_its_past.html "Pitcairn Island, an idyll haunted by its past"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016180822/https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/12/16/pitcairn_island_an_idyll_haunted_by_its_past.html |date=2017-10-16 }}. ''Toronto Star''. 16 December 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.pitcairn.pn/Laws/Cap%2022%20-%20Social%20Welfare%20Benefits%20Ordinance%202014%20Rev%20Ed.pdf "Ch. XXII. Social Welfare Benefits Ordinance"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329175605/http://pitcairn.pn/Laws/Cap%2022%20-%20Social%20Welfare%20Benefits%20Ordinance%202014%20Rev%20Ed.pdf |date=2016-03-29 }} in ''Laws of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands. Revised Edition 2014''</ref> The migrants are expected to have at least [[NZ$]]30,000 per person in savings and are expected to build their own house at average cost of NZ$140,000.<ref name="billhaigh">Bill Haigh. [http://www.immigration.pn/FAQ.php "Pitcairn Island Immigration"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108142130/http://www.immigration.pn/FAQ.php |date=2016-01-08 }}. immigration.pn</ref><ref name="Menzies">Kerry Young, Heather Menzies. [http://www.young.pn/immigrationqa.html "Pitcairn Island Immigration Questions and Answers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221192242/http://www.young.pn/immigrationqa.html |date=2015-02-21 }}. young.pn</ref> It is also possible to bring off-island builders at an additional cost of between NZ$23,000 and NZ$28,000.<ref name="Menzies"/> The average annual cost of living on the island is [[NZ$]]9,464.<ref name="billhaigh"/> There is, however, no assurance of the migrant's right to remain on Pitcairn; after their first two years, the council must review and reapprove the migrant's status.<ref>[http://www.pitcairn.pn/Laws/Cap%2012%20-%20Immigration%20Ordinance%202014%20Rev%20Ed.pdf Ch. XII. "Immigration Control Ordinance"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213203304/http://www.pitcairn.pn/Laws/Cap%2012%20-%20Immigration%20Ordinance%202014%20Rev%20Ed.pdf |date=2015-02-13 }} in ''Laws of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands. Revised Edition 2014''</ref><ref>[http://www.pitcairn.pn/Repopulation%20Plan.pdf Pitcairn Islands Repopulation Plan 2014–2019] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203174021/http://www.pitcairn.pn/Repopulation%20Plan.pdf |date=3 December 2014 }}. The Pitcairn Islands Council</ref><ref name="Gay 2013">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10870574 |title=Pitcairn Island mayor faces porn charges in court |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |date=11 March 2013 |first=Edward |last=Gay |access-date=13 February 2015 |archive-date=13 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213171504/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10870574 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="www.gov.uk">{{cite web |title=Pitcairn Island travel advice |url=https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/pitcairn-island/entry-requirements |website=gov.uk |publisher=UK government |access-date=6 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918231206/https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/pitcairn-island/entry-requirements |archive-date=2015-09-18 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Freight from [[Tauranga]] to Pitcairn on the {{nowrap|MV ''Claymore II''}} (Pitcairn Island's dedicated passenger and cargo ship chartered by the Pitcairn government) is charged at NZ$350/m<sup>3</sup> for Pitcairners and NZ$1,000/m<sup>3</sup> for all other freight.<ref>[http://www.visitpitcairn.pn/visitpitcairn/claymore2shipinfo/ "Pitcairn Island Tourism: {{nowrap|MV ''Claymore II''}} Ship Info"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20150215021410/http://www.visitpitcairn.pn/visitpitcairn/claymore2shipinfo/ |date=15 February 2015 }}. visitpitcairn.pn</ref> Additionally, Pitcairners are charged NZ$500 for a one-way trip; others are charged NZ$5,000.<ref name="government.pn"/>

{{As of|2014|alt=In 2014}}, the government's Pitcairn Islands Economic Report stated that "{{bracket|no one}} will migrate to Pitcairn Islands for economic reasons as there are limited government jobs, a lack of private sector employment, as well as considerable competition for the tourism dollar." The Pitcairners take turns to accommodate those few tourists who occasionally visit the island.<ref name="government.pn"/>

As the island remains a [[British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territory]], the British government may at some stage be required to make a decision about the island's future.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ-Q4D5aXPk |title=Pitcairn Islands Face Extinction |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=9 July 2014 |access-date=3 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515000016/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ-Q4D5aXPk |archive-date=2015-05-15 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/sound-pacific-island-of-mutiny-on-the-bounty-fame-running-out-of-people-1404863996 |title=South Pacific Island of 'Mutiny on the Bounty' Fame Running Out of People |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=3 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010094749/http://online.wsj.com/articles/sound-pacific-island-of-mutiny-on-the-bounty-fame-running-out-of-people-1404863996 |archive-date=2014-10-10 |url-status=live }}</ref>