Pitcairn Islands
The Pitcairn Islands is a British Overseas Territory, in Polynesia. UN Tourism publishes no arrivals figure for it, so Globestamp places its stamp by estimate: Mythic, for fewer than 50,000 visitors a year.
- Stamp finish
- Mythicplaced by estimate
- Area
- 43 km² (16 sq mi)
- Population
- 54Natural Earth estimate
Does the Pitcairn Islands count as a country?
It depends on the list. The Pitcairn Islands is a British Overseas Territory, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Pitcairn Island”.
| List | Counts the Pitcairn Islands? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | No |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Pitcairn Island |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
The Pitcairn Islands belongs to the United Kingdom, but travelers usually count it on its own, because it has its own entry rules, its own flag or its own place on the map. Other places in the same family: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and Guernsey.
The Pitcairn Islands stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. The Pitcairn Islands’s is Mythic: a living finish taken from the place itself, the finish for places with fewer than 50,000 visitors a year. UN Tourism has no figure for the Pitcairn Islands, so its finish is placed by hand from what is known of its visitors. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to the Pitcairn Islands
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts the Pitcairn Islands when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. The Pitcairn Islands has no airport with scheduled flights, so most visitors arrive by road, rail or sea. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Events in the Pitcairn Islands
Total solar eclipses over the Pitcairn Islands that the app knows: 2 July 2019. A photo inside the path of totality that day ticks “Watch a total eclipse”.
Questions people ask
Is the Pitcairn Islands a country?
It depends on the list. The Pitcairn Islands is a British Overseas Territory, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Pitcairn Island”.
How many tourists visit the Pitcairn Islands?
UN Tourism, the usual source, publishes no arrivals figure for the Pitcairn Islands. Globestamp places its stamp by estimate, as Mythic: fewer than 50,000 visitors a year.
How rare is a Pitcairn Islands stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Mythic, the finish for places with fewer than 50,000 visitors a year. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does the Pitcairn Islands count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Pitcairn Island”, one of its 330 destinations.
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Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.