List of islands by population

This is a list of islands in the world ordered by population. It includes all islands with population greater than 100,000. For km comparison, continental landmasses are also shown. The population of the world's islands is over 730 million, approximately 11% of the world's total population.

Continental island / land masses

1. Afro-Eurasia (World Island) — 6.15 billion people
2. Americas — 972 million people
3. Australia — 23 million people
4. Antarctica — 1,000-5,000 people (varies by season)

Islands ordered by population

Population over 10,000,000

Ranking	Island	State(s)	Population	Density (/km²)
1	Java	Indonesia	139,448,718 (2014 estimate)	1,117
2	Honshū	Japan	104,000,000 (2010)	451.8
3	Great Britain	United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales)	61,700,000 (2015)	281.3
4	Luzon	Philippines	48,520,774 (2010)	441
5	Sumatra	Indonesia	47,010,000 (2010)	90.4
6	Taiwan (Formosa)	Taiwan	23,461,708 (2015 estimate)	657
7	Madagascar	Madagascar	22,434,000 (2014)	38.2
8	Borneo	Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia	21,258,000 (2014)	26.3
9	Sri Lanka (Ceylon)	Sri Lanka	20,860,000 (2010)	315.5
10	Mindanao	Philippines	20,365,352 (2010)	209
11	Hispaniola	Dominican Republic, Haiti	19,920,000 (2010)	241.5
12	Sulawesi (Celebes)	Indonesia	17,371,783 (2010)	97
13	Salsette	India (Maharashtra)	15,098,516 (2011)	24,414
14	Kyūshū	Japan	13,200,000 (2010)	371
15	New Guinea	Papua New Guinea and Indonesia	11,818,000 (2014 RI, 2015 PNG)	15
16	Cuba	Cuba	11,167,325 (2012)	103.3

Population 1,000,000 to 10,000,000

Ranking	Island	State(s)	Population
17	Hainan	China	9,671,500 (2010)
18	Long Island	United States (New York)	7,686,912 (2012)
19	Ireland	Ireland and United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)	6,380,661 (2008)
20	Hokkaidō	Japan	5,444,307 (2013-3)
21	Singapore	Singapore	5,312,400 (2012)
22	Sicily	Italy	5,017,000 (2007)
23	Bali	Indonesia	4,220,000 (2012)
24	Negros	Philippines	4,194,525 (2010)
25	Panay	Philippines	4,031,636 (2010)
26	Shikoku	Japan	3,912,670 (2013)
27	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico (territory of the United States)	3,725,800 (2010)
28	Cebu	Philippines	3,629,540 (2010)
29	Madura	Indonesia	3,622,000 (2010)
30	North Island	New Zealand	3,519,800 (June 2015 estimate).
31	Lombok	Indonesia	3,160,000 (2010)
32	Timor	Indonesia and East Timor	2,786,000 (2010)
33	Jamaica	Jamaica	2,741,000 (2010)
34	Zhongshan Island	China (Guangdong and Macau)	2,275,000 (2002)
35	Zealand	Denmark	2,275,000 (2005)
36	Leyte	Philippines	2,188,295 (2010)
37	Island of Montreal	Canada (Quebec)	1,886,481 (2011)
38	Xiamen Island	China (Fujian)	1,847,047 (2010 census)
39	Flores	Indonesia	1,831,000 (2010)
40	Samar	Philippines	1,751,267 (2010)
41	Bhola Island	Bangladesh	1,758,000 (2011)
42	Sardinia	Italy	1,659,000 (2007)
43	Manhattan Island	United States (New York)	1,619,090 (2012)
44	Haizhu	China (Guangdong)	1,558,663 (2010 census)
45	São Luís	Brazil (Maranhão)	1,381,459 (2014 estimate)
46	Sumbawa	Indonesia	1,330,000 (2010)
47	Mauritius	Mauritius	1,299,000 (2010)
48	Trinidad	Trinidad and Tobago	1,267,145 (2011 Census)
49	Okinawa Island	Japan	1,287,000 (2010)
50	Hong Kong Island	Hong Kong (special administrative region of China)	1,270,876 (2011 Census)
51	Mindoro	Philippines	1,238,573 (2010)
52	Bahrain Island	Bahrain	1,234,571 (2010 Census) (whole nation)
53	Bohol	Philippines	1,163,790 (2010)
54	Batam	Indonesia	1,153,860 (2012 BPS Civil Survey)
55	Cyprus	Cyprus, Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK), Northern Cyprus (de facto)	1,088,503 (2010 estimate)
56	South Island	New Zealand	1,076,300 (June 2015 estimate).

Population 500,000 to 1,000,000

Ranking	Island	State(s)	Population
57	Oahu	United States (Hawaii)	976,372 (2012)
58	Bangka	Indonesia	960,692 (2010)
59	Tenerife	Spain (Canary Islands)	906,854 (2010 census)
60	Unguja (Zanzibar Island)	Tanzania (Zanzibar)	896,721 (2012 Census)
61	Majorca	Spain (Balearic Islands)	862,397 (2009 census)
62	Penang Island	Malaysia	860,000 (2010 estimate)
63	Gran Canaria	Spain (Canary Islands)	838,397 (2009 census)
64	Réunion	France	837,868 (2012 estimate)
65	Palawan	Philippines	793,391 (2010)
66	Cangshan	China (Fujian)	762,746 (2010 census)
67	São Vicente	Brazil (São Paulo)	760,000
68	Nias	Indonesia	756,338 (2010 Census)
69	Vancouver Island	Canada (British Columbia)	748,937 (2009 estimate)
70	Sumba	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)	686,113 (2010 Census)
71	Viti Levu	Fiji	661,997 (2007 Census)
72	Masbate	Philippines	659,912 (2010)
73	Crete	Greece	623,065 (2011 Census)
74	Jeju	South Korea	621,550 (2014 estimate)
75	Chongming	China (Shanghai)	615,297 (2013 census)
76	Phuket	Thailand	525,018 (2010)
77	New Britain	Papua New Guinea	513,926 (2011 census)
78	Tasmania	Australia	507,626 (2010 estimate)
79	Zhoushan	China (Zhejiang)	502,667 (2000 census)

Population 100,000 to 500,000

Ranking	Island	State(s)	Population
80	Newfoundland	Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador)	479,105 (2006 census)
81	Staten Island	United States (New York)	477,377 (2006 estimate)
82	Sakhalin	Russia	471,515 (2014 Estimate)
83	Halmahera	Indonesia	449,938 2010 Census
84	Jolo	Philippines	447,600
85	Buton	Indonesia	447,408 (2010 Census)
86	Funen	Denmark	447,060 (2006 estimate)
87	Ambon	Indonesia	441,000 (2010 Census)
88	Margarita Island	Venezuela	489,917 (2014 estimate)
89	Seram	Indonesia	434,113 (2010 Census)
90	IJsselmonde	Netherlands	423,000
91	Santa Catarina	Brazil (Santa Catarina)	420,000
92	Pemba	Tanzania	406,808 (2012 Census)
93	Sandwip	Bangladesh	400,000
94	Basilan	Philippines	391,179 (2010)
95	Martinique	France (Martinique)	390,371 (2012 estimate)
96	Guadeloupe Island	France (Guadeloupe)	388,795 (2011 estimate)
97	Malta	Malta	386,057 (2011 estimate)
98	Mactan	Philippines	368,820 (2010 census)
99	Marajó	Brazil (Pará)	383,336 (2014 estimate)
100	Grande Comore	Comoros	369,600 (2012 estimate)
101	Pingtan (Haitan)	China (Fujian)	357,760 (2010 census)
102	Ukerewe Island	Tanzania	345,147 (2012 Census)
103	Île Jésus	Canada (Quebec)	339,101
104	Bintan	Indonesia	329,659 (2010 Census)
105	Iceland	Iceland	325,671 (2014 estimate -- whole country)
106	Maheshkhali	Bangladesh	321,218 (2011 Census)
107	Flevopolder	Netherlands (Flevoland)	317,000 (2007)
108	Corsica	France	316,578 (2012 estimate)
109	Santo Amaro (Guarujá)	Brazil (São Paulo)	308,989 (2014 estimate)
110	Vendsyssel-Thy	Denmark	306,373 (2003)
111	Vitória	Brazil (Espirito Santo)	300,000
112	Chengār	Bangladesh	292,057 (2011 Census)
113	Abu Dhabi (island)	United Arab Emirates	280,385
114	Barbados	Barbados	279,254 (2005 estimate)
115	Anjouan	Comoros	306,800 (2012 estimate)
116	Muna	Indonesia	268,140 (2010 Census)
117	Santiago	Cape Verde	290,280 (2014 estimate)
118	Belitung	Indonesia	262,357 (2010 census)
119	Grande Terre	New Caledonia (sui generis collectivity of France)	247,669 (2014 estimate)
120	Madeira	Portugal	245,806 (2006 estimate)
121	Geoje Island	South Korea	241,711 (2010 Census)
122	Bougainville	Papua New Guinea	234,280 (2011 census)
123	Marinduque	Philippines	227,828 (2010)
124	Lagos Island	Nigeria	212,700(2006 Census)
125	Governador Island	Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)	212,574 (2010C adm dist including nearby island)
126	New Providence	Bahamas	210,832 (2000 census)
127	Euboea	Greece	210,815 (2011 Census)
128	Vasilievsky Island	Russia	202,650 (2002 census).
129	Tsing Yi	Hong Kong (special administrative region of China)	200,402 (2007 estimate)
130	Qeshm	Iran	200,000
131	New Ireland	Papua New Guinea	194,067 (2011 estimate, whole province)
132	Tarakan	Indonesia (East Kalimantan)	193,370 (2010 Census)
133	Dongchong Island	China (Guangdong)	191,019 (2010 Census)
134	Hawaii (island)	United States (Hawaii)	190,821 (2013 factfinder)
135	Muharraq	Bahrain	188,597 (2010)
136	Grande Terre	France (Mayotte)	188,442 (2012 estimate)
137	Ternate	Indonesia (North Maluku)	185,705 (2010 Census)
138	Jinshazhou	China (Guangdong)	183,000 (2010 Census)
139	Tahiti	French Polynesia (overseas collectivity of France)	178,133 (2007 census)
140	São Tomé	São Tomé and Príncipe	171,856 (2012 estimate)
141	Voorne-Putten	Netherlands	170,411 (2002)
142	Carmen, Campeche	Mexico	169,466 (2010 Census)
143	Lulu Island	Canada	168,162
144	Buru	Indonesia (Maluku)	162,116 (2010 Census)
145	Guimaras	Philippines	162,943 (2010)
146	Saint Lucia	Saint Lucia	166,526 (2010 census)
147	Shawan Island	China (Guangdong)	161,390 (2010 census)
148	Maui	United States (Hawaii)	160,202 (2013 census factfinder)
149	Amager	Denmark	160,064 (2006 estimate)
150	Guadalcanal	Solomon Islands	158,222 (2009 census includes Honiara and Guadacanal Prov.)
151	Tablas	Philippines	158,050 (2010)
152	Biliran	Philippines	155,061 (2010)
153	Malé	Maldives	153,379 (2014 estimate)
154	Mombasa	Kenya	146,334
155	Cape Breton Island	Canada (Nova Scotia)	147,454 (2001 census)
156	Upolu	Samoa	147,629 (2011 census)
157	Alor	Indonesia	145,299 (2010 Census)
158	Yeong Island	South Korea (Busan)	144,884 (2010 Census)
159	Prince Edward Island	Canada	140,402 (2010 estimate)
160	Chiloé	Chile	140,376 (2002 census)
161	Malaita	Solomon Islands	137,596 (2009 C)
162	Isle of Wight	United Kingdom	140,000 (2005 estimate)
163	Djerba	Tunisia	139,517 (2004 census)
164	Awaji	Japan	138,804 (2013)
165	Curaçao	Curaçao (autonomous country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)	138,000 (2006 estimate)
166	Bantayan	Philippines	136,960 (2010 census)
167	Mannar Island	Sri Lanka	132,000
168	Lanzarote	Spain (Canary Islands)	131,708 (2007 estimate)
169	São Miguel	Portugal (Azores)	131,609 (2001 census)
170	Xiaoguwei	China (Guangdong)	131,470 (2010 census)
171	Hisingen	Sweden	130,497 (2007)
172	Bioko	Equatorial Guinea	130,000 (2005)
173	Vanua Levu	Fiji	130,000
174	Kutubdia	Bangladesh	125,279 (2011 Census)
175	Srirangam	India	120,000 (2011 Census)
176	Rhodes	Greece	119,830 (2011 Census)
177	Dordrecht	Netherlands	118,601 (2009)
178	Ibiza	Spain (Balearic Islands)	117,698 (2007 estimate)
179	Daishan	China (Zhejiang)	113,983 (2000 census)
180	Rote	Indonesia (Maluku)	119,908 (2010 Census)
181	Lembata	Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara)	117,829 (2010 Census)
182	Biak	Indonesia (West Papua)	112,873 (2010 Census)
183	Nansha	China (Guangdong)	112,151 (2010 Census)
184	Peleng	Indonesia (Central Sulawesi)	109,319 (2010 Census)
185	Bengkalis	Indonesia (Riau)	108,700 (2010 Census)
186	Saint Vincent	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	108,600 (2000)
187	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego	Argentina and Chile	107,983
188	Songzhou	China (Guangdong)	106,274 (2010 Census)
189	Daishan	China (Zhejiang)	105,945 (2014 Census)
189	Corfu	Greece	104,371 (2011 Census)
190	Aruba	Aruba (autonomous country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)	103,484 (2006 estimate)
191	South Andaman Island	India (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)	100,000+

See also

• List of European islands by population
• List of Caribbean island countries by population
• List of Canadian islands by population
• List of islands by highest point
• List of islands by area
• List of European islands by area
• List of countries by population
• List of countries and outlying territories by area
• List of islands of South America
• List of islands by population density
• List of populated islands of the Great Lakes

References

Australia is an Island.

External links

• UN Environment Programme Islands Directory
• Most populous islands

• It is generally accepted that Australia is not an island; if it were considered as such it would rank seventh.
• Antarctica has no permanent residents, but there are usually at least 1,000 people (mostly research personnel) living at its bases.
• http://www.depkes.go.id/downloads/Penduduk%20Kab%20Kota%20Umur%20Tunggal%202014.pdf Estimasi Penduduk Menurut Umur Tunggal Dan Jenis Kelamin 2014 Kementerian Kesehatan
• Composed of 6 provinces excluding the four regencies comprising Madura island
• Composed of 34 prefectures including minor outlying islands
• 2011 Census: Population Estimates for the United Kingdom. In the 2011 census, the population of England, Wales and Scotland was estimated to be approximately 61,370,000; compromising of 60,800,000 on Great Britain, and 570,000 on other islands. Retrieved 23 January 2014
• Composed of 7 administrative regions excluding island provinces
• Geohive.com Country data
• Composed of 8 provinces including minor outlying islands
• http://instat.mg/madagascar-en-chiffres/#demographie
• Malaysia: Federal States, Territories, Districts, Major Cities, Urban Aras & Conurbations - Statistics & Maps on City Population. Citypopulation.de (2013-05-20). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
• Administratively composed of 4 Indonesian provinces, 2 Malaysian states, 1 Malaysian territory and the sovereign state of Brunei, for this sum does not include Labuan nor Tarakan islands for which there is data.
• Composed of 6 administrative regions excluding island provinces
• Composed of 6 provinces
• Composed of Greater Mumbai, Thane and Mira-Bhayandar
• Composed of 7 prefectures
• Population of Cuba excluding Isla de la Juventud
• http://www.citypopulation.de/China-UA.html Data refers to entire Hainan Province
• [1]. Composed of the constituent countries of England, Scotland, and Wales but excluding the administrative units of Isle of Wight, Eilean Siar, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, and Isle of Anglesey. Note that the figure still includes minor outlying islands with a total population of a few thousand.
• Ireland Census of 2006
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• Bali faces population boom, now home to 4.2 million residents. The Jakarta Post (2012-12-17). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
• Indonesia (Urban City Population): Provinces & Cities - Statistics & Maps on City Population. Citypopulation.de (2010-05-01). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
• Composed of 4 provinces
• U.S. Census Bureau Census Data for Puerto Rico (2010)
• For urban areas,
• Biro Pusat Statistik - Nusa Tenggara Timur
• Composed of 5 Indonesian regencies and the sovereign state of East Timor
• Data refers to Zhongshan (prefecture level city), Xiangzhou District (in Zhuhai prefecture level city), and Macau SAR. Note that this area is not generally referred to as an island; see article for more details.
• Statbank Denmark
• China Census of 2010 for Siming District of Xiamen Islando. Data has not include the outlying island of Gulangyu.
• Composed of 3 provinces
• Data refers to Bhola District which includes minor outlying islands
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• Sum of the total population of the municipalities of Paço do Lumiar, Raposa, São José de Ribamar and São Luís, as referenced on the individual municipality pages linked on the cited page. Includes a very small population in the Tauá archipelago and on a small mainland area of São Luís municipality.
• Biro Pusat Statistik - Nusa Tenggara Barat
• Trinidad and Tobago: Municipalities, Major Cities & Communities - Statistics & Maps on City Population. Citypopulation.de. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
• Hong Kong: Districts, Major Cities & Towns - Statistics & Maps on City Population. Citypopulation.de. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
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• Batam Civil regsitry April 2012
• Republic of Cyprus: 803,147 and Northern Cyprus: 285,356 = 1,088,503. Source for Republic of Cyprus - s&labeling=labels&plugin=1 "Total population as of 1 January". Eurostat, source for Northern Cyprus - North Cyprus' State Planning Organization
• Approximate. The Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE) 2014 population estimates list a combined population of 786,605 inhabitants for the municipalities of Santos and São Vicente, whose main urban areas take up almost the entire island. The vast majority of both cities' population lives there. However, the data include a few small settlements on the mainland belonging to those cities, for which separate data are not available on the IBGE Web site.
• Administrative Division of Indonesia: Provinces, Regencies and Cities - Statistics & Maps by »City Population«. Citypopulation.de (2012-02-18). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
• Chongming County population minus Changxing & Hengsha islands. Retrieved on 2015-11-13.
• Papua New Guinea: Provinces, Cities & Urban Localities - Statistics & Maps on City Population. Citypopulation.de. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
• Statistical Information of Zhoushan, line 2(the part of Dinghai District) plus line 31(the part of Putuo District)
• Halmahera Selatan Regency site table, including mainland Gane but excluding the tip which is considered Joronga Islands
• Approximate. The Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE) 2014 population estimates list a population of 461,524 for the municipality of Florianópolis, which largely coincides with the island, but also includes a few relatively populous districts on the mainland.
• Sum of the total population of the municipalities of Afuá, Anajás, Breves, Cachoeira do Arari, Chaves, Curralinho, Muaná, Ponta de Pedras, Salvaterra, Santa Cruz do Arari, São Sebastião da Boa Vista and Soure, as referenced on the individual municipality pages linked on the cited page. May include a small population on smaller nearby inhabited islands. Does not include the population of the nearby municipalities of Bagre, Gurupá, Limoeiro do Ajuru, Melgaço, Oeiras do Pará and Portel, which are often administratively grouped in Marajó, but are not located on the island.
• entire district, includes Ukawa island
• Administrative Division of Bangladesh: Districts and Subdistricts - Statistics & Maps by »City Population«. Citypopulation.de (2012-07-25). Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
• Population of the municipality of Guarujá, which is coterminous with the island.
• Approximate. The Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE) 2014 population estimates list a population of 352,104 for the municipality of Vitória, which however also includes a few relatively populous districts on the mainland and on adjacent smaller islands.
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• District Council Election 2007 - Kwai Tsing. The sum of the population in constituency areas S18 to S28
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