This is a list of islands in the world ordered by population, which includes all islands with more than 100,000 people. For comparison, continental landmasses are also shown, in italics. The population of the world's islands is over 730 million, approximately 9% of the world's total population. Of those, only Java (Indonesia) and Honshu (Japan) have populations over 1% of the global population.
Islands ordered by population
Due to the uncertainty of what exactly constitutes a geographic island, as opposed to an administrative region or a continent, please see comments about what is included in the figures: the statistics for some "islands" include other nearby islands.<!--Please do not update island data without being specific, as the data is often too coarse-->
<!-- Accuracy is preferable if possible, subtracting out data from minor islands. Therefore, be careful when updating figures below. Actually, seems like this is completely ignored and only admin regions used as of mar 2023 -->
Population over 10 million
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!data-sort-type="number" rowspan=2|Ranking !! rowspan=2| Island !! rowspan=2 data-sort-type="number" |Population !! data-sort-type="number" colspan=2 |Density !! rowspan=2| Largest settlement !! rowspan=2| Countries
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!per km<sup>2</sup> !! per sq mi
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|–
|Afro-Eurasia || 6,729,986,135 (2020) || ||Pearl River Delta||Multiple (in Africa, in Asia, in Europe)
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|–
|America (landmass) || 1,027,067,740 (2020) || ||São Paulo||Multiple
|-
|1
|Java || 156,927,804 (2024) || ||Tokyo||
|-
|3
|Great Britain || 66,344,800 (2023) || || London ||
|-
|4
|Luzon || 64,301,558 (2024)<!-- Composed of 7 administrative regions excluding island provinces, also subtracting out Caburryan, Tingloy, Alabat and Albay Gulf islands--> || || Quezon City ||
|-
|5
|Sumatra || 60,795,669 (2023) ||
|| Medan ||
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|6
|Madagascar || 31,964,956 (2024) || || Antananarivo ||
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|7
|Mindanao || 27,384,138 (2024) || || Davao City ||
|-
|–
|Australia (landmass) || 25,294,065 (2021 estimate) || || Sydney ||
|-
|8
|Taiwan
|| 23,865,820 (2021) || || New Taipei City ||
|-
|9
|Salsette || 23,729,378 (2022) || || Mumbai || (Maharashtra)
|-
|10
|Borneo || 23,720,000 (2020, admin, prelim) || || Samarinda || (Kalimantan), , (, )
|-
|11
|Hispaniola || 22,278,000 (2020, national popclocks July 1) || ||Santo Domingo ||,
|-
|12
|Sri Lanka || 22,000,000 (2023)|| || Colombo ||
|-
|13
|Sulawesi ||20,568,411 (2023, admin, prelim) || || Makassar ||
|-
|14
|New Guinea || 14,800,000 (2020 RI, admin, prelim, 2020 PNG est) || || Port Moresby|| (Western New Guinea),
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|15
|Kyūshū || 12,346,465 (2020 census)|| || Fukuoka ||
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|16
|Hainan || 10,081,232 (2020)|| || Haikou || (Hainan)
|-
|17
|Cuba || 10,055,968 (2023)||
|| Havana ||
|}
Population 1 million to 10 million
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!data-sort-type="number" rowspan=2|Ranking !! rowspan=2| Island !! rowspan=2 data-sort-type="number" |Population !! data-sort-type="number" colspan=2 |Density
! rowspan="2" |Largest Settlement!! rowspan="2" | Countries
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!per km<sup>2</sup> !! per sq mi
|-
|18
|Long Island || 8,063,262 (2020)
|
|Brooklyn|| ()
|-
|19
|Ireland || 7,026,636 (2022)
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|Dublin|| , (Northern Ireland)
|-
|20
|Singapore Island || 6,040,000 (2024)
|
|Singapore||
|-
|21
|Hokkaidō || 5,214,795 (2020 census)
|
|Sapporo|| ()
|-
|22
|Sicily || 4,801,468 (2022)
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|Palermo|| ()
|-
|23
|Negros|| 4,797,302 (2024)
|
|Bacolod||
|-
|24
|Panay || 4,669,037 (2024)
|
|Iloilo City||
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|25
|Bali || 4,461,260 (2024)
|
|Denpasar|| ()
|-
|26
|Cebu|| 4,380,273 (2024)<!-- Province total less Lapu-lapu City, Cordova, and Bantayan Islands -->
|
|Cebu City|| ()
|-
|27
|Madura|| 4,156,661 (2024)
|
|Sampang|| ()
|-
|28
|Lombok || 4,056,621 (2024)
|
|Mataram|| ()
|-
|29
|North Island ||
|
|Auckland||
|-
|30
|Shikoku || 3,627,347 (2020 census)
|
|Matsuyama||
|-
|31
|Puerto Rico || 3,203,295 (2024)
|
|San Juan|| ()
|-
|32
|Timor || 3,182,693 (2014)
|
|Kupang|| (part of ) and
|-
|33
|Jamaica || 2,950,210 (2015)
|
|Zhongshan|| (Guangdong and )
|-
|35
|Leyte || 2,626,970 (2020)
|
|Tacloban||
|-
|36
|Zealand || 2,409,950 (2025)
|
|Copenhagen||
|-
|37
|Xiamen Island ||2,087,000 (2022 estimate). Data excludes the outlying island of Gulangyu.
|
|Xiamen|| (Fujian)
|-
|38
|Island of Montreal || 2,014,221 (2016 estimate on 2011 census data)
|
|Montreal|| ()
|-
|39
|Flores || 1,831,000 (2010)
|
|Maumere|| ()
|-
|40
|Haizhu || 1,819,000 (2020 census)
|
|Haizhu|| (Guangdong)
|-
|41
|Bhola Island || 1,758,000 (2011)
|
|Bhola|| (Barisal)
|-
|42
|Samar || 1,751,267 (2010)
|
|Calbayog||
|-
|43
|Manhattan Island || 1,694,251 (2020)
|
|Manhattan|| ()
|-
|44
|Sardinia || 1,579,181 (2022)
|
|Bima|| ()
|-
|46
|São Luís || 1,381,459 (2014 estimate)
|
|São Luís|| ()
|-
|47
|Unguja (Zanzibar) || 1,346,332 (2022 census)
|
|Zanzibar City|| ()
|-
|48
|Okinawa Island || 1,335,733 (2020 census)
|
|Naha|| ()
|-
|49
|Mindoro || 1,331,473 (2015)<!-- entire administrative area-->
|
|Eastern District|| ()
|-
|51
|Cyprus || 1,268,437 (2024 estimate)
|
|Nicosia|| , (Recognised only by Turkey), (Akrotiri and Dhekelia)
|-
|52
|Trinidad || 1,267,145 (2011 census)
|
|Chaguanas||
|-
|53
||South Island ||
|
|Christchurch||
|-
|54
|Mauritius || 1,219,265 (2014)
|
|Port Louis||
|-
|55
|Bohol|| 1,211,000 (2015)<!-- Province total less Pitogo, Panglao and Dauis -->
|
|Tagbilaran||
()
|-
|56 || Nantai || 1,169,000 (2022 estimate) ||
|Cangshan|| (Fujian)
|-
|57 || Batam || 1,153,860 (2012 BPS Civil Survey)
|
|Batam||
()
|-
| 58 || Bangka || 1,146,581 (2020)
|
|Pangkalpinang|| ()
|-
|59|| Bahrain Island || 1,095,000 (2014 Estimate)<!-- Country minus Al-Muharraq island-->
|
|Manama||
|-
|60
|Oahu
|1,016,508 (2020)
|
|Honolulu||
()
|}
Population 100,000 to 1,000,000
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Ranking !! Island !! Population
!Largest Settlement!! Country
|-
| 61 || Tenerife || 927,993 (2021 estimate)
|Santa Cruz|| ()
|-
| 62 || Mallorca || 912,544 (2021 estimate)
|Saanich|| ()
|-
| 65 || Réunion || 863,083 (2020 estimate)
|Saint-Denis|| (Réunion)
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| 66 || Penang Island || 860,000 (2010 estimate)
|Central George Town|| ()
|-
| 67 || Gran Canaria || 852,688 (2021 estimate) || 797,234 (2014 estimate)
|Tumba|| (Stockholm)
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| 69 || São Vicente || 760,000
|Santos (insular area)|| ()
|-
| 70 || Nias || 756,338 (2010 census)
|Waingapu|| ()
|-
| 73 || Viti Levu || 661,997 (2007 census)
|Suva||
|-
| 74 || Bến Tre || 657,813 (2019 census)
|Bến Tre||
<!-- 4 districts of province -->
|-
| 75 || Crete || 623,065 (2011 census)
|Heraklion|| (Crete)
|-
| 76 || Jeju || 621,550 (2014 estimate)
|Chongming District|| (Shanghai)
|-
| 78 || Tasmania || 542,000 (2021 estimate)
|Hobart|| ()
|-
| 79 || Jolo || 530,000(2015 census)
|Jolo|| ()
|-
| 80 || Phuket || 525,018 (2010)
|Phuket|| ()
|-
| 81 || Newfoundland || 522,103 (2020 estimate))
|Kimbe||
|-
| 83 || Zhoushan || 502,667 (2000 census)
|Zhoushan (part of)|| (Zhejiang)
|-
| 84 || Staten Island || 495,747 (2020)
|Staten Island|| ()
|-
| 85 || Margarita Island || 489,917 (2014 estimate)
|Porlamar|| ()
|-
| 86 || Funen || 478,986 (2025)
|Odense|| (South Denmark)
|-
| 87 || Sakhalin || 471,515 (2014 estimate)
|Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk|| ()
|-
| 88 || Mactan || 467,824 (2015 census)
|Lapu-Lapu City (excluding parts on Olango Island Group)|| ()
|-
| 89 || Basilan || 459,367 (2015 census)
|Isabela|| ()
|-
| 90 || Halmahera || 449,938 (2010 Census)
|Tobelo|| ()
|-
| 91 || Buton || 447,408 (2010 Census)
|Laval|| ()
|-
| 94 || Seram|| 434,113 (2010 census)
|Florianópolis (part of)|| ()
|-
| 97 || Pemba|| 406,808 (2012 census)
|Wete|| ()
|-
| 98 || Martinique|| 390,371 (2012 estimate)
|Fort-de-France|| (Martinique)
|-
| 99 || Malta|| 386,057 (2011 estimate)
|Qormi||
|-
| 100 || Marajó|| 383,336 (2014 estimate)
|Breves|| ()
|-
| 101 || Iceland|| 374,830 (2021 census—whole country)
|Reykjavík||
|-
| 102 || Grande Comore|| 369,600 (2012 estimate)
|Moroni|| ()
|-
| 103 || Pingtan (Haitan)||357,760 (2010 census)
|Tancheng|| (Fujian)
|-
| 104 || Ukerewe|| 345,147 (2012 census)
|Nansio|| (Mwanza)
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| 105 || Flevopolder|| 344,521 (2018 estimate <small>Flevoland w/o Noordoostpolder</small>)
|Almere|| ()
|-
| 106 || Bioko|| 339,695 (2015 census)
|Malabo||
|-
| 107 || Yangzhong|| 334,977 (2010 census)
|Yangzhong (excluding Xilaiqiao)|| (Jiangsu)
|-
| 108 || Bintan|| 329,659 (2010 census)
|Moheshkhali Municipality|| (Chittagong)
|-
| 110 || Corsica|| 316,578 (2012 estimate)
|Guarujá|| ()
|-
| 112 || Anjouan|| 306,800 (2012 estimate)
|Vitória (part of)|| ()
|-
| 114 || Vendsyssel-Thy|| 295,375 (2025)
|Hjørring|| (North Jutland)
|-
| 115 || Sandwip|| 292,773 (2001 census)
|Sandwip Municipality|| (Chittagong)
|-
| 116 || Hatiya|| 292,057 (2011 census)
|Hatiya Municipality|| (Chittagong)
|-
| 117 || Santiago || 290,280 (2014 estimate)
|Praia||
|-
| 118 || Idjwi || 290,000
|Bugarula|| (South Kivu)
|-
| 119 || Abu Dhabi || 280,385
|Abu Dhabi (part of)|| ()
|-
| 120 || Barbados || 279,254 (2005 estimate)
|Bridgetown||
|-
| 121 || Muna || 268,140 (2010 census)
|Funchal|| ()
|-
| 124 || Grande Terre|| 247,669 (2014 estimate)
|Nouméa|| ()
|-
| 125 || Geoje Island || 241,711 (2010 census)
|Geoje|| ()
|-
| 126 || Bushrod || 234,596 (1996)
|New Kru Town|| (Montserrado)
|-
| 127 || Bougainville || 234,280 (2011 census)
|Birpur|| (Bihar)
|-
| 129 || Marinduque || 227,828 (2010)
|Boac|| ()
|-
| 130 || Amager || 225,746 (2025 census)
|Amager Vest||| (Capital Region)
|-
| 131 || Lulu Island|| 219,429
|Richmond (excluding parts on minor islands)|| ()
|-
| 132 || Lagos Island|| 212,700 (2006 census)
|Lagos Island|| (Lagos)
|-
| 133 || Governador Island|| 212,574 (2010 census adm dist including nearby island)
|Jardim Guanabara|| ()
|-
| 134 || New Providence|| 210,832 (2000 census)
|Nassau|| (New Providence)
|-
| 135 || Euboea|| 210,815 (2011 census)
|Chalcis|| (Central Greece)
|-
| 136 ||Portsea Island|| 205,400
|Portsmouth (part of)|| ()
|-
| 137 || Vasilievsky Island|| 202,650 (2002 census).
|Vasileostrovsky District|| ()
|-
| 138 || Hawaii (island) || 200,629 (2020)
|Hilo|| ()
|-
| 139 || Grande-Terre || 197,603 (2006 census)
|Les Abymes|| (Guadeloupe)
|-
| 140 || New Ireland || 194,067 (2011 estimate, whole province)
|Tsing Yi Town|| ()
|-
| 143 || Dongchong|| 191,019 (2010 census)
|Muharraq|| (Muharraq)
|-
| 145 || Grande Terre || 188,442 (2012 estimate)
|Mamoudzou|| (Mayotte)
|-
| 146 || Chiloé || 186,933 (2016P census)
|Castro|| ()
|-
| 147 || Basse-Terre || 186,661 (2006 census)
|Pointe-à-Pitre|| (Guadeloupe)
|-
| 148 || Ternate || 185,705 (2010 census)
|Srivijayapuram|| (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
|-
| 151 || Tahiti || 178,133 (2007 census)
|Papeʻete|| ()
|-
| 152 || Vypin || 176,567 (2011 census)
|Njarakkal|| (Kerala)
|-
| 153 || Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego || 172,797
|Porvenir|| (), ()
|-
| 154 || São Tomé || 171,856 (2012 estimate)
|São Tomé||
|-
| 155 || Voorne-Putten || 170,411 (2002)
|Nissewaard|| ()
|-
| 156 || Carmen, Campeche|| 169,466 (2010 census)
|Ciudad del Carmen|| ()
|-
| 157 || Majuli|| 167,304 (2011 census)
|Ratanpur Miri Gaon|| (Assam)
|-
| 158 || Saint Lucia|| 166,526 (2010 census)
|Castries||
|-
| 159 || Csepel Island|| 165,000 (2017 estimate)
|21st District of Budapest||
|-
| 160 || Maui|| 164,754 (2020)
|Kahului|| ()
|-
| 161 || Guimaras|| 162,943 (2010)
|Buenavista|| (Guimaras)
|-
| 162 || Buru|| 162,116 (2010 census)
|Honiara||
|-
| 165 || Tablas|| 158,050 (2010)
|Odiongan|| ()
|-
| 166 || Curaçao|| 156,971 (2015 census)
|Willemstad|| ()
|-
| 167 || Lanzarote|| 156,189 (2021 estimate)
|Charlottetown|| ()
|-
| 170 || Guam|| 153,836 (2020)
|Dededo|| ()
|-
| 171 || Malé|| 153,379 (2014 estimate)
|Malé||
|-
| 172 || Ibiza|| 152,820 (2021 estimate)
|Qeshm|| (Hormozgan)
|-
| 174 || Upolu|| 147,629 (2011 census)
|Apia||
|-
| 175 || Mombasa|| 146,334
|Mombasa (part of)|| ()
|-
| 176 || Alor|| 145,299 (2010 census)
|Kalabahi|| ()
|-
| 177 || Yeong Island|| 144,884 (2010 census)
|Xiaoguwei Subdistrict|| (Guangdong)
|-
| 185 || Hisingen|| 130,497 (2007)
|Gothenburg (part of)|| ()
|-
| 186 || Vanua Levu|| 130,000
|Labasa|| (Northern)
|-
| 187 || Kinmen|| 128,124 (2021 census)
|Jincheng|| ()
|-
| 188 || Awaji|| 126,980 (2020 census)
|Minamiawaji|| ()
|-
| 189 || Kutubdia Upazila|| 125,279 (2011 census)
|Kota Biak|| ()
|-
| 198 || Nansha|| 112,151 (2010 census)
|Basiano|| ()
|-
| 200 || Bengkalis|| 108,700 (2010 census)
|Bengkalis|| ()
|-
| 201 || Saint Vincent|| 108,600 (2000)
|Kingstown||
|-
| 202 || Songzhou|| 106,274 (2010 census)
|Gaoting|| (Zhejiang)
|-
| 204 || Lantau Island|| 105,000
|Tung Chung New Town|| ()
|-
| 205 || Corfu|| 104,371 (2011 census)
|Corfu|| (Ionian Islands)
|-
| 206 || Jersey|| 104,200 (2016 estimate)
|St Helier|| ()
|-
| 207 || Aruba|| 103,484 (2006 estimate)
|Oranjestad|| ()
|-
| 208 || Phú Quốc|| 103,000 (2012 census)
|Dương Đông|| (An Giang)
|-
| 209 || Taipa|| 102,759 (2016 by-census)
|Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo|| ()
|-
| 210 || Abadan Island|| 100,000 + but exact population is unknown
|Abadan (part of)||
|-
| 211 || Yeongjongdo|| 100,000 (2022)
|Yeongjong International City|| ()
|}
Peninsulas and other areas not regarded as islands
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!data-sort-type="number" |Region !! |Population !! |Density (km<sup>2</sup>) !! |Density (sq mi) !! |Country !! |Notes
|-
|Peloponnese || 1,100,071 (2011) || || ||Peninsula (connected to mainland by a narrow isthmus which is crossed by a canal with no lock)
|-
|Delmarva|| 681,030 (2000) || || ||Peninsula (connected to mainland by a narrow isthmus which is crossed by a canal with no lock)
|-
|Gimpo || 657,000 (2021) || || ||Peninsula (connected to mainland by a narrow isthmus which is crossed by a canal)
|-
|Flevopolder || 362,336 (2021) || || () ||Artificial island
|-
|Cape Cod || 210,000 (2010) || || () ||Peninsula (connected to mainland by isthmus which is crossed by a canal with no lock)
|-
|Songdo || 188,213 (2021) || || ()|| Artificial island
|-
|Taipa–Coloane || 129,648 (2016) || || () || Islands joined by a causeway and subsequently land reclamation
|-
|Samosir || 108,869 (2020) || || ()|| Peninsula within Lake Toba (connected to the island of Sumatra by a narrow isthmus which is crossed by a canal with no lock)
|-
|Potonggang-guyok || 105,180 (2008) || || (Pyongyang)|| Artificial island between Pothong River and Pothonggang Canal
|}
See also
- List of islands by area
- List of islands by population density
- List of Canadian islands by population
- List of Caribbean countries by population
- List of European islands by population
- List of Indonesian islands by population
- List of islands of South America
- List of Oceanian countries by population
- List of populated islands of the Great Lakes
Notes
References
External links
- UN Environment Programme Islands Directory
- Most populous islands