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.
Due to the uncertainty of what exactly constitutes a geographic island, as opposed to an administrative region, please see comments about what is included in the figures: the statistics for some "islands" include other nearby islands.
| Ranking | Island | Population | Density | Largest settlement | Countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| per km2 | per sq mi | |||||
| – | Afro-Eurasia | 6,729,986,135 (2020) | 72.4 | 188 | Pearl River Delta | Multiple (in Africa, in Asia, in Europe) |
| – | America (landmass) | 1,027,067,740 (2020) | 23.5 | 61 | São Paulo | Multiple |
| 1 | Java | 156,927,804 (2024) [1] | 1,196 | 3,100 | Jakarta | |
| 2 | Honshū | 102,579,606 (2020) [2] [3] | 449 | 1,160 | Tokyo | |
| 3 | Great Britain | 66,344,800 (2023) [4] | 287 | 740 | London | |
| 4 | Luzon | 64,301,558 (2024) [5] | 480 | 1,200 | Quezon City | |
| 5 | Sumatra | 60,795,669 (2023) [1] [6] | 125 | 320 | Medan | |
| 6 | Madagascar | 31,964,956 (2024) | 43.5 | 113 | Antananarivo | |
| 7 | Mindanao | 27,384,138 (2024) [7] | 261.4 | 677 | Davao City | |
| – | Australia (landmass) | 25,294,065 (2021 estimate) | 3.2 | 8.3 | Sydney | |
| 8 | Taiwan | 23,865,820 (2021) [8] | 657 | 1,700 | New Taipei City | |
| 9 | Salsette | 23,729,378 (2022) [8] [9] | 24,414 | 63,230 | Mumbai | |
| 10 | Borneo | 23,720,000 (2020, admin, prelim) [1] [10] [11] [12] | 26.3 | 68 | Samarinda | |
| 11 | Hispaniola | 22,278,000 (2020, national popclocks July 1) | 277 | 720 | Santo Domingo | |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 22,000,000 (2023) [13] | 310 | 800 | Colombo | |
| 13 | Sulawesi | 20,568,411 (2023, admin, prelim) [1] [14] | 97 | 250 | Makassar | |
| 14 | New Guinea | 14,800,000 (2020 RI, admin, prelim, 2020 PNG est) [1] [15] | 15 | 39 | Jayapura | |
| 15 | Kyūshū | 12,346,465 (2020 census) [2] [16] | 336 | 870 | Fukuoka | |
| 16 | Hainan | 10,081,232 (2020) [17] | 290 | 750 | Haikou | |
| 17 | Cuba | 10,055,968 (2023) [18] | 103.3 | 268 | Havana | |
| Ranking | Island | Population | Density | Largest Settlement | Countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| per km2 | per sq mi | |||||
| 18 | Long Island | 8,063,262 (2020) [19] | 2,262.37 | 5,859.5 | Brooklyn | |
| 19 | Ireland | 7,026,636 (2022) [20] [21] | 77.8 | 202 | Dublin | |
| 20 | Singapore Island | 6,040,000 (2024) [22] | 7,704 | 19,950 | Singapore | |
| 21 | Hokkaidō | 5,214,795 (2020 census) [2] [23] | 67 | 170 | Sapporo | |
| 22 | Sicily | 4,801,468 (2022) [24] | 190 | 490 | Palermo | |
| 23 | Negros | 4,797,302 (2024) [25] | 331.7 | 859 | Bacolod | |
| 24 | Panay | 4,669,037 (2024) [26] | 358 | 930 | Iloilo City | |
| 25 | Bali | 4,461,260 (2024) | 750 | 1,900 | Denpasar | |
| 26 | Cebu | 4,380,273 (2024) | 670 | 1,700 | Cebu City | |
| 27 | Madura | 4,156,661 (2024) | 744 | 1,930 | Sampang | |
| 28 | Lombok | 4,056,621 (2024) | 763 | 1,980 | Mataram | |
| 29 | North Island | 4,067,400(June 2025) [27] | 34.5 | 89 | Auckland | |
| 30 | Shikoku | 3,627,347 (2020 census) [2] [28] | 198 | 510 | Matsuyama | |
| 31 | Puerto Rico | 3,203,295 (2024) [29] [30] | 350.8 | 909 | San Juan | |
| 32 | Timor | 3,182,693 (2014) [31] [32] [33] | 107.6 | 279 | Kupang | |
| 33 | Jamaica | 2,950,210 (2015) [31] | 266 | 690 | Kingston | |
| 34 | Zhongshan Island | 2,890,000 (2015) [8] [31] [34] | 1,784 | 4,620 | Zhongshan | |
| 35 | Leyte | 2,626,970 (2020) | 324.2 | 840 | Tacloban | |
| 36 | Zealand | 2,409,950 (2025) [35] | 327.4 | 848 | Copenhagen | |
| 37 | Xiamen Island | 2,087,000 (2022 estimate). [36] [37] Data excludes the outlying island of Gulangyu. | 11,848.4 | 30,687 | Xiamen | |
| 38 | Island of Montreal | 2,014,221 (2016 estimate on 2011 census data) [38] [39] | 4,022.3 | 10,418 | Montreal | |
| 39 | Flores | 1,831,000 (2010) [40] | 122.2 | 316 | Maumere | |
| 40 | Haizhu | 1,819,000 (2020 census) [41] | 19,890 | 51,500 | Haizhu | |
| 41 | Bhola Island | 1,758,000 (2011) [8] [42] | 1,179.8 | 3,056 | Bhola | |
| 42 | Samar | 1,751,267 (2010) [43] [44] | 140 | 360 | Calbayog | |
| 43 | Manhattan Island | 1,694,251 (2020) [45] | 28,873 | 74,780 | Manhattan | |
| 44 | Sardinia | 1,579,181 (2022) [24] | 69 | 180 | Cagliari | |
| 45 | Sumbawa | 1,391,340 (2014) [46] | 101.3 | 262 | Bima | |
| 46 | São Luís | 1,381,459 (2014 estimate) [47] | 978 | 2,530 | São Luís | |
| 47 | Unguja (Zanzibar) | 1,346,332 (2022 census) [48] | 866 | 2,240 | Zanzibar City | |
| 48 | Okinawa Island | 1,335,733 (2020 census) [2] [49] | 1,105 | 2,860 | Naha | |
| 49 | Mindoro | 1,331,473 (2015) [43] | 117.2 | 304 | Calapan | |
| 50 | Hong Kong Island | 1,270,876 (2021) [50] | 16,390 | 42,400 | Eastern District | |
| 51 | Cyprus | 1,268,437 (2024 estimate) [51] | 136 | 350 | Nicosia | |
| 52 | Trinidad | 1,267,145 (2011 census) [52] | 266 | 690 | Chaguanas | |
| 53 | South Island | 1,256,700(June 2025) [27] | 7.9 | 20 | Christchurch | |
| 54 | Mauritius | 1,219,265 (2014) [53] | 618.24 | 1,601.2 | Port Louis | |
| 55 | Bohol | 1,211,000 (2015) [54] | 290 | 750 | Tagbilaran | ( |
| 56 | Nantai | 1,169,000 (2022 estimate) [55] | 8,170 | 21,200 | Cangshan | |
| 57 | Batam | 1,153,860 (2012 BPS Civil Survey) [56] | 750 | 1,900 | Batam | ( |
| 58 | Bangka | 1,146,581 (2020) [57] | 100 | 260 | Pangkalpinang | |
| 59 | Bahrain Island | 1,095,000 (2014 Estimate) [58] | 1,556 | 4,030 | Manama | |
| 60 | Oahu | 1,016,508 (2020) [59] | 657.9 | 1,704 | Honolulu | ( |
| Region | Population | Density (km2) | Density (sq mi) | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peloponnese | 1,100,071 (2011) | 51.05 | 132.2 | Peninsula (connected to mainland by a narrow isthmus which is crossed by a canal with no lock) | |
| Södertörn | 797,334 (2015) | 664.4 | 1,721 | Peninsula (connected to mainland by a narrow isthmus which is crossed by a canal) | |
| Delmarva | 681,030 (2000) | 48.21 | 124.9 | Peninsula (connected to mainland by a narrow isthmus which is crossed by a canal with no lock) | |
| Gimpo | 657,000 (2021) | 2,096 | 5,430 | Peninsula (connected to mainland by a narrow isthmus which is crossed by a canal) | |
| Flevopolder | 362,336 (2021) | 373.54 | 967.5 | Artificial island | |
| Cape Cod | 210,000 (2010) | 238 | 620 | Peninsula (connected to mainland by isthmus which is crossed by a canal with no lock) | |
| Songdo | 188,213 (2021) | 3,000 | 7,800 | Artificial island | |
| Taipa–Coloane | 129,648 (2016) [136] | 6,030 | 15,600 [137] | Islands joined by a causeway and subsequently land reclamation | |
| Samosir | 108,869 (2020) | 2,507.44 | 6,494.2 | 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) | 14,000 | 36,000 | Artificial island between Pothong River and Pothonggang Canal |
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