PhotosLocation

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The following is a list of islands, sorted by population density, and including islands that are connected to other land masses by a route other than sea or air, such as a bridge or a tunnel.

Continental landmasses

Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. Nevertheless, for the purposes of this list, mainland Australia along with the other major landmasses have been listed as continental landmasses for comparison. The figures are approximations and are for the four major continental landmasses only. [Note 1]

Rank Continental landmass [Note 2] Area (km2) Population Population density (per km2
1 Afro-Eurasia 79,810,726 [Note 3] 6.7 billion (2019) 78.5
2 Americas 37,699,623 [Note 4] 1.02 billion [3] 22.67
3 Australia [Note 5] 7,591,608 [Note 6] 7,591,608 3.41
4 Antarctica 12,272,800 [Note 7] 1,300 to 5,100 (seasonal) 0.00009 to 0.00036 (seasonal)

Most densely populated islands (over 1,000 people per km2)

Accurate density estimates for the very small islands (< 1 km2) are hard to obtain because population as well as landmass are often only estimates. Additionally, the populations of these islands are often highly transient, with many residents also maintaining a residence on a larger landmass and only living on the island seasonally.

Island Country or
territory
Surrounded by Population Area
km2
Density
(per km2)
Coordinates
Caye Sable   Haiti Gulf of Gonâve 250 0.0016 156,250 18°41′42″N 72°45′47″W / 18.69500°N 72.76306°W / 18.69500; -72.76306
Ilet a Brouee [8]   Haiti Caribbean Sea 500 0.004 125,000 18°07′42″N 73°35′26″W / 18.12833°N 73.59056°W / 18.12833; -73.59056
Shibaura Island ( Tokyo)   Japan Tokyo Bay 10,000 0.1 76,923 35°38′21″N 139°45′04″E / 35.63917°N 139.75111°E / 35.63917; 139.75111
Terong Island ( Batam)   Indonesia South China Sea 3,000 0.04 75,000 0°56′49″N 103°45′55″E / 0.94694°N 103.76528°E / 0.94694; 103.76528
Panggang Island ( Kepulauan Seribu)   Indonesia Java Sea 6,440 (2022 estimate) 0.09 71,555 5°44′19″S 106°36′01″E / 5.73861°S 106.60028°E / -5.73861; 106.60028
Pajenekang Island   Indonesia Makassar Strait 2,700 0.04 67,500 4°58′09″S 119°19′40″E / 4.96917°S 119.32778°E / -4.96917; 119.32778
Migingo Island   Kenya Lake Victoria 131 (2009) 0.002 65,500 0°52′59″S 33°56′20″E / 0.88306°S 33.93889°E / -0.88306; 33.93889
Caubian Gamay
( Lapu-Lapu City) [9]
  Philippines Camotes Sea 2,429 [10] 0.04 60,725 10°16′38″N 124°10′10″E / 10.27722°N 124.16944°E / 10.27722; 124.16944
Ap Lei Chau   Hong Kong Aberdeen Channel,
East Lamma Channel
79,586 [11] 1.32 60,496 22°14′30″N 114°9′20″E / 22.24167°N 114.15556°E / 22.24167; 114.15556
Navotas Island   Philippines Manila Bay,
Tullahan River
117,196 1.95 60,100 14°39′49″N 120°56′35″E / 14.66361°N 120.94306°E / 14.66361; 120.94306
Ile de Fadiouth
( Joal-Fadiouth)
  Senegal Atlantic Ocean 9,000 0.15 60,000 14°9′9″N 16°49′24″W / 14.15250°N 16.82333°W / 14.15250; -16.82333
Manubul   Philippines Celebes Sea 7,644 0.13 58,800 5°28′18″N 120°47′58″E / 5.47167°N 120.79944°E / 5.47167; 120.79944
Malé   Maldives Indian Ocean 109,498 [12] 1.952 56,095 4°10′30″N 73°30′32″E / 4.17500°N 73.50889°E / 4.17500; 73.50889
Binuangan   Philippines Manila Bay 5,045 0.09 56,055 14°42′59″N 120°54′23″E / 14.71639°N 120.90639°E / 14.71639; 120.90639
Dawahon   Philippines Canigao Channel 3,230 [13] 0.06 53,833 10°15′51″N 124°37′01″E / 10.26417°N 124.61694°E / 10.26417; 124.61694
Nasingin   Philippines Camotes Sea 2,115 0.04 52,875 10°10′49″N 124°8′7″E / 10.18028°N 124.13528°E / 10.18028; 124.13528
Nocnocan   Philippines Camotes Sea 1,785 0.04 44,625 10°14′45″N 124°24′14″E / 10.24583°N 124.40389°E / 10.24583; 124.40389
Baba
( Karachi)
  Pakistan Karachi Harbour 6,600 0.15 44,000 24°49′26″N 66°57′38″E / 24.82389°N 66.96056°E / 24.82389; 66.96056
Ebeye   Marshall Islands Pacific Ocean 15,000 [14] 0.36 41,666 8°46′49″N 167°44′14″E / 8.78028°N 167.73722°E / 8.78028; 167.73722
Bungin Island [15] [16] [17]   Indonesia Bali Sea 3,500 0.085 41,176 8°28′38″S 116°59′42″E / 8.47722°S 116.99500°E / -8.47722; 116.99500
Sitangkai Island [18]   Philippines Celebes Sea 12,151 0.3 40,503 4°39′43″N 119°23′34″E / 4.66194°N 119.39278°E / 4.66194; 119.39278
Santa Cruz del Islote [19]   Colombia Caribbean Sea 485 0.012 40,417 9°47′9″N 75°51′33″W / 9.78583°N 75.85917°W / 9.78583; -75.85917
Sanane Island   Indonesia Makassar Strait 2,000 (2022 estimate) 0.05 40,000 4°56′46″S 119°20′29″E / 4.94611°S 119.34139°E / -4.94611; 119.34139
Bilangbilangan   Philippines Cebu Strait 471 0.012 39,250 9°59′15″N 123°52′56″E / 9.98750°N 123.88222°E / 9.98750; 123.88222
Lamputang Island   Indonesia Makassar Strait 750 (approx.) 0.02 37,500 4°50′45″S 119°20′35″E / 4.84583°S 119.34306°E / -4.84583; 119.34306
Badi Island   Indonesia Makassar Strait 2,906 (2007) 0.08 36,325 4°58′03″S 119°17′14″E / 4.96750°S 119.28722°E / -4.96750; 119.28722
Mormaquetupu   Panama Caribbean Sea 433 [20] 0.012 36,083 9°27′12″N 78°51′12″W / 9.45333°N 78.85333°W / 9.45333; -78.85333
Bhit
( Karachi)
  Pakistan Karachi Harbour 5,400 0.16 33,750 24°49′3″N 66°57′49″E / 24.81750°N 66.96361°E / 24.81750; 66.96361
Pandanon   Philippines Camotes Sea 2,362 0.07 33,743 10°10′48″N 124°5′6″E / 10.18000°N 124.08500°E / 10.18000; 124.08500
Mocaboc   Philippines Cebu Strait 670 0.02 33,500 10°4′16″N 123°55′40″E / 10.07111°N 123.92778°E / 10.07111; 123.92778
Mandinga Ubigantupu   Panama Caribbean Sea 361 0.011 32,818 9°30′20″N 79°02′23″W / 9.50556°N 79.03972°W / 9.50556; -79.03972
Cuaming   Philippines Cebu Strait 3,263 0.10 32,632 10°6′45″N 123°59′13″E / 10.11250°N 123.98694°E / 10.11250; 123.98694
Narvagandub Bibbi   Panama Caribbean Sea 418 0.013 32,153 9°27′30″N 79°1′17″W / 9.45833°N 79.02139°W / 9.45833; -79.02139
Ukupseni   Panama Caribbean Sea 1,849 0.06 30,817 9°18′42″N 78°13′54″W / 9.31167°N 78.23167°W / 9.31167; -78.23167
Pulau Lae-Lae   Indonesia Makassar Strait 2,000 0.065 30,769 5°08′14″S 119°23′31″E / 5.13722°S 119.39194°E / -5.13722; 119.39194
Pala Island   Indonesia Makassar Strait 600 (approx.) 0.02 30,000 4°48′07″S 119°19′54″E / 4.80194°S 119.33167°E / -4.80194; 119.33167
Mirya Ubgigandub   Panama Caribbean Sea 896 0.03 29,867 9°26′47″N 78°54′00″W / 9.44639°N 78.90000°W / 9.44639; -78.90000
Neft Daşları   Azerbaijan Caspian Sea 2,000 (2008) 0.07 28,571
Rio Sidra   Panama Caribbean Sea 856 0.03 28,533 9°27′7″N 78°49′57″W / 9.45194°N 78.83250°W / 9.45194; -78.83250
Manhattan
( New York City)
  United States Hudson River, East River,
Harlem River, New York Harbor
1,694,251 59.47 28,497 40°43′40″N 73°59′40″W / 40.72778°N 73.99444°W / 40.72778; -73.99444
Pulau Barrang Lompo   Indonesia Makassar Strait 5,547 (2018) 0.195 28,446 5°02′55″S 119°19′44″E / 5.04861°S 119.32889°E / -5.04861; 119.32889
Pangapasan   Philippines Cebu Strait 567 0.02 28,350 9°59′52″N 123°56′26″E / 9.99778°N 123.94056°E / 9.99778; 123.94056
Mombasa Island   Kenya Indian Ocean, Tudor Creek, Kilindini Harbour 147,983 [21] 5.3 27,921 4°3′18″S 39°39′48″E / 4.05500°S 39.66333°E / -4.05500; 39.66333
Nagarao   Philippines Visayan Sea 833 0.03 27,766 11°49′6″N 123°50′42″E / 11.81833°N 123.84500°E / 11.81833; 123.84500
Bontosua Island   Indonesia Makassar Strait 1,109 0.04 27,725 4°55′40″S 119°19′14″E / 4.92778°S 119.32056°E / -4.92778; 119.32056
Guanaja   Honduras Caribbean Sea 1,622 [22] 0.06 27,033 16°26′30″N 85°53′14″W / 16.44167°N 85.88722°W / 16.44167; -85.88722
Lagos Island   Nigeria Lagos Lagoon 212,700 (2006) 9.26 26,955

6°27′12″N 3°24′27″E / 6.45333°N 3.40750°E / 6.45333; 3.40750

Naranjos Grandes   Panama Caribbean Sea 528 0.02 26,400 9°27′40″N 79°01′34″W / 9.46111°N 79.02611°W / 9.46111; -79.02611
Harapan Island ( Kepulauan Seribu)   Indonesia Java Sea 2,580 (2022 estimate) 0.1 25,800 5°39′12″S 106°34′41″E / 5.65333°S 106.57806°E / -5.65333; 106.57806
Carti Mulatupu   Panama Caribbean Sea 502 0.02 25,100 9°28′04″N 78°56′57″W / 9.46778°N 78.94917°W / 9.46778; -78.94917
Sarappo Lompo Island   Indonesia Makassar Strait 2,500 0.1 25,000 4°52′52″S 119°15′59″E / 4.88111°S 119.26639°E / -4.88111; 119.26639
Arwad   Syria Mediterranean Sea 5,000 0.2 25,000 34°51′22″N 35°51′32″E / 34.85611°N 35.85889°E / 34.85611; 35.85889
Calituban   Philippines Camotes Sea 3,738 0.15 24,920 10°14′36″N 124°17′43″E / 10.24333°N 124.29528°E / 10.24333; 124.29528
Salsette Island
( Mumbai)
  India Ulhas River, Vasai Creek,
Thane Creek, Arabian Sea
15,111,974 619 24,414 19°12′N 72°54′E / 19.200°N 72.900°E / 19.200; 72.900
Pulau Barrang Caddi   Indonesia Makassar Strait 1,263 0.052 24,288 5°04′52″S 119°19′13″E / 5.08111°S 119.32028°E / -5.08111; 119.32028
Tiga Island   Indonesia Banda Sea 900 (estimate) 0.038 23,684 3°21′45″S 122°35′31″E / 3.36250°S 122.59194°E / -3.36250; 122.59194
Villingili
( Malé)
  Maldives Indian Ocean 7,516 0.318 23,635 4°10′25″N 73°29′5″E / 4.17361°N 73.48472°E / 4.17361; 73.48472
Nedungad
( Kochi)
  India 20,000 0.85 (est.) 23,529
Bagongbanwa   Philippines Cebu Strait 1,172 0.05 23,440 10°3′18″N 123°53′57″E / 10.05500°N 123.89917°E / 10.05500; 123.89917
Mambacayao Gamay   Philippines Tañon Strait
Visayan Sea
1,400 0.06 23,333 11°2′0″N 123°35′23″E / 11.03333°N 123.58972°E / 11.03333; 123.58972
Cartí Sugtupu   Panama Caribbean Sea 927 0.04 23,175 9°28′13″N 78°57′39″W / 9.47028°N 78.96083°W / 9.47028; -78.96083
Arritupu   Panama Caribbean Sea 332 0.015 22,133 9°30′04″N 79°01′35″W / 9.50111°N 79.02639°W / 9.50111; -79.02639
Podangpodang Lompo Island   Indonesia Makassar Strait 880 0.04 22,000 4°53′12″S 119°20′24″E / 4.88667°S 119.34000°E / -4.88667; 119.34000
Cartí Tupile   Panama Caribbean Sea 439 0.02 21,950 9°28′35″N 78°57′38″W / 9.47639°N 78.96056°W / 9.47639; -78.96056
Île Saint-Louis
( Paris)
  France Seine River 2,323 0.11 21,118 48°51′6″N 2°21′23″E / 48.85167°N 2.35639°E / 48.85167; 2.35639
Lilla Essingen
( Stockholm)
  Sweden Mälaren 4,831 0.23 21,004 59°19′30″N 18°0′15″E / 59.32500°N 18.00417°E / 59.32500; 18.00417
Haizhu
( Guangzhou)
  China Pearl River 1,528,812 (2010) 75.4 20,276
Ubay Island   Philippines Cebu Strait 223 0.011 20,272 10°1′29″N 123°58′0″E / 10.02472°N 123.96667°E / 10.02472; 123.96667
Samaringa Island   Indonesia Banda Sea 1,000 (estimate) 0.05 20,000 3°23′15″S 122°49′01″E / 3.38750°S 122.81694°E / -3.38750; 122.81694
Victory Island   Philippines Leyte Gulf 598 0.03 19,933 11°2′47″N 125°37′4″E / 11.04639°N 125.61778°E / 11.04639; 125.61778
Roosevelt Island
(New York City)
  United States East River 11,661 (2010) 0.6 19,580
Nusatupu   Panama Caribbean Sea 388 0.02 19,400 9°26′50″N 78°49′49″W / 9.44722°N 78.83028°W / 9.44722; -78.83028
Corazón de Jesús   Panama Caribbean Sea 574 0.03 19,133 9°26′47″N 78°34′59″W / 9.44639°N 78.58306°W / 9.44639; -78.58306
Tsing Yi   Hong Kong Rambler Channel, Ma Wan Channel,
Victoria Harbour
200,400 (2007) 10.69 18,746 22°20′44″N 114°6′0″E / 22.34556°N 114.10000°E / 22.34556; 114.10000
Vasilyevsky Island
( Saint Petersburg)
  Russia Gulf of Finland
Neva River
202,650 10.9 18,592
Mulatupo   Panama Caribbean Sea 1,654 0.09 18,377 8°56′46″N 77°45′3″W / 8.94611°N 77.75083°W / 8.94611; -77.75083
Djarrit   Marshall Islands Pacific Ocean 7,103 0.389 18,260
Wichub Huala   Panama Caribbean Sea 365 0.02 18,250 9°33′10″N 78°57′07″W / 9.55278°N 78.95194°W / 9.55278; -78.95194
Île de la Jatte
( Grand Paris)
  France Seine River 1,817 0.10 17,761 48°53′43″N 2°16′1″E / 48.89528°N 2.26694°E / 48.89528; 2.26694
Corbiski   Panama Caribbean Sea 266 0.015 17,733 9°32′53″N 78°57′50″W / 9.54806°N 78.96389°W / 9.54806; -78.96389
Ailigandí   Panama Caribbean Sea 1,408 0.08 17,600 9°13′42″N 78°1′40″W / 9.22833°N 78.02778°W / 9.22833; -78.02778
Tubualá   Panama Caribbean Sea 877 0.05 17,540 8°55′15″N 77°43′26″W / 8.92083°N 77.72389°W / 8.92083; -77.72389
Södermalm
(Stockholm)
  Sweden Mälaren, Baltic Sea 99,685 5.71 17,458
San Ignacio de Tupile   Panama Caribbean Sea 1,192 0.07 17,028 9°17′42″N 78°9′16″W / 9.29500°N 78.15444°W / 9.29500; -78.15444
Laminusa   Philippines Celebes Sea 12,830 0.78 16,449 5°33′3″N 120°55′12″E / 5.55083°N 120.92000°E / 5.55083; 120.92000
Mantatao   Philippines Cebu Strait 972 0.06 16,200 9°56′34″N 123°51′17″E / 9.94278°N 123.85472°E / 9.94278; 123.85472
South Mangsee   Philippines Balabac Strait 7,719 0.48 16,081 7°30′35″N 117°18′44″E / 7.50972°N 117.31222°E / 7.50972; 117.31222
Hong Kong Island   Hong Kong Victoria Harbour,
South China Sea
1,289,500 80.4 16,038
Sisak Island
( Sisak)[ citation needed]
  Croatia Kupa 15,897 1.1 15,897
Achutupo   Panama Caribbean Sea 1,586 0.10 15,860 9°11′56″N 77°59′12″W / 9.19889°N 77.98667°W / 9.19889; -77.98667
Narganá   Panama Caribbean Sea 1,215 0.08 15,187 9°26′40″N 78°35′8″W / 9.44444°N 78.58556°W / 9.44444; -78.58556
Naboctot   Philippines Visayan Sea 1,358 0.09 15,088 11°51′27″N 123°46′6″E / 11.85750°N 123.76833°E / 11.85750; 123.76833
Río Azúcar   Panama Caribbean Sea 444 0.03 14,800 9°25′52″N 78°37′34″W / 9.43111°N 78.62611°W / 9.43111; -78.62611
Reimersholme
(Stockholm)
  Sweden Mälaren 2,324 (2006) 0.16 14,525
Kungsholmen
(Stockholm)
  Sweden Mälaren 56,754 (2007) 3.91 14,515
Coetupo   Panama Caribbean Sea 856 0.06 14,266 8°54′13″N 77°41′45″W / 8.90361°N 77.69583°W / 8.90361; -77.69583
Malingin   Philippines Camotes Sea 1,567 0.11 14,245 10°9′37″N 124°26′31″E / 10.16028°N 124.44194°E / 10.16028; 124.44194
Nalunega   Panama Caribbean Sea 421 0.03 14,033 9°33′2″N 78°57′19″W / 9.55056°N 78.95528°W / 9.55056; -78.95528
Pulau Buluh
( Batam)
  Indonesia South China Sea 2,509 0.18 14,000 1°1′1″N 103°55′40″E / 1.01694°N 103.92778°E / 1.01694; 103.92778
Caohagan
(Lapu-Lapu City)
  Philippines Cebu Strait 694 0.05 13,880 10°12′10″N 124°1′11″E / 10.20278°N 124.01972°E / 10.20278; 124.01972
Noordereiland
( Rotterdam)
  Netherlands Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta 3,295 0.067 13,513
São Vicente Island
( Santos)
  Brazil 760,000 (approx.) 57.4 13,240
Guindacpan   Philippines Camotes Sea 2,215 0.17 13,029 10°13′36″N 124°16′57″E / 10.22667°N 124.28250°E / 10.22667; 124.28250
Tikantiqui   Panama Caribbean Sea 772 0.06 12,866 9°25′22″N 78°28′52″W / 9.42278°N 78.48111°W / 9.42278; -78.48111
Mamitupo   Panama Caribbean Sea 1,020 0.08 12,750 9°11′25″N 77°58′25″W / 9.19028°N 77.97361°W / 9.19028; -77.97361
Gilutongan   Philippines Cebu Strait 1,606 0.13 12,354 10°12′13″N 123°59′19″E / 10.20361°N 123.98861°E / 10.20361; 123.98861
Mandangin Island   Indonesia Java Sea 16,000 1.3 12,307 7°18′39″S 113°12′50″E / 7.31083°S 113.21389°E / -7.31083; 113.21389
Hinnavaru   Maldives Indian Ocean 2,449 0.2 12,245 5°29′32″N 73°24′44″E / 5.49222°N 73.41222°E / 5.49222; 73.41222
Betio   Kiribati Pacific Ocean 18,429 [23] 1.51 12,204 1°21′23″N 172°55′57″E / 1.35639°N 172.93250°E / 1.35639; 172.93250
Burano
( Venice)
  Italy Venetian Lagoon 2,658 0.22 12,082 45°29′8″N 12°25′3″E / 45.48556°N 12.41750°E / 45.48556; 12.41750
Lübeck Old Town   Germany Trave river 12,000 (approx.) 1.00 12,000
Peňa Island   Philippines Visayan Sea 2,728 0.23 11,860 12°1′12″N 123°38′8″E / 12.02000°N 123.63556°E / 12.02000; 123.63556
Ma Wan   Hong Kong Ma Wan Channel,
Kap Shui Mun
11,193 (2007) [24] 0.96 11,659
Ilha de Moçambique [25]   Mozambique Indian Ocean 17,356 1.5 11,570 15°2′18″S 40°44′1″E / 15.03833°S 40.73361°E / -15.03833; 40.73361
Hambongan   Philippines Cebu Strait 685 0.06 11,417 10°4′14″N 124°1′23″E / 10.07056°N 124.02306°E / 10.07056; 124.02306
Cataban   Philippines Camotes Sea 1,427 0.13 10,977 10°14′0″N 124°22′35″E / 10.23333°N 124.37639°E / 10.23333; 124.37639
Xiamen Island   China Taiwan Strait 1,410,000 (est) 132.5 10,650
Sagasa   Philippines Camotes Sea 1,486 0.14 10,486 10°12′12″N 124°24′56″E / 10.20333°N 124.41556°E / 10.20333; 124.41556
Hingotanan   Philippines Camotes Sea 3,654 0.36 10,150 10°14′21″N 124°29′8″E / 10.23917°N 124.48556°E / 10.23917; 124.48556
Gili Ketapang   Indonesia Java Sea 7,600 0.75 10,133 7°40′44″S 113°15′12″E / 7.67889°S 113.25333°E / -7.67889; 113.25333
Anping Island   Taiwan 60,000 (est) 6 (est) 10,000
Yeongdo
( Busan)
  South Korea Sea of Japan 139,765 (2012.12) 14 9,983
Isla Tigre   Panama Caribbean Sea 784 0.08 9,800 9°25′55″N 78°31′17″W / 9.43194°N 78.52139°W / 9.43194; -78.52139
Mahibadhoo   Maldives Indian Ocean 1,939 0.2 9,695 3°45′26″N 72°58′8″E / 3.75722°N 72.96889°E / 3.75722; 72.96889
Nantai Island
( Fuzhou)
  China Min River 1,142,991 (2020) 118 9,686
Ustupo   Panama Caribbean Sea 3,742 0.39 9,594 9°7′50″N 77°55′35″W / 9.13056°N 77.92639°W / 9.13056; -77.92639
Cheung Chau   Hong Kong Adamasta Channel,
West Lamma Channel
23,156 (2007) 2.46 9,413
Venice   Italy Venetian Lagoon 51,298 [26] 5.74 8,937 45°26′13″N 12°20′9″E / 45.43694°N 12.33583°E / 45.43694; 12.33583
Île de Nantes
( Nantes)
  France Loire River 40,128 4.6 8,723 47°12′15″N 1°32′50″W / 47.20417°N 1.54722°W / 47.20417; -1.54722
Batasan   Philippines Cebu Strait 871 0.10 8,710
Stadsholmen
(Stockholm)
  Sweden Mälaren 3,000 (approx.) (2006) 0.36 8,300
Portsea Island
( Portsmouth)
  United Kingdom English Channel 199,566 [27] 24.5 8,146
Mactan   Philippines Mactan Channel 527,071 65 8,109 10°17′17″N 123°58′56″E / 10.28806°N 123.98222°E / 10.28806; 123.98222
Gulangyu
( Xiamen)
  China Taiwan Strait 15,373 1.91 8,049
Maafushi   Maldives Indian Ocean 2,631 0.33 7,973
Naifaru   Maldives Indian Ocean 4,103 0.53 7,742
Giudecca
(Venice)
  Italy Venetian Lagoon 6,147 0.80 7,683 45°25′31″N 12°19′32″E / 45.42528°N 12.32556°E / 45.42528; 12.32556
Singapore Island   Singapore Singapore Strait 5,469,700 (2014) 710.2 7,618
Vypin Island
( Kochi)
  India Vembanad Lake,
Arabian Sea
198,400 27 7,348 10°07′N 76°12′E / 10.117°N 76.200°E / 10.117; 76.200
Bongao Island   Philippines Celebes Sea
Sulu Sea
75,076 10.44 7,191 5°1′14″N 119°45′12″E / 5.02056°N 119.75333°E / 5.02056; 119.75333
Bairiki   Kiribati Pacific Ocean 3,278 (2015) 0.46 7,126
Ortygia
( Syracuse)
  Italy Ionian Sea 4,269 (2011) 0.604 7,068
Sulangan   Philippines Leyte Gulf 3,834 0.56 6,846
Gorée
( Dakar)
  Senegal 1,800 (2018) 0.28 6,429
Niigata Island
( Niigata)
  Japan Sea of Japan
Shinano River
61,295 (2005) 10 6,130
Parikud   India Chilika Lake 89,371 (2011) 14.81 (est.) 6,035
Cijin Island
( Kaoshiung)
  Taiwan South China Sea 30,000 (2010) 5 (est) 6,000
Balboa Island
( Newport Beach)
  United States Newport Bay 3,000 (2000) 0.52 5,769
Aspøy   Norway 3,376 0.6 5,627 62°28′14″N 6°08′16″E / 62.47056°N 6.13778°E / 62.47056; 6.13778
Île Lacroix
( Rouen)
  France Seine River 1,331 0.24 5,477 49°25′58″N 1°6′13″E / 49.43278°N 1.10361°E / 49.43278; 1.10361
Peng Chau   Hong Kong 5,300 (est) 0.99 5,354
Stora Essingen
(Stockholm)
  Sweden Mälaren 3,892 (2006) 0.73 5,332
Lauttasaari
( Helsinki)
  Finland 19,644 (2008) 3.75 5,238
Governador Island
( Rio de Janeiro)
  Brazil Guanabara Bay 212,547 (2010) [28] 40.81 5,209
Nuns' Island
( Montréal)
  Canada St. Lawrence River 18,315 (2011) 3.74 4,897
L'Île Saint-Denis
( Grand Paris)
  France Seine River 8,646 1.77 4,885 48°56′9″N 2°20′23″E / 48.93583°N 2.33972°E / 48.93583; 2.33972
Cumbarjua   India Mandovi River 10,000 (approx.) 2.19 4,566
Lindau Island   Germany Lake Constance 3,000 (2008) 0.68 4,411
City Island
(New York City)
  United States Long Island Sound 4,362 (2010) 1.023 4,264
Malapascua   Philippines Visayan Sea 6,257 1.48 4,227
Ezhumanthuruthu   India 3,500 0.85 (est.) 4,118
Muharraq Island   Bahrain Persian Gulf 200,000 (2014) 49.3 4,057
IJsselmonde
(Rotterdam)
  Netherlands Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta 423,000 105 4,058 51°52′N 4°31′E / 51.867°N 4.517°E / 51.867; 4.517
Taipa, Cotai, and Coloane
(Macau)
  Macau South China Sea 82,759 (2011) 20.58 4,021
Île de la Cité
(Paris)
  France Seine River 891 (2016) 0.22 3,960 48°51′17″N 2°20′45″E / 48.85472°N 2.34583°E / 48.85472; 2.34583
Island of Montreal
(Montréal)
  Canada confluence of the Ottawa River
with the St. Lawrence
1,942,044 (2016) 499 3,892
Hulhumalé   Maldives Indian Ocean 14,843 (2014) 4.0 3,711
Halat Nuaim   Bahrain Persian Gulf 1,000 (2014) 0.27 3,704
Yeouido
( Seoul)
  South Korea Han River 31,000 (2006) 8.4 3,700
Boracay   Philippines 37,802 10.32 3,663 11°58′6″N 121°56′3″E / 11.96833°N 121.93417°E / 11.96833; 121.93417
Sitra   Bahrain Persian Gulf 81,000 (2016) 22.45 3,608
Long Beach Barrier Island   United States Atlantic Ocean,
Reynolds Channel
39,282 (2010) 11.7 3,350 40°35′17″N 73°41′17″W / 40.58806°N 73.68806°W / 40.58806; -73.68806
Rokkō Island   Japan Osaka Bay 19,253 (2017) 5.8 3,319
Lidingö   Sweden Baltic Sea 44,000 (2011) 12.54 3,300
Just Room Enough Island
( Alexandria Bay)
  United States St. Lawrence River At least 1 0.00031 At least 3,226
Staten Island
(New York City)
  United States 479,458 (2017) 151.5 3,165
Songdo
( Incheon)
  South Korea 167,346 (2020) 53.4 3,134
Xiaodeng Island   China 3,000 (2008) 0.97 3,102
Hikoshima
( Shimonoseki)
  Japan 30,182 (2011) 9.8 3,080
Bau   Fiji 300 (2011) 0.1 3,000
Isla Mujeres   Mexico 12,642 (2010) 4.22 [29] 2,996
Penang Island   Malaysia 860,000 (2010) 293 2,935
Srirangapatna   India Kaveri River 25,061 8.58 2,920
Kavaratti   India Indian Ocean 11,473 (2014) 3.93 2,919
Amini   India Indian Ocean 7,843 2.71 2,894
Derawan Island   Indonesia Sulawesi Sea 1,259 0.446 2,823
Kotlin Island
( Kronstadt)
  Russia 42,800 (2006) 16 2,675
Zhongshan Island   China 2,800,000 1,055.42 2,653
Meizhou Island   China 38,000 14.35 2,648
Majuro   Marshall Islands 25,400 (2004) 9.7 2,619
San Andrés   Colombia Caribbean Sea 67,912 (2007) 26 2,612 12°35′N 81°42′W / 12.583°N 81.700°W / 12.583; -81.700
Procida   Italy Tyrrhenian Sea,
Campanian Archipelago
10,596 (2010) 4.1 2,600 40°45′30″N 14°01′00″E / 40.75833°N 14.01667°E / 40.75833; 14.01667
Pamanzi   Mayotte Mozambique Channel 29,273 12.11 2,417 12°47′0″S 15°17′0″E / 12.78333°S 15.28333°E / -12.78333; 15.28333
Agatti Island   India Indian Ocean 7,700 (2014) 3.23 2,384
Andrott   India Indian Ocean 11,464 (2014) 4.98 2,302
Nabih Saleh   Bahrain Persian Gulf 3,200 (2019) 1.4 2,286
Kiltan   India Indian Ocean 4,041 (2011) 1.78 2,270
Vallarpadam
( Kochi)
  India Vembanad Lake 10,000 (approx.) 4.45 (est.) 2,247
Minicoy   India Indian Ocean 10,700 (2014) 4.8 2,229
Untung Jawa   Indonesia Java Sea 2,264 1.03 2,198
Amager   Denmark 204,827 (2019) 96.29 2,127
Chavara Thekkumbhagom   India Ashtamudi Lake 16,937 (2011) 8 2,117
Lý Sơn   Vietnam South China Sea 17,901 8.49 2,108 15°22′51″N 109°07′03″E / 15.38083°N 109.11750°E / 15.38083; 109.11750
Long Island   United States East River, Long Island Sound,
Atlantic Ocean
7,568,304 (2010) 3,629 2,086
Kulosaari
(Helsinki)
  Finland 3,770 (2004) 1.81 2,083
Wheeling Island   United States Ohio River 3,142 1.51 2,080
Chetlat Island   India Indian Ocean 2,400 1.17 2,051
Pazhou
(Guangzhou)
  China 29,851 (2010) 15 1,990
Paquetá Island
(Rio de Janeiro)
  Brazil Guanabara Bay 3,361 (2010) [30] 1.7 1,970
Frauenchiemsee   Germany 300 (2008) 0.155 1,935
Nørvøya   Norway 9,647 5,0 1,929
Heybeliada ( Princes' Islands)   Turkey Sea of Marmara 4,424 2.34 1,890 40°52′40″N 29°05′30″E / 40.87778°N 29.09167°E / 40.87778; 29.09167
Liouciou Island   Taiwan 12,675 (2014) 6.8 1,864
Kirkelandet   Norway 10,952 5.9 1,856 63°07′24″N 7°43′32″E / 63.12333°N 7.72556°E / 63.12333; 7.72556
Ternate   Indonesia Molucca Sea 204,215 (2014) 111.39 1,833
Lido Isle
(Newport Beach)
  United States Newport Bay 1,800 (2000) 1.0 1,800
Phú Quý   Vietnam South China Sea 30,971 (2018) 17.5 1,778 10°31′48″N 108°56′34″E / 10.53000°N 108.94278°E / 10.53000; 108.94278
Malta Island   Malta Mediterranean Sea 433,082 (2019) 246 1,760
Eden Island   Seychelles Indian Ocean 1,000 (2014) 0.57 1,754
Lulu Island
( Richmond)
  Canada Fraser River estuary,
Strait of Georgia
198,309 (2016) 120 1,653
Beigang Island
( Haikou)
  China Dongzhai Harbor 1,550 0.94 1,649
O'ahu   United States Pacific Ocean 976,372 (2012) 1,545 1,636
Key West   United States Gulf of Mexico,
Straits of Florida
24,649 (2010) 15.4 1,600 24°33′33″N 81°47′2″W / 24.55917°N 81.78389°W / 24.55917; -81.78389
Büyükada ( Princes' Islands)   Turkey Sea of Marmara 8,586 5.38 1,595 40°51′28″N 29°07′12″E / 40.85778°N 29.12000°E / 40.85778; 29.12000
New Providence   Bahamas Atlantic Ocean 248,948 (2010) 207 1,594 25°2′N 77°24′W / 25.033°N 77.400°W / 25.033; -77.400
Mercer Island   United States Lake Washington 25,976 (2018) 16.4 1,584
Bitra (main island)   India Indian Ocean 278 0.177 1,571
Bahrain Island   Bahrain Persian Gulf 940,000 (2010) 604 1,556 26°2′N 50°33′E / 26.033°N 50.550°E / 26.033; 50.550
Dordrecht   Netherlands Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta 119,576 78.54 1,522 51°48′N 4°40′E / 51.800°N 4.667°E / 51.800; 4.667
Ischia   Italy Tyrrhenian Sea,
Campanian Archipelago
70,043 (2019) 46.3 1,512
Tromsøya
( Tromsø)
  Norway 33,668 (2008) 22.79 1,503
Kınalıada ( Princes' Islands)   Turkey Sea of Marmara 2,025 1.36 1,488 40°54′35″N 29°3′0″E / 40.90972°N 29.05000°E / 40.90972; 29.05000
Kalpeni   India Indian Ocean 4,526 (2014) 3.08 1,469
Lehtisaari
(Helsinki)
  Finland 1,148 (2008) 0.79 1,453
Öckerö   Sweden 3,488 (2010) 2.42 1,441
Pirallahi Island   Azerbaijan Caspian Sea 20,578 14.6 1,409
Kuusisaari
(Helsinki)
  Finland 588 (2008) 0.40 1,395
Île Jésus
( Laval)
  Canada 400,000 (2010) 245 1,384
Bet Dwarka   India Gulf of Kutch 15,000 (2011) 11 1,364
St. Martin's Island   Bangladesh Bay of Bengal 4,000 (2010) 3 1,333
Bantayan   Philippines Tañon Strait
Visayan Sea
142,457 108.77 1,310 11°13′3″N 123°44′54″E / 11.21750°N 123.74833°E / 11.21750; 123.74833
Smögen   Sweden 1,329 (2010) 1.05 1,266
Bhola Island   Bangladesh 1,800,000 (2020) 1,441 1,249
Chizumulu Island   Malawi Lake Malawi 4,000 3.39 (est.) 1,180
Labuan   Malaysia 99,500 (2019) 85 1,171
Capri   Italy Tyrrhenian Sea 12,200 (2002) 10.4 1,170
Okinawa Island   Japan Pacific Ocean 1,384,762 (2009) 1,207.87 1,146
Diu Island   India Arabian Sea 44,215 (2015) 38.8 1,140
Mukaishima Island   Japan Seto Inland Sea 25,816 (2003) 23.31 1,108
Burgazada ( Princes' Islands)   Turkey Sea of Marmara 1,655 1.5 1,103 40°52′47.66″N 29°3′42.32″E / 40.8799056°N 29.0617556°E / 40.8799056; 29.0617556
Penghu Island   Taiwan 70,200 (2010) 64 1,100
Bhutni   India Ganges River,
Fulahar River
89,021 81.58 (est.) 1,091
Treasure and Yerba Buena
( San Francisco)
  United States San Francisco Bay 2,500 (2010) 2.334 1,071
Java   Indonesia Indian Ocean,
Java Sea
141,000,000 (2015) 132,187 1,067
Edayilakkad   India 1,305 1.26 1,036
Zhoushan Island   China Hangzhou Bay 502,667 502.65 1,000

Densely populated archipelagos

These archipelagos have a density of over 1,000 people per km2, meaning at least one island must have over 1,000 people per km2. However, there is no available data for the individual islands.

Archipelago Country/Territory Number of
islands
Population Area
km2
Density
(per km2)
Thousand Islands   Indonesia 342 27,749 (2020) 10.18 2,726
Amwaj Islands   Bahrain 9 10,000 (2010) 4.31 2,320
Balabalagan Islands   Indonesia 14 2,201 (2020) 1.47 1,497
Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda 181 63,913 (2019 estimate) 53.2 1,201
Dongshan   China 44 200,000 194 1,031

Other notable islands

Island Country Population Area
km2
Density
per km2
Year Refs
Cebu   Philippines 3,979,155 4,467.5 890 2015
Mauritius   Mauritius 1,263,089 1,865 680 2012
Taiwan   Taiwan 23,000,000 35,801 642 2008
Ambon Island   Indonesia 501,364 803.9 624 2014
Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island   United States 60,870 98 621 2000
Unguja   Tanzania 896,721 643 538
Nauru   Nauru 10,084 21 480 2011
Luzon   Philippines 48,520,774 104,688 463 2010 [31] [32] [33]
Tenerife   Spain 931,646 2,034 457 2022
Honshū   Japan 103,000,000 230,500 447 2005 [34]
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 3,994,259 9,104 439 2007
Lamma Island   Hong Kong 5,500 13.74 400 2007
Kyūshū   Japan 13,231,995 35,640 371
Réunion   France 840,974 2511 335 2013
Sri Lanka (main island)   Sri Lanka 21,184,000 65,268 325 2008
Mindanao   Philippines 29,968,174 94,630 317 2010 [32] [35]
Great Britain   United Kingdom 61,450,000 209,331 294 2011
Awaji Island   Japan 147,359 592.17 249
Majorca   Spain 869,067 3640.11 239
Shikoku   Japan 4,141,955 18,800 220 2005
Sicily   Italy 5,051,075 25,700 197 2010
Langkawi, Kedah   Malaysia 65,000 479 136 2010
Sulawesi (Celebes)   Indonesia 17,371,783 180,681 96 2010
Sumatra   Indonesia 45,000,000 470,000 96 2005 [36]
Ireland   Ireland /   United Kingdom ( Northern Ireland) 6,197,100 84,421 73 2008
Borneo   Indonesia /   Brunei /   Malaysia 21,258,000 748,168 28 2014
Vancouver Island   Canada 775,347 31,285 24.8 2016
New Guinea   Indonesia /   Papua New Guinea 11,306,940 785,753 14 2014
Iceland   Iceland 350,710 101,826 3.4 2018

Least densely populated islands

There are numerous uninhabited or deserted islands. The largest uninhabited island in the world is Devon Island in Canada. The list contains islands with densities below 0.1 per km2. Note that many of these populations are non-permanent.

Island Country/Territory Population Area
km2
Density
(per km2)
Kotelny Island   Russia 2 23,165 0.000086
Ellesmere Island   Canada 146 196,235 0.000744
Banks Island   Canada 103 70,028 0.0014
Clarence Island   Chile 5 1,111 0.0045
Seguam Island   United States 1 215 0.00465
Alexandra Land   Russia 5 1,050 0.00476
Kuiu Island   United States 10 1,936 0.005
Grande-Terre (Kerguelen) French Southern and Antarctic Lands French Southern and Antarctic Lands 45 6,675 0.007
James Ross Island Antarctica Antarctica 20 (summer)
0 (winter)
2,598 0.0077 (summer)
0 (winter)
Santa Cruz Island   United States 2 250 0.008
Unimak Island   United States 35 4,119 0.0085
Victoria Island   Canada 1,875 217,291 0.0086
South Georgia South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 32 3,528 0.0091
Santa Rosa Island   United States 2 215.3 0.0093
Etolin Island   United States 15 878.1 0.017
Adelaide Island Antarctica Antarctica 100 (approx.) 4,663 0.0215
Baffin Island   Canada 11,000 507,451 0.0217
Umnak   United States 39 1,776.8 0.022
Bear Island   Norway 4 178 0.0223
Hawkins Island   United States 4 176 0.0227
Shuyak Island   United States 4 168.3 0.024
Southampton Island   Canada 1,035 41,214 0.025
Greenland Greenland Greenland 56,452 2,166,086 0.0261
Cornwallis Island   Canada 183 6,995 0.0262
Anticosti Island   Canada 218 7,953 0.027
Dundee Island Antarctica Antarctica 10 347 0.0288
Hinchinbrook Island   United States 5 172 0.029
Dall Island   United States 20 657.9 0.03
Vaygach Island   Russia 106 3,383 0.031
West Falkland Falkland Islands Falkland Islands 160 4,532 0.035
Deception Island Antarctica Antarctica 3 (winter)
51 (summer)
79 0.04 (winter)
0.65 (summer)
Nunivak Island   United States 191 4,226.8 0.045
Sukkwan Island   United States 9 167 0.05
Greenwich Island Antarctica Antarctica 8 (winter)
62 (summer)
143 0.056 (winter)
0.43 (summer)
Wellington Island   Chile 340 5,556 0.06
Spitsbergen   Norway 2,642 37,673 0.07
Ross Island Antarctica Antarctica 174 (winter)
1,088 (summer)
2,460 0.071 (winter)
0.44 (summer)
Heceta Island   United States 14 181 0.077
Kolguyev Island   Russia 300 3,497 0.086
Atka Island   United States 95 1,048.8 0.09
Fraser Island   Australia 152 1,655 0.092
Afognak   United States 169 1,812.6 0.093
Cockburn Island   Canada 16 171 0.094

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Physiographically, there are only four continents (including offshore continental islands which sit on the nearby continental shelves) that are completely surrounded by water: Afro-Eurasia (57% of the global land area), the Americas (28.5%), Antarctica (9%), and Australia (5%). The remaining 0.5% is made up of remote oceanic islands, mostly scattered within Oceania in the central and south Pacific Ocean. [1]
  2. ^ Including landmasses which are above water and over 2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi). The submerged continent of Zealandia (approx. 5,000,000 km2 (1,900,000 sq mi)) is excluded. [2]
  3. ^ Figure derived from the Global Islands Explorer website, by adding the areas of mainland Africa (29,370,907 km2 (11,340,171 sq mi)) and mainland Eurasia (50,439,819 km2 (19,474,923 sq mi)).
  4. ^ Figure derived from the Global Islands Explorer website, by adding the areas of mainland North America (20,090,075 km2 (7,756,821 sq mi)) and mainland South America (17,609,548 km2 (6,799,084 sq mi)).
  5. ^ Mainland Australia is more than three times the size of Greenland, the largest island. [4] Australia is sometimes dubbed "The Island Continent" or "Earth's largest island, but its smallest continent". [5]
  6. ^ Figure derived from the Geoscience Australia website, the area of mainland Tasmania (64,519 km2 (24,911 sq mi)) has been deducted. [6] The Global Islands Explorer website has given a slightly larger figure of 7,618,696 km2 (2,941,595 sq mi) for the area of mainland Australia.
  7. ^ Area of mainland Antarctica, without the ice shelves and nearby islands. [7]

References

  1. ^ Stephen Hawking; Lucy Hawking (9 January 2020). "Earth: What's It Made Of?". Unlocking the Universe. p. 62. ISBN  9780241418864.
  2. ^ GNS Science – Earth's 8th Continent
  3. ^ "Population". United Nations. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Joshua Calder's World Island Info – Continent or Island?". Worldislandinfo.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Australia in Brief - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade". Dfat.gov.au. Archived from the original on 20 August 2003. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Area of Australia – States and Territories". Geoscience Australia. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Antarctica in Context" (PDF). Landsat Image Mosaic Of Antarctica. United States Geological Survey.
  8. ^ "Is This the Most Crowded Island in the World? (And Why That Question Matters)". Longreads. 19 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Lapu-Lapu City to evacuate residents of 'submerged' Island | Philippine News Agency". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Barangay Caubian - Philippine Standard Geographic Code | Philippine Statistics Authority". Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  11. ^ "District Profiles | 2021 Hong Kong Population Census". Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Table 3.3: Total Maldivian Population by Islands, census 2006 and 2014" (PDF). Maldives Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  13. ^ "2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH) Population Counts Declared Official by the President | Philippine Statistics Authority". psa.gov.ph. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  14. ^ Olson, Wyatt. "Under the radar: Life is low-tech at Army missile defense base in the Pacific". Stripes.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Pulau Bungin, Hidup Sesak di Pulau Terpadat". Kompas. 17 September 2014.
  16. ^ "Bagaimana hidup di Pulau Bungin yang dijuluki terpadat?". BBC. 21 October 2016.
  17. ^ "PULAU BUNGIN, PULAU TERPADAT KARENA KETERIKATAN BUDAYA". Ditjen PDT.
  18. ^ "Sitangkai: The Venice of the South | Philippine Muslim Today". philmuslim.today. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  19. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (31 August 2017). "Santa Cruz, un islote tan pequeño que no hay lugar para sus muertos". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Algunas Caracteristic as Importantes de las Viviendas, Partiulares Ocupades y de la Publacion de la Republica Panama - Kuna Yala Region: Census 2010". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censo - Panamá.
  21. ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  22. ^ "Bases de datos en linea". El Instituto Nacional de Estadistica.
  23. ^ "Kiribati 2020-2021 Population and Housing Census Data". Kiribati National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  24. ^ Tsuen Wan District Summaries of Written Representations
  25. ^ "Ilha de Mocambique: Historia". Ilha de Mocambique turismo.
  26. ^ "Results of the Permanent Population Census". Instituto Nazionale di Statistica.
  27. ^ "Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021". Office of National Statistics. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  28. ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  29. ^ Olsen, Debbie (8 November 2019). "D.I.Y. Isla Mujeres Tour". Wander Woman Travel Magazine. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  30. ^ http://portalgeo.rio.rj.gov.br/bairroscariocas/[ dead link]
  31. ^ "Luzon (island, Philippines)". Britannica. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  32. ^ a b Eur (2002). Far East and Australasia 2003, 34th edition. Routledge. ISBN  9781857431339. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  33. ^ Composed of 7 administrative regions excluding island provinces
  34. ^ Composed of 34 prefectures including minor outlying islands
  35. ^ "Mindanao (island, Philippines)". Britannica. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  36. ^ Composed of 8 provinces including minor outlying islands