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Islands in Asia Ranked by Population density

Islands recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Population density. Only items Wikidata places in Asia (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Singapore Island ranks #1 with 8,028 people per km². That is 4.9 times Bahrain Island in second place (1,634 people per km²). The top five are Singapore Island, Bahrain Island, Java, Bhola Island and Cebu. The median across all 50 is 195.7 people per km²; Kabaena Island is last at 39.5 people per km².

#1
Singapore Island · 8,028 people per km²
Median
195.7 people per km²
Coverage
50 islands in Asia
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Population densityBar chart of the top 10: 1. Singapore Island 8,028; 2. Bahrain Island 1,634; 3. Java 1,249; 4. Bhola Island 1,162; 5. Cebu 1,040; 6. Okinawa 1,013; 7. Bali Island 781.9; 8. Taiwan Island 665.9; 9. Ambon Island 623.7; 10. Lombok Island 616.9.Singapore Island8,028Bahrain Island1,634Java1,249Bhola Island1,162Cebu1,040Okinawa1,013Bali Island781.9Taiwan Island665.9Ambon Island623.7Lombok Island616.9
Top 10: Population density (people per km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Singapore Island 8,028; 2. Bahrain Island 1,634; 3. Java 1,249; 4. Bhola Island 1,162; 5. Cebu 1,040; 6. Okinawa 1,013; 7. Bali Island 781.9; 8. Taiwan Island 665.9; 9. Ambon Island 623.7; 10. Lombok Island 616.9.

Full ranking

Islands in Asia Ranked by Population density
RankIslandLocationPopulation density (people per km²)
1Singapore IslandSingapore8,028
2Bahrain IslandBahrain1,634
3JavaIndonesia1,249
4Bhola IslandBangladesh1,162
5CebuPhilippines1,040
6OkinawaJapan1,013
7Bali IslandIndonesia781.9
8Taiwan IslandTaiwan, China665.9
9Ambon IslandIndonesia623.7
10Lombok IslandIndonesia616.9
11Chongming IslandChina520.9
12LuzonPhilippines485
13PanayPhilippines372.8
14KyushuJapan355.1
15JoloPhilippines345.2
16BoholPhilippines343.8
17NegrosPhilippines337.6
18LeytePhilippines324.2
19Sri LankaSri Lanka320.7
20Jeju IslandKorea, Rep.315.6
21MindanaoPhilippines277.1
22Hainan IslandChina277
23MasbatePhilippines216.3
24ShikokuJapan210.2
25BasilanPhilippines202.6
26South Andaman IslandIndia188.7
27CatanduanesPhilippines175
28TablasPhilippines171.6
29Nias IslandIndonesia153.8
30Selayar IslandIndonesia147.1
31Flores IslandIndonesia135.2
32Samar IslandPhilippines130.4
33SumatraIndonesia126.7
34MindoroPhilippines125.9
35CyprusUnited Kingdom, Cyprus121.3
36Buton IslandIndonesia113.4
37TimorIndonesia, Timor-Leste109.5
38Bengkalis IslandIndonesia107.6
39SulawesiIndonesia105.7
40Qeshm IslandIran, Islamic Rep.103.1
41Amami ŌshimaJapan92.7
42Sumbawa IslandIndonesia92.5
43Madura IslandIndonesia89.7
44PalawanPhilippines72.7
45Rangsang IslandIndonesia63.7
46Sado IslandJapan60.2
47Sumba IslandIndonesia57.1
48Bangka IslandIndonesia54.9
49Simeulue IslandIndonesia46.8
50Kabaena IslandIndonesia39.5

About the top 10

#2 Bahrain Island

Bahrain Island ranks #2 on this list with 1,634 people per km².

Country
Bahrain
Length
48 km
Elevation
30 m
Area
673 km²

Also ranks #51 in population.

Full island profile

#9 Ambon Island

Ambon Island ranks #9 on this list with 623.7 people per km².

Country
Indonesia
Length
51 km
Elevation
1,225 m
Area
769.5 km²

Also ranks #71 in population.

Full island profile

Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).

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Source and method

Islands recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Population density. Only items Wikidata places in Asia (directly or through their country) are included.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: Wikidata. All licences: Sources & licences.