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Islands in Asia Ranked by Population

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

Summary

Java ranks #1 with 160.29 million people. That is 2.7 times Sumatra in second place (60 million people). The top five are Java, Sumatra, Luzon, Mindanao and Taiwan Island. The median across all 50 is 1.79 million people; Pingtan Island is last at 400,000 people.

#1
Java · 160.29 million people
Median
1.79 million people
Coverage
50 islands in Asia
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: PopulationBar chart of the top 10: 1. Java 160.29 million; 2. Sumatra 60 million; 3. Luzon 53.34 million; 4. Mindanao 27.02 million; 5. Taiwan Island 23.89 million; 6. Sri Lanka 21.7 million; 7. Borneo 18.59 million; 8. Sulawesi 18.46 million; 9. Salsette 15.11 million; 10. Kyushu 13.06 million.Java160.29 millionSumatra60 millionLuzon53.34 millionMindanao27.02 millionTaiwan Island23.89 millionSri Lanka21.7 millionBorneo18.59 millionSulawesi18.46 millionSalsette15.11 millionKyushu13.06 million
Top 10: Population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Java 160.29 million; 2. Sumatra 60 million; 3. Luzon 53.34 million; 4. Mindanao 27.02 million; 5. Taiwan Island 23.89 million; 6. Sri Lanka 21.7 million; 7. Borneo 18.59 million; 8. Sulawesi 18.46 million; 9. Salsette 15.11 million; 10. Kyushu 13.06 million.

Full ranking

Islands in Asia Ranked by Population
RankIslandLocationPopulation (people)
1JavaIndonesia160,293,700
2SumatraIndonesia60,000,000
3LuzonPhilippines53,336,130
4MindanaoPhilippines27,021,040
5Taiwan IslandTaiwan, China23,894,390
6Sri LankaSri Lanka21,700,000
7BorneoIndonesia, Malaysia18,590,000
8SulawesiIndonesia18,455,060
9SalsetteIndia15,111,970
10KyushuJapan13,061,880
11New GuineaIndonesia, Papua New Guinea11,300,000
12Hainan IslandChina9,200,000
13Singapore IslandSingapore5,700,000
14CebuPhilippines4,632,359
15PanayPhilippines4,477,247
16NegrosPhilippines4,414,131
17Bali IslandIndonesia4,404,300
18IejimaJapan4,037,177
19ShikokuJapan3,845,534
20Madura IslandIndonesia3,630,000
21TimorIndonesia, Timor-Leste3,368,735
22Lombok IslandIndonesia3,352,988
23LeytePhilippines2,388,518
24Xiamen IslandChina2,000,000
25Flores IslandIndonesia1,831,000
26Samar IslandPhilippines1,751,267
27Bhola IslandBangladesh1,675,000
28MindoroPhilippines1,331,473
29Sumbawa IslandIndonesia1,330,000
30BoholPhilippines1,313,560
31Hong Kong IslandChina1,270,876
32OkinawaJapan1,224,726
33Batam IslandIndonesia1,153,860
34CyprusUnited Kingdom, Cyprus1,120,489
35Bahrain IslandBahrain1,100,000
36PalawanPhilippines886,308
37Nias IslandIndonesia788,132
38MasbatePhilippines706,897
39SakhalinRussian Federation673,100
40Chongming IslandChina660,000
41Bangka IslandIndonesia626,955
42Sumba IslandIndonesia611,422
43Jeju IslandKorea, Rep.583,284
44Cangshan IslandChina520,214
45Ambon IslandIndonesia501,364
46Buton IslandIndonesia500,000
47MactanPhilippines467,824
48Zhoushan IslandChina440,000
49Yuhuan IslandChina433,900
50Pingtan IslandChina400,000

About the top 10

Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).

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Source and method

Islands recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Population. 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.