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Islands Ranked by Population

Islands recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Population. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Java ranks #1 with 160.29 million people. That is 2.5 times Great Britain in second place (65.12 million people). The top five are Java, Great Britain, Sumatra, Luzon and Mindanao. The median across all 100 is 1.11 million people; Dongshan Island is last at 215,700 people.

#1
Java · 160.29 million people
Median
1.11 million people
Coverage
100 islands
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. Great Britain 65.12 million; 3. Sumatra 60 million; 4. Luzon 53.34 million; 5. Mindanao 27.02 million; 6. Madagascar 26 million; 7. Taiwan Island 23.89 million; 8. Hispaniola 22.26 million; 9. Sri Lanka 21.7 million; 10. Borneo 18.59 million.Java160.29 millionGreat Britain65.12 millionSumatra60 millionLuzon53.34 millionMindanao27.02 millionMadagascar26 millionTaiwan Island23.89 millionHispaniola22.26 millionSri Lanka21.7 millionBorneo18.59 million
Top 10: Population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Java 160.29 million; 2. Great Britain 65.12 million; 3. Sumatra 60 million; 4. Luzon 53.34 million; 5. Mindanao 27.02 million; 6. Madagascar 26 million; 7. Taiwan Island 23.89 million; 8. Hispaniola 22.26 million; 9. Sri Lanka 21.7 million; 10. Borneo 18.59 million.

Full ranking

Islands Ranked by Population
RankIslandLocationPopulation (people)
1JavaIndonesia160,293,700
2Great BritainUnited Kingdom65,121,000
3SumatraIndonesia60,000,000
4LuzonPhilippines53,336,130
5MindanaoPhilippines27,021,040
6MadagascarMadagascar26,000,000
7Taiwan IslandTaiwan, China23,894,390
8HispaniolaDominican Republic, Haiti22,261,010
9Sri LankaSri Lanka21,700,000
10BorneoIndonesia, Malaysia18,590,000
11SulawesiIndonesia18,455,060
12SalsetteIndia15,111,970
13KyushuJapan13,061,880
14New GuineaIndonesia, Papua New Guinea11,300,000
15CubaCuba11,149,990
16Hainan IslandChina9,200,000
17Long IslandUnited States7,804,968
18IrelandIreland, United Kingdom7,185,600
19Singapore IslandSingapore5,700,000
20SicilyItaly5,050,000
21CebuPhilippines4,632,359
22PanayPhilippines4,477,247
23NegrosPhilippines4,414,131
24Bali IslandIndonesia4,404,300
25IejimaJapan4,037,177
26ShikokuJapan3,845,534
27Madura IslandIndonesia3,630,000
28North IslandNew Zealand3,519,800
29TimorIndonesia, Timor-Leste3,368,735
30Lombok IslandIndonesia3,352,988
31Puerto RicoUnited States3,180,000
32JamaicaJamaica2,800,000
33LeytePhilippines2,388,518
34ZealandDenmark2,302,074
35Island of MontrealCanada2,014,221
36Xiamen IslandChina2,000,000
37Flores IslandIndonesia1,831,000
38Samar IslandPhilippines1,751,267
39Bhola IslandBangladesh1,675,000
40ManhattanUnited States1,610,000
41MindoroPhilippines1,331,473
42Sumbawa IslandIndonesia1,330,000
43BoholPhilippines1,313,560
44Hong Kong IslandChina1,270,876
45TrinidadTrinidad and Tobago1,267,145
46OkinawaJapan1,224,726
47Mauritius IslandMauritius1,220,000
48Batam IslandIndonesia1,153,860
49CyprusUnited Kingdom, Cyprus1,120,489
50South IslandNew Zealand1,115,800
51Bahrain IslandBahrain1,100,000
52OahuUnited States976,372
53MallorcaSpain949,047
54UngujaTanzania896,721
55RéunionFrance889,679
56PalawanPhilippines886,308
57Vancouver IslandCanada864,864
58Gran CanariaSpain863,943
59Nias IslandIndonesia788,132
60MasbatePhilippines706,897
61SakhalinRussian Federation673,100
62Chongming IslandChina660,000
63Bangka IslandIndonesia626,955
64CreteGreece623,065
65Sumba IslandIndonesia611,422
66Jeju IslandKorea, Rep.583,284
67Viti LevuFiji580,000
68TasmaniaAustralia536,600
69Cangshan IslandChina520,214
70New BritainPapua New Guinea513,926
71Ambon IslandIndonesia501,364
72Buton IslandIndonesia500,000
73Margarita IslandVenezuela, RB489,917
74NewfoundlandCanada479,538
75FunenDenmark469,724
76MactanPhilippines467,824
77Ilha do GovernadorBrazil450,000
78Zhoushan IslandChina440,000
79IJsselmondeNetherlands434,000
80Yuhuan IslandChina433,900
81MarajóBrazil419,744
82Pemba IslandTanzania406,808
83Pingtan IslandChina400,000
84Île JésusCanada380,000
85MaltaItaly357,000
86SandwipBangladesh350,000
87BiokoEquatorial Guinea334,463
88IcelandIceland321,857
89PhuketThailand321,802
90JoloPhilippines300,000
91SantiagoCabo Verde290,000
92New ProvidenceBahamas, The274,400
93CatanduanesPhilippines261,169
94BasilanPhilippines259,796
95Madeira IslandPortugal254,368
96GeojedoKorea, Rep.241,711
97South Andaman IslandIndia238,142
98Bougainville IslandPapua New Guinea234,280
99SeramIndonesia218,993
100Dongshan IslandChina215,700

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Source and method

Islands recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Population.

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.