List of islands by population density

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.

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

Most of the really small islands (< 1 km2) are hard to compare because population as well as size are often only estimates.

IslandCountry or
territory		Surrounded byPopulationArea
km2		Density
(per km2)		Coordinates
Ilet a Brouee[1] HaitiCaribbean Sea5000.004125,00018°07′42″N 73°35′26″W
Bonacca HondurasCaribbean Sea50000.0683,00016°26′30″N 85°53′14″W
Migingo Island KenyaLake Victoria131 (2009)0.00265,5000°52′59″S 33°56′20″E
Ap Lei Chau Hong KongAberdeen Channel, East Lamma Channel85,942 (2016)[2]1.3265,10022°14′30″N 114°9′20″E
Ile de Fadiouth (Joal-Fadiouth) SenegalAtlantic Ocean9,0000.1560,00014°9′9″N 16°49′24″W
Arwad SyriaMediterranean Sea11,5000.257,50034°51′22″N 35°51′32″E
Malé MaldivesIndian Ocean109,498 (2014)1.95256,0954°10′30″N 73°30′32″E
Nasingin (Getafe, Bohol) PhilippinesCamotes Sea2,045[3]0.04[4]55,14310°10′49″N 124°8′7″E
Nocnocan (Talibon, Bohol) PhilippinesCamotes Sea1,9130.0454,23810°14′45″N 124°24′14″E
Dawahon (Bato, Leyte) PhilippinesCanigao Channel3,230 (2020)[5]0.0653,83310°15′51″N 124°37′01″E
Ebeye Marshall IslandsPacific Ocean15,0000.3641,6678°46′49″N 167°44′14″E
Bungin Island[6][7][8] IndonesiaBali Sea3,5000.08541,1768°28′38″S 116°59′42″E
Santa Cruz del Islote[9] ColombiaCaribbean Sea4920.01241,0009°47′9″N 75°51′33″W
Bilangbilangan (Tubigon, Bohol) PhilippinesCebu Strait4440.0138,1279°59′15″N 123°52′56″E
Ilha de Moçambique MozambiqueIndian Ocean54,3151.536,21015°2′18″S 40°44′1″E
Cuaming (Inabanga, Bohol) PhilippinesCebu Strait2,9510.1030,60910°6′45″N 123°59′13″E
Pangapasan (Tubigon, Bohol) PhilippinesCebu Strait5140.0230,1289°59′52″N 123°56′26″E
Pandanon (Getafe, Bohol) PhilippinesCamotes Sea2,2280.0729,75110°10′48″N 124°5′6″E
Manhattan (New York City) United StatesMouth of Hudson River, East River, Harlem River, New York Harbor1,664,727 (2017)59.4727,99340°43′40″N 73°59′40″W
Calituban (Talibon, Bohol) PhilippinesCamotes Sea4,1450.1527,97610°14′36″N 124°17′43″E
Mocaboc (Tubigon, Bohol) PhilippinesCebu Strait6240.0227,64210°4′16″N 123°55′40″E
Mombasa Island  Kenya 146,334 (1999) 5.3 27,610
Lagos Island Nigeria212,700 (2006)9.2626,955
Salsette Island (Mumbai) IndiaBranches of Ulhas River (Vasai Creek, Thane Creek) Arabian Sea15,111,97461924,41419°12′N 72°54′E
Vilimalé  Maldives Indian Ocean 7,516 (2014) 0.318 23,635
Île Saint-Louis (Paris) FranceSeine River2,4650.1122,40948°51′6″N 2°21′23″E
Bagongbanwa (Tubigon, Bohol) PhilippinesCebu Strait1,0430.0521,27410°3′18″N 123°53′57″E
Lilla Essingen (Stockholm) SwedenMälaren4,8310.2321,00459°19′30″N 18°0′15″E
Haizhu  China 1,528,812 (2010) 75.4 20,276
Roosevelt Island (New York City) United StatesEast River11,661 (2010)0.619,580
Tsing Yi Hong KongRambler Channel, Ma Wan Channel, Victoria Harbour200,400 (2007)10.6918,74622°20′44″N 114°6′0″E
Vasilyevsky Island (Saint Petersburg) Russia202,65010.918,592
Djarrit Marshall Islands7,1030.38918,260
Södermalm (Stockholm) SwedenMälaren, Baltic Sea99,6855.7117,458
Ubay Island (Tubigon, Bohol) PhilippinesCebu Strait1960.0117,30610°1′29″N 123°58′0″E
Hong Kong Island Hong KongVictoria Harbour, South China Sea1,289,50080.416,038
Sisak Island (Sisak) CroatiaKupa15,8971.115,897
Malingin (Bien Unido, Bohol) PhilippinesCamotes Sea1,6910.1115,22310°9′35″N 124°26′42″E
Reimersholme (Stockholm) SwedenMälaren2,324 (2006)0.1614,525
Kungsholmen (Stockholm) SwedenMälaren56,754 (2007)3.9114,515
Pulau Buluh (Batam) Indonesia2,5090.1814,0001°1′1″N 103°55′40″E
Noordereiland (Rotterdam) Netherlands3,2950.06713,513
São Vicente Island (Santos) Brazil760,000 (approx.)57.413,240
Guindacpan (Talibon, Bohol) PhilippinesCamotes Sea2,2160.1712,49610°13′36″N 124°16′57″E
Gilutongan (Cordova, Cebu) PhilippinesCebu Strait1,6400.1312,31810°12′13″N 123°59′19″E
Lübeck Old Town Germany12,000 (approx.)1.0012,000
Venice Center Italy60,000 (approx.)5.0012,000
Mantatao (Calape, Bohol) PhilippinesCebu Strait8490.7111,8559°59′39″N 123°51′15″E
Ma Wan Hong KongMa Wan Channel, Kap Shui Mun11,193 (2007)[10]0.9611,659
Hingotanan (Bien Unido, Bohol) PhilippinesCamotes Sea4,1290.3611,30410°14′21″N 124°29′8″E
Xiamen Island China1,410,000 (est)132.510,650
Laminusa (Siasi, Sulu) PhilippinesCelebes Sea8,2010.7810,4385°33′3″N 120°55′12″E
Sagasa (Bien Unido, Bohol) PhilippinesCamotes Sea1,4830.1410,43210°12′12″N 124°24′56″E
Cataban (Talibon, Bohol) PhilippinesCamotes Sea1,3480.1310,15610°14′0″N 124°22′35″E
Hambongan (Inabanga, Bohol) PhilippinesCebu Strait6660.0610,10110°4′14″N 124°1′23″E
Anping Island Taiwan60,000 (est)6 (est)10,000
Yeongdo South Korea139,765 (2012.12)149,983
Cheung Chau Hong KongAdamasta Channel, West Lamma Channel23,156 (2007)2.469,413
Portsea Island (Portsmouth) United Kingdom147,000 (approx.)169,187
Stadsholmen (Stockholm) SwedenMälaren3,000 (approx.) (2006)0.368,300
Pulau Ujong (Singapore Island) SingaporeSingapore Strait5,469,700 (2014)710.27,618
Vypin Island (Kochi) IndiaVembanad Lake Arabian Sea198,400277,34810°07′N 76°12′E
Ortygia (Syracuse, Sicily)  Italy Ionian Sea 4,269 (2011) 0.604 7,068
Mactan PhilippinesMactan Channel467,824 (2015)656,61510°17′17″N 123°58′56″E
Gorée  Senegal 1,800 (2018) 0.28 6,429
Niigata Island (Niigata) Japan61,295 (2005)106,130
Cijin Island Taiwan30,000 (2010)5 (est)6,000
Balboa Island, Newport Beach (Newport Beach) United StatesNewport Bay3,000 (2000)0.525,769
Peng Chau Hong Kong5,300 (est)0.995,354
Stora Essingen (Stockholm) SwedenMälaren3,892 (2006)0.735,332
Lauttasaari (Helsinki) Finland19,644 (2008)3.755,238
Governador Island (Rio de Janeiro) BrazilGuanabara Bay212,547 (2010)[11]40.815,209
Nuns' Island (Montréal) CanadaSt. Lawrence River18,315 (2011)3.744,897
Île de la Cité (Paris) FranceSeine River981 (2013)0.224,459
Lindau Germany3,000 (2008)0.684,412
City Island (New York City) United StatesLong Island Sound4,362 (2010)1.0234,264
L'Île Saint-Denis (Paris) FranceSeine River7,2931.774,12048°56′9″N 2°20′23″E
Muharraq Island  Bahrain Persian Gulf 200,000 (2014) 49.3 4,057
Taipa, Cotai, and Coloane (Macau) MacauSouth China Sea82,759 (2011)20.584,021
Island of Montreal (Montréal) Canadaconfluence of the Ottawa River with the St. Lawrence1,942,044 (2016)4993,892
Hulhumalé  Maldives Indian Ocean 14,843 (2014) 4.0 3,711
Yeouido South Korea31,000 (2006)8.43,700
Sitra  Bahrain Persian Gulf 81,000 (2016) 22.45 3,608
Long Beach Barrier Island United StatesAtlantic Ocean, Reynolds Channel39,282 (2010)11.73,35040°35′17″N 73°41′17″W
Lidingö (outside Stockholm) SwedenBaltic Sea44,000 (2011)12.543,300
Staten Island (New York City) United States479,458 (2017)151.53,165
Boracay Philippines32,26710.323,12611°58′6″N 121°56′3″E
Hikoshima (Shimonoseki) Japan30,182 (2011)9.83,080
Isla Mujeres  Mexico 12,642 (2010) 4.22[12] 2,996
Penang Island Malaysia860,000 (2010)2932,935
Kotlin Island (including Kronstadt) Russia42,800 (2006)162,675
Meizhou Island China38,00014.352,648
Majuro Marshall Islands25,400 (2004)9.72,619
San Andrés ColombiaCaribbean Sea67,912 (2007)262,61212°35′N 81°42′W
Procida  Italy Tyrrhenian Sea, Campanian Archipelago 10,596 (2010) 4.1 2,600 40°45′30″N 14°01′00″E
Amager Denmark204,827 (2019)96.292,127
Long Island (New York) United StatesEast River, Long Island Sound, and Atlantic Ocean7,568,304 (2010)3,6292,086
Kulosaari (Helsinki) Finland3,770 (2004)1.812,083
Pazhou  China 29,851 (2010) 15 1,990
Paquetá Island (Rio de Janeiro) BrazilGuanabara Bay3,361 (2010)[13]1.71,970
Frauenchiemsee, Bavaria Germany300 (2008)0.1551,935
Liouciou Island Taiwan12,675 (2014)6.81,864
Ternate IndonesiaMolucca Sea204,215 (2014)111.391,833
Lido Isle, Newport Beach (Newport Beach) United StatesNewport Bay1,800 (2000)1.01,800
Phú Quý VietnamSouth China Sea30,971 (2018)17.51,77810°31′48″N 108°56′34″E
Malta Island MaltaMediterranean Sea433,082 (2019)2461,760
Lulu Island (Richmond) CanadaFraser River estuary, Strait of Georgia198,309 (2016)1201,653
O'ahu United StatesPacific Ocean976,372 (2012)1,5451,636
Key West United StatesGulf of Mexico, Straits of Florida24,649 (2010)15.41,60024°33′33″N 81°47′2″W
New Providence BahamasAtlantic Ocean248,948 (2010)2071,59425°2′N 77°24′W
Mercer Island United StatesLake Washington25,976 (2018)16.41,584
Bahrain Island BahrainPersian Gulf940,000 (2010)6041,55626°2′N 50°33′E
Ischia  Italy Tyrrhenian Sea, Campanian Archipelago 70,043 (2019) 46.3 1,512
Tromsøya (Tromsø) Norway33,668 (2008)22.791,503
Lehtisaari (Helsinki) Finland1,148 (2008)0.791,453
Öckerö Sweden3,488 (2010)2.421,441
Kuusisaari (Helsinki) Finland588 (2008)0.401,395
Île Jésus (Laval) Canada400,000 (2010)2451,384
Smögen Sweden1,329 (2010)1.051,266
Labuan Malaysia99,500 (2019)851,171
Capri ItalyTyrrhenian Sea12,200 (2002)10.41,170
Okinawa Island JapanPacific Ocean1,384,762 (2009)1,207.871,146
Bantayan Island PhilippinesTañon Strait120,447 (2015)108.771,10711°13′3″N 123°44′54″E
Penghu Island Taiwan70,200 (2010)641,100
Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island United StatesSan Francisco Bay2,500 (2010)2.3341,071
Java Island IndonesiaIndian Ocean, Java Sea141,000,000 (2015)132,1871,067

Other notable islands
IslandCountryPopulationArea
km2		Density
per km2		 Year Refs
Kinmen Taiwan122,974132932 2008
Cebu Philippines3,979,1554,467.5890 2015
Mauritius Mauritius1,263,0891,865680 2012
Taiwan Taiwan23,000,00035,801642 2008
Ambon Island Indonesia501,364803.9624 2014
Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island United States60,87098621 2000
Unguja Tanzania896,721643538
Luzon Philippines48,520,774104,688463 2010 [14][15][16]
Honshū Japan103,000,000230,500447 2005 [17]
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico3,994,2599,104439 2007
Lamma Island Hong Kong5,50013.74400 2007
Kyūshū Japan13,231,99535,640371
Réunion France840,9742511335 2013
Sri Lanka (main island) Sri Lanka21,184,00065,268325 2008
Mindanao Philippines29,968,17494,630317 2010 [15][18]
Awaji Island Japan147,359592.17249
Majorca Spain869,0673640.11239
Shikoku Japan4,141,95518,800220 2005
Sicily Italy5,051,07525,700197 2010
Langkawi, Kedah Malaysia65,000479136 2010
Sulawesi (Celebes) Indonesia17,371,783180,68196 2010
Sumatra Indonesia45,000,000470,00096 2005 [19]
Ireland Ireland /  United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)6,197,10084,42173 2008
Borneo Indonesia /  Brunei /  Malaysia21,258,000748,16828 2014
Vancouver Island Canada775,34731,28524.8 2016
New Guinea Indonesia /  Papua New Guinea11,306,940785,75314 2014
Iceland Iceland350,710101,8263.4 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.

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
Seguam Island  United States 1 215 0.004
Clarence Island  Chile 5 1,111 0.0045
Alexandra Land  Russia 5 1050 0.0047
Unimak Island  United States 35 4,119 0.008
Victoria Island  Canada 1,875 217,291 0.009
West Falkland Falkland Islands 160 4.532 0.035
Greenland  Denmark 56,452 2,166,086 0.02
Baffin Island  Canada 11,000 507,451 0.02
Kuiu Island  United States 10 1.962 0.05
Spitsbergen  Norway 2,642 37,673 0.07
Kolguyev Island  Russia 300 3,497 0.08
Atka Island  United States 95 1,048.8 0.09

See also

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  17. Composed of 34 prefectures including minor outlying islands
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  19. Composed of 8 provinces including minor outlying islands

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