List of islands by population density

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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.

Island Country or
territory		 Surrounded by Population Area
km2		 Density
(per km2)		 Coordinates
Ilet a Brouee[1]  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
Bonacca  Honduras Caribbean Sea 5000 0.06 83,000 16°26′30″N 85°53′14″W / 16.44167°N 85.88722°W / 16.44167; -85.88722
Ap Lei Chau  Hong Kong Aberdeen Channel, East Lamma Channel 86,782 (2007) 1.32 66,755 22°14′30″N 114°9′20″E / 22.24167°N 114.15556°E / 22.24167; 114.15556
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
Santa Cruz del Islote[2]  Colombia Caribbean Sea 779 0.012 64,916 9°47′9″N 75°51′33″W / 9.78583°N 75.85917°W / 9.78583; -75.85917
(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
Dawahon (Bato, Leyte)  Philippines Canigao Channel 3,615 0.06 58,371 10°15′51″N 124°37′01″E / 10.26417°N 124.61694°E / 10.26417; 124.61694
Malé  Maldives Indian Ocean 109,498 (2014) 1.952 56,095 4°10′30″N 73°30′32″E / 4.17500°N 73.50889°E / 4.17500; 73.50889
Nasingin (Getafe, Bohol)  Philippines Camotes Sea 2,045[3] 0.04[4] 55,143 10°10′49″N 124°8′7″E / 10.18028°N 124.13528°E / 10.18028; 124.13528
(Talibon, Bohol)  Philippines Camotes Sea 1,913 0.04 54,238 10°14′45″N 124°24′14″E / 10.24583°N 124.40389°E / 10.24583; 124.40389
Ebeye  Marshall Islands Pacific Ocean 15,000 0.36 41,667 8°46′49″N 167°44′14″E / 8.78028°N 167.73722°E / 8.78028; 167.73722
[5][6][7]  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
Bilangbilangan (Tubigon, Bohol)  Philippines Cebu Strait 444 0.01 38,127 9°59′15″N 123°52′56″E / 9.98750°N 123.88222°E / 9.98750; 123.88222
Ilha de Moçambique  Mozambique Indian Ocean 54,315 1.5 36,210 15°2′18″S 40°44′1″E / 15.03833°S 40.73361°E / -15.03833; 40.73361
Cuaming (Inabanga, Bohol)  Philippines Cebu Strait 2,951 0.10 30,609 10°6′45″N 123°59′13″E / 10.11250°N 123.98694°E / 10.11250; 123.98694
Pangapasan (Tubigon, Bohol)  Philippines Cebu Strait 514 0.02 30,128 9°59′52″N 123°56′26″E / 9.99778°N 123.94056°E / 9.99778; 123.94056
Pandanon (Getafe, Bohol)  Philippines Camotes Sea 2,228 0.07 29,751 10°10′48″N 124°5′6″E / 10.18000°N 124.08500°E / 10.18000; 124.08500
Manhattan (New York City)  United States Mouth of Hudson River, East River, Harlem River, New York Harbor 1,664,727 (2017) 59.47 27,993 40°43′40″N 73°59′40″W / 40.72778°N 73.99444°W / 40.72778; -73.99444
Calituban (Talibon, Bohol)  Philippines Camotes Sea 4,145 0.15 27,976 10°14′36″N 124°17′43″E / 10.24333°N 124.29528°E / 10.24333; 124.29528
Mocaboc (Tubigon, Bohol)  Philippines Cebu Strait 624 0.02 27,642 10°4′16″N 123°55′40″E / 10.07111°N 123.92778°E / 10.07111; 123.92778
Mombasa Island  Kenya 146,334 (1999) 5.3 27,610
Lagos Island  Nigeria 212,700 (2006) 9.26 26,955
Salsette Island (Mumbai)  India Branches of 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
Vilimalé  Maldives Indian Ocean 7,516 (2014) 0.318 23,635
Île Saint-Louis (Paris)  France Seine River 2,465 0.11 22,409 48°51′6″N 2°21′23″E / 48.85167°N 2.35639°E / 48.85167; 2.35639
Arwad  Syria Mediterranean Sea 4,403 (2004) 0.2 22,015 34°51′22″N 35°51′32″E / 34.85611°N 35.85889°E / 34.85611; 35.85889
Bagongbanwa (Tubigon, Bohol)  Philippines Cebu Strait 1,043 0.05 21,274 10°3′18″N 123°53′57″E / 10.05500°N 123.89917°E / 10.05500; 123.89917
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  China 1,528,812 (2010) 75.4 20,276
Roosevelt Island (New York City)  United States East River 11,661 (2010) 0.6 19,580
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 202,650 10.9 18,592
Djarrit  Marshall Islands 7,103 0.389 18,260
Södermalm (Stockholm)  Sweden Mälaren, Baltic Sea 99,685 5.71 17,458
Ubay Island (Tubigon, Bohol)  Philippines Cebu Strait 196 0.01 17,306 10°1′29″N 123°58′0″E / 10.02472°N 123.96667°E / 10.02472; 123.96667
Hong Kong Island  Hong Kong Victoria Harbour, South China Sea 1,289,500 80.4 16,038
(Sisak)[citation needed]  Croatia Kupa 15,897 1.1 15,897
Malingin (Bien Unido, Bohol)  Philippines Camotes Sea 1,691 0.11 15,223 10°9′35″N 124°26′42″E / 10.15972°N 124.44500°E / 10.15972; 124.44500
Reimersholme (Stockholm)  Sweden Mälaren 2,324 (2006) 0.16 14,525
Kungsholmen (Stockholm)  Sweden Mälaren 56,754 (2007) 3.91 14,515
Pulau Buluh (Batam)  Indonesia 2,509 0.18 14,000 1°1′1″N 103°55′40″E / 1.01694°N 103.92778°E / 1.01694; 103.92778
Noordereiland (Rotterdam)  Netherlands 3,295 0.067 13,513
São Vicente Island (Santos)  Brazil 760,000 (approx.) 57.4 13,240
Guindacpan (Talibon, Bohol)  Philippines Camotes Sea 2,216 0.17 12,496 10°13′36″N 124°16′57″E / 10.22667°N 124.28250°E / 10.22667; 124.28250
Gilutongan (Cordova, Cebu)  Philippines Cebu Strait 1,640 0.13 12,318 10°12′13″N 123°59′19″E / 10.20361°N 123.98861°E / 10.20361; 123.98861
Lübeck Old Town  Germany 12,000 (approx.) 1.00 12,000
Venice Center  Italy 60,000 (approx.) 5.00 12,000
Mantatao (Calape, Bohol)  Philippines Cebu Strait 849 0.71 11,855 9°59′39″N 123°51′15″E / 9.99417°N 123.85417°E / 9.99417; 123.85417
Ma Wan  Hong Kong Ma Wan Channel, Kap Shui Mun 11,193 (2007)[8] 0.96 11,659
Hingotanan (Bien Unido, Bohol)  Philippines Camotes Sea 4,129 0.36 11,304 10°14′21″N 124°29′8″E / 10.23917°N 124.48556°E / 10.23917; 124.48556
Xiamen Island  China 1,410,000 (est) 132.5 10,650
Laminusa (Siasi, Sulu)  Philippines Celebes Sea 8,201 0.78 10,438 5°33′3″N 120°55′12″E / 5.55083°N 120.92000°E / 5.55083; 120.92000
Sagasa (Bien Unido, Bohol)  Philippines Camotes Sea 1,483 0.14 10,432 10°12′12″N 124°24′56″E / 10.20333°N 124.41556°E / 10.20333; 124.41556
Cataban (Talibon, Bohol)  Philippines Camotes Sea 1,348 0.13 10,156 10°14′0″N 124°22′35″E / 10.23333°N 124.37639°E / 10.23333; 124.37639
Hambongan (Inabanga, Bohol)  Philippines Cebu Strait 666 0.06 10,101 10°4′14″N 124°1′23″E / 10.07056°N 124.02306°E / 10.07056; 124.02306
Anping Island  Taiwan 60,000 (est) 6 (est) 10,000
Yeongdo  South Korea 139,765 (2012.12) 14 9,983
Cheung Chau  Hong Kong Adamasta Channel, West Lamma Channel 23,156 (2007) 2.46 9,413
Portsea Island (Portsmouth)  United Kingdom 147,000 (approx.) 16 9,187
Stadsholmen (Stockholm)  Sweden Mälaren 3,000 (approx.) (2006) 0.36 8,300
Pulau Ujong (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
Ortygia (Syracuse, Sicily)  Italy Ionian Sea 4,269 (2011) 0.604 7,068
Mactan  Philippines Mactan Channel 467,824 (2015) 65 6,615 10°17′17″N 123°58′56″E / 10.28806°N 123.98222°E / 10.28806; 123.98222
Gorée  Senegal 1,800 (2018) 0.28 6,429
Niigata Island (Niigata)  Japan 61,295 (2005) 10 6,130
Cijin Island  Taiwan 30,000 (2010) 5 (est) 6,000
Balboa Island, Newport Beach (Newport Beach)  United States Newport Bay 3,000 (2000) 0.52 5,769
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)[9] 40.81 5,209
Nuns' Island (Montréal)  Canada St. Lawrence River 18,315 (2011) 3.74 4,897
Île de la Cité (Paris)  France Seine River 981 (2013) 0.22 4,459
Lindau  Germany 3,000 (2008) 0.68 4,412
City Island (New York City)  United States Long Island Sound 4,362 (2010) 1.023 4,264
L'Île Saint-Denis (Paris)  France Seine River 7,293 1.77 4,120 48°56′9″N 2°20′23″E / 48.93583°N 2.33972°E / 48.93583; 2.33972
Muharraq Island  Bahrain Persian Gulf 200,000 (2014) 49.3 4,057
Taipa, Cotai, and Coloane (Macau)  Macau South China Sea 82,759 (2011) 20.58 4,021
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
Yeouido  South Korea 31,000 (2006) 8.4 3,700
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
Lidingö (outside Stockholm)  Sweden Baltic Sea 44,000 (2011) 12.54 3,300
Staten Island (New York City)  United States 479,458 (2017) 151.5 3,165
Boracay  Philippines 32,267 10.32 3,126 11°58′6″N 121°56′3″E / 11.96833°N 121.93417°E / 11.96833; 121.93417
Hikoshima (Shimonoseki)  Japan 30,182 (2011) 9.8 3,080
Isla Mujeres  Mexico 12,642 (2010) 4.22[10] 2,996
Penang Island  Malaysia 860,000 (2010) 293 2,935
Kotlin Island (including Kronstadt)  Russia 42,800 (2006) 16 2,675
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
Amager  Denmark 204,827 (2019) 96.29 2,127
Long Island (New York)  United States East River, Long Island Sound, and Atlantic Ocean 7,568,304 (2010) 3,629 2,086
Kulosaari (Helsinki)  Finland 3,770 (2004) 1.81 2,083
Pazhou  China 29,851 (2010) 15 1,990
Paquetá Island (Rio de Janeiro)  Brazil Guanabara Bay 3,361 (2010)[11] 1.7 1,970
Frauenchiemsee, Bavaria  Germany 300 (2008) 0.155 1,935
Liouciou Island  Taiwan 12,675 (2014) 6.8 1,864
Ternate  Indonesia Molucca Sea 204,215 (2014) 111.39 1,833
Lido Isle, Newport Beach (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
Lulu Island (Richmond)  Canada Fraser River estuary, Strait of Georgia 198,309 (2016) 120 1,653
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
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
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
Ischia  Italy Tyrrhenian Sea, Campanian Archipelago 70,043 (2019) 46.3 1,512
Tromsøya (Tromsø)  Norway 33,668 (2008) 22.79 1,503
Lehtisaari (Helsinki)  Finland 1,148 (2008) 0.79 1,453
Öckerö  Sweden 3,488 (2010) 2.42 1,441
Kuusisaari (Helsinki)  Finland 588 (2008) 0.40 1,395
Île Jésus (Laval)  Canada 400,000 (2010) 245 1,384
Smögen  Sweden 1,329 (2010) 1.05 1,266
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
Bantayan Island  Philippines Tañon Strait 120,447 (2015) 108.77 1,107 11°13′3″N 123°44′54″E / 11.21750°N 123.74833°E / 11.21750; 123.74833
Penghu Island  Taiwan 70,200 (2010) 64 1,100
Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island  United States San Francisco Bay 2,500 (2010) 2.334 1,071
Java Island  Indonesia Indian Ocean, Java Sea 141,000,000 (2015) 132,187 1,067

Other notable islands[]

Island Country Population Area
km2		 Density
per km2 		Year Refs
Kinmen  Taiwan 122,974 132 932 2008
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
Luzon  Philippines 48,520,774 104,688 463 2010 [12][13][14]
Honshū  Japan 103,000,000 230,500 447 2005 [15]
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 [13][16]
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 [17]
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.

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 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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