List of islands by population density

The following is a list of islands on earth, sorted by population density with most densed and least density of inhabited island.

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

# Island Country Surrounded by Population Area
km²		 Density
(per km²)		 Coordinates
1 Santa Cruz del Islote  Colombia Caribbean Sea 1,247 (2007) 0.012 103 916,67
2 Migingo Island  Kenya Lake Victoria 400 (2007) 0.004 100 000
3 Ap Lei Chau  Hong Kong, China Aberdeen Channel, East Lamma Channel 86,782 (2007) 1.32 66,755
4 Fadiouth  Senegal Atlantic Ocean 9,000 (2007) 0.15 60,000
4 Malé  Maldives Indian Ocean 92,555 (2006) 1.952 47,416
5 Ebeye  Marshall Islands Pacific Ocean 15,000 (2009) 0.360 41,667
6 Salsette Island (Mumbai)  India Branches of Ulhas River, Arabian Sea 13,175,000 (2001) 436 30,217
7 Manhattan (New York City)  United States 1,634,795 (2008) 59.47 27,489
8 Île Saint-Louis (Paris)  France 2,465 (2007) 0.11 22,409
9 Lilla Essingen (Stockholm)  Sweden 4,647 (2009) 0.23 20,204
10 Tsing Yi  Hong Kong, China 200,400 (2007) 10.69 18,746
11 Vasilyevsky Island (Saint Petersburg)  Russia 202,650 (2002) 10.9 18,592
12 Djarrit  Marshall Islands 7,103 (1999) 0.389 18,260
13 Södermalm (Stockholm)  Sweden 99,685 (2008) 5.71 17,458
13 Hong Kong Island  Hong Kong, China 1,289,500 (2008) 80.4 16,038
14 Roosevelt Island (New York City)  United States 9,520 (2000) 0.6 15,867
15 Reimersholme (Stockholm)  Sweden 2,324 (2006) 0.16 14,525
16 Kungsholmen (Stockholm)  Sweden 56,754 (2007) 3.91 14,515
17 Lübeck Old Town  Germany approx. 12,000 1.00 approx. 12,000
18 Ma Wan  Hong Kong, China 11,193 (2007)[1] 0.96 11,659
19 Xiamen Island  China 1,410,000 (est) 132.5 10,650
20 Anping Island  Taiwan 60,000 (est) 6 (est) 10,000
21 Cheung Chau  Hong Kong, China 23,156 (2007) 2.46 9,413
22 Portsea Island (Portsmouth)  United Kingdom approx. 147,000 (est) 16 approx. 9,187
23 Stadsholmen (Stockholm)  Sweden approx. 3,000 (2006) 0.36 approx. 8,300
24 Katajanokka (Helsinki)  Finland 4,167 (2005) 0.57 7,244
25 Pulau Ujong (Singapore Island)  Singapore 4,987,600 (2009) 710.2 6,814
26 Isola dei Pescatori  Italy 208 (1971) 0.034 6,118
27 Cijin Island  Taiwan 30,000 (2010) 5 (est) 6,000
28 Peng Chau  Hong Kong, China 5,300 (est) 0.99 5,354
29 Stora Essingen (Stockholm)  Sweden 3,892 (2006) 0.73 5,332
30 Lauttasaari (Helsinki)  Finland 19,644 (2008) 3.75 5,238
31 Lindau  Germany 3,000 (2008) 0.68 4,412
32 Nuns' Island (Montréal)  Canada 16,210 (2006) 3.74 4,334
33 Island of Montreal (Montréal)  Canada 1,854,442 (2006) 499 3,716
34 Yeouido  South Korea 31,000 (2006) 8.4 3,700
35 Lidingö (outside Stockholm)  Sweden 44,000 (2011) 12.54 3,300
36 Staten Island (New York City)  United States 468,730 (2010) 151.5 3,093
37 Tammisalo (Helsinki)  Finland 2,183 (2005) 0.73 2,990
38 Penang Island  Malaysia 860,000 (2010) 293 2,935
39 Kotlin Island (including Kronstadt)  Russia 42,800 (2006) 16 2,675
40 Majuro  Marshall Islands 25,400 (2004) 9.7 2,619
41 Long Island (New York City)  United States 7,568,304 (2010) 3629 2,086
42 Kulosaari (Helsinki)  Finland 3,770 (2004) 1.81 2,083
43 Frauenchiemsee, Bavaria  Germany 300 (2008) 0.155 1,935
44 Liouciou Island  Taiwan 12,600 (2010) 6.8 1,850
45 Amager  Denmark 160,030 (2008) 96.3 1,662
46 Smögen  Sweden 1,437 (2005) 1.04 1,381
47 Öckerö  Sweden 3,269 (2005) 2.39 1,368
48 Île de la Cité (Paris)  France 1,168 (2007) 0.9 1,297
49 Labuan  Malaysia 100,000 (2010) 85 1,177
50 Malta Island  Malta 388,232 (2007) 246 1,578
51 Tromsøya (Tromsø)  Norway 33,668 (2008) 22.79 1,503
52 Lehtisaari (Helsinki)  Finland 1,148 (2008) 0.79 1,453
53 Lulu Island (Richmond)  Canada 168,162 (2006) 120 1,401
54 Kuusisaari (Helsinki)  Finland 588 (2008) 0.40 1,395
55 Île Jésus (Laval)  Canada 339,101 (2006) 245 1,384
56 Mercer Island  United States 22,699 (2010) 34.0 1,333
57 Okinawa Island  Japan 1,384,762 (2009) 1,207.87 1,146
58 Penghu Island  Taiwan 70,200 (2010) 64 1,100
59 Java  Indonesia 130,000,000 (2006) 132,187 1,026

Notable islands

Island Country Population Area
km²		 Density
(per km²)
Quemoy  Taiwan 86,500 (2008) 132 650
Taiwan  Taiwan 23,000,000 (2008) 35,801 636
Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island  United States 60,870 (2000) 98 621
Honshū  Japan 103,000,000 (2005) 230,500 447[2]
Luzon  Philippines 46,228,000 (2007) 104,688[3][4] 441.6[5]
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 3,994,259 (2007) 9,104 438
Lamma Island  Hong Kong, China 5,500 (2007) 13.74 400
Kyūshū  Japan 13,231,995 35,640 371
Sri Lanka (main island)  Sri Lanka 21,184,000 (2008) 65,268 325
Great Britain  United Kingdom 57,100,000 (2001) 209,331 273
Awaji Island  Japan 147,359 592.17 248.9
Shikoku  Japan 4,141,955 (2005) 18,800 220
Mindanao  Philippines 18,133,864 (2000) 94,630[4][6] 191.6
Shimoshima, Amakusa  Japan 90,790 574.01 158
Langkawi, Kedah  Malaysia 65,000 (2010) 479 135
Sumatra  Indonesia 45,000,000 (2005) 470,000 96 [7]
Ireland  Ireland and  United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) 6,197,100 (2008) 84.421 73.4

Least densely populated islands

There are numerous uninhabited islands or deserted island. The largest uninhabited island in the world is Devon Island in Canada.

See also

References

  1. ^ Tsuen Wan District Summaries of Written Representations
  2. ^ Composed of 34 prefectures including minor outlying islands
  3. ^ "Luzon (island, Philippines)". Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/352414/Luzon. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  4. ^ a b Eur (2002). Far East and Australasia 2003, 34th edition. Routledge. http://books.google.com/books?id=LclscNCTz9oC&pg=PA1231&lpg=PA1231&dq=luzon+area+104,688&source=bl&ots=yk3w0c5d41&sig=n3Qb4iw8ugBTiD6WIn243696K2k&hl=en&ei=t1YYS6rmKoHKMcDegMUE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAzgU#v=onepage&q=luzon%20area%20104%2C688&f=false. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  5. ^ Composed of 7 administrative regions excluding island provinces
  6. ^ "Mindanao (island, Philippines)". Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/383601/Mindanao. Retrieved 4 December 2009. 
  7. ^ Composed of 8 provinces including minor outlying islands