List of islands by population density
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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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[edit] Most densely populated islands (over 1,000 people per km²)
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| # | 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 | 9°47′9″N 75°51′33″W / 9.78583°N 75.85917°W |
| 2 | Migingo Island |  Kenya |
Lake Victoria | 400 (2007) | 0.004 | 100 000 | 0°52′59″S 33°56′20″E / 0.88306°S 33.93889°E |
| 3 | Ap Lei Chau |  Hong Kong, China |
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 |
| 4 | Fadiouth |  Senegal |
Atlantic Ocean | 9,000 (2007) | 0.15 | 60,000 | 14°9′9″N 16°49′24″W / 14.1525°N 16.82333°W |
| 4 | Malé |  Maldives |
Indian Ocean | 92,555 (2006) | 1.952 | 47,416 | 4°10′30″N 73°30′32″E / 4.175°N 73.50889°E |
| 5 | Ebeye |  Marshall Islands |
Pacific Ocean | 15,000 (2009) | 0.360 | 41,667 | 8°46′49″N 167°44′14″E / 8.78028°N 167.73722°E |
| 6 | Salsette Island (Mumbai) |  India |
Branches of Ulhas River, Arabian Sea | 13,175,000 (2001) | 436 | 30,217 | 19°12′N 72°54′E / 19.2°N 72.9°E |
| 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 |
400,000 (2010) | 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 |
[edit] 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 |
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There are numerous uninhabited islands or deserted island. The largest uninhabited island in the world is Devon Island in Canada.
- Greenland ( part of Denmark ) population 56,452 ; area 2,166,086 square kilometres/836,109 square miles = 1 person per 38.37 square kilometres/14.81 square miles or 0.02 persons per square kilometre/0.06 persons per square mile.
- Baffin Island ( part of Nunavut, Canada ) population 11,000 ; area 507,451 square km/195,927.9 square mi = 1 person per 46.13 km2/17.81 sq mi or 0.02 persons per km2/0.05 persons per sq mi.
- Victoria Island (Canada) population 1,875 ;area 217,291 km2/83,897 sq mi = 1 person per 115.88 km2/44.7 sq mi or 0.0008 persons per km2/0.02 persons per sq mi.
- Ellesmere Island ( part of Nunavut, Canada ) population 146 ;area 196,235 sq km/75,767 sq mi = 1 person per 1,344.08 km2/518.95 sq mi or 0.000744 persons per sq km2/0.0019 persons per sq mi.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Tsuen Wan District Summaries of Written Representations
- ^ Composed of 34 prefectures including minor outlying islands
- ^ "Luzon (island, Philippines)". Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/352414/Luzon. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Composed of 7 administrative regions excluding island provinces
- ^ "Mindanao (island, Philippines)". Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/383601/Mindanao. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ Composed of 8 provinces including minor outlying islands
