List of islands by population density
Most densely populated islands (over 1,000 people per km²)
Table:
Island
Country
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

Ap Lei Chau
Hong Kong
Aberdeen Channel, East Lamma Channel
86,782
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
0.002
65,500
0°52′59″S 33°56′20″E﻿ / ﻿0.88306°S 33.93889°E﻿ / -0.88306; 33.93889

Ile de Fadiouth (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

Nasingin (Getafe, Bohol)
Philippines
Camotes Sea
2,045[2]
0.04[3]
55,143
10°10′49″N 124°8′7″E﻿ / ﻿10.18028°N 124.13528°E﻿ / 10.18028; 124.13528

Nocnocan (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

Malé
Maldives
Indian Ocean
92,555
1.952
47,416
4°10′30″N 73°30′32″E﻿ / ﻿4.17500°N 73.50889°E﻿ / 4.17500; 73.50889

Ebeye
Marshall Islands
Pacific Ocean
15,000
0.360
41,667
8°46′49″N 167°44′14″E﻿ / ﻿8.78028°N 167.73722°E﻿ / 8.78028; 167.73722

Bungin Island[4][5][6]
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

Santa Cruz del Islote[7]
Colombia
Caribbean Sea
485
0.012
40,417
9°47′9″N 75°51′33″W﻿ / ﻿9.78583°N 75.85917°W﻿ / 9.78583; -75.85917

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

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

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
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

Roosevelt Island (New York City)
United States
East River
11,661
0.6
19,580

Tsing Yi
Hong Kong

200,400
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

1,289,500
80.4
16,038

Sisak Island (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
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

approx. 760,000
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

approx. 12,000
1.00
12,000

Venice Center
Italy

approx. 60,000
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

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
People's Republic of 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

23,156 (2007)
2.46
9,413

Portsea Island (Portsmouth)
United Kingdom

approx. 147,000 (est)
16
9,187

Stadsholmen (Stockholm)
Sweden
Mälaren
approx. 3,000 (2006)
0.36
8,300

Pulau Ujong (Singapore Island)
Singapore

5,469,700 (as of 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

Mactan
Philippines
Mactan Channel
467,824
65
6,615
10°17′17″N 123°58′56″E﻿ / ﻿10.28806°N 123.98222°E﻿ / 10.28806; 123.98222

Niigata Island (Niigata)
Japan

61,295 (2005)
10
6,130

Isola dei Pescatori
Italy
Lago Maggiore
208 (1971)
0.034
6,118

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

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

Taipa, Cotai, and Coloane (Macau)
People's Republic of China
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

Yeouido
South Korea

31,000 (2006)
8.4
3,700

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

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

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

Paquetá Island (Rio de Janeiro)
Brazil
Guanabara Bay
3,361 (2010)[10]
1.7
1,970

Frauenchiemsee, Bavaria
Germany

300 (2008)
0.155
1,935

Liouciou Island
Taiwan

12,600 (2010)
6.8
1,850

Lido Isle, Newport Beach (Newport Beach)
United States
Newport Bay
1,800 (2000)
1.0
1,800

Amager
Denmark

160,030 (2008)
96.3
1,662

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

Bahrain
Bahrain
Persian Gulf
1,234,571 (2010)
765.3
1,626
26°2′N 50°33′E﻿ / ﻿26.033°N 50.550°E﻿ / 26.033; 50.550

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

Ternate
Indonesia
Molucca Sea
176,084
111.39
1,580

Malta Island
Malta
Mediterranean Sea
388,232 (2007)
246
1,578

Tromsøya (Tromsø)
Norway

33,668 (2008)
22.79
1,503

Lehtisaari (Helsinki)
Finland

1,148 (2008)
0.79
1,453

Kuusisaari (Helsinki)
Finland

588 (2008)
0.40
1,395

Unguja
Tanzania

896,721 (2012)
643
1,395

Île Jésus (Laval)
Canada

400,000 (2010)
245
1,384

Smögen
Sweden

1,437 (2005)
1.04
1,381

Öckerö
Sweden

3,269 (2005)
2.39
1,368

Mercer Island
United States
Lake Washington
22,699 (2010)
16.4
1,333

Île de la Cité (Paris)
France
Seine River
1,168 (2007)
0.9
1,297

Labuan
Malaysia

100,000 (2010)
85
1,177

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
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
Indonesia
Indian Ocean, Java Sea
141,000,000 (2015)
132,187
1,067

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