Talk:List of islands by population

message: The island of São Vicente in Brazil has a population of about 700,000. http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilha_de_São_Vicente_(Brasil) (The link is to an article in portuguese, sorry.) 189.121.31.145 (talk) 04:59, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other Omissions 

message: Might as well link them all otherwise it looks bad. Skinnyweed 21:12, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Table links for countries 

message: This article has been kept following this AFD debate. Sjakkalle (Check!) 11:28, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  AFD debate link 

message: I recomputed the population of Cebu Island from census data, excluding Lapu-Lapu City and the municipalities of Cordova (Mactan), Bantayan (Bantayan island), Madridejos (Bantayan island), Santa Fe (Bantayan island), and the Camotes islands (municipalities of Poro, Tudela, San Francisco and Pilar).
I also added Mactan Island and Bantayan Island, although the population needs to be adjusted for associated islands included in the census data. I did remove the population of Barangay Santa Rosa from Mactan.
Island                             	Population	Notes
Cebu island                        	3292845   	with Cebu City and Mandaue, less Cordoba (Mactan) and other islands
Mactan island                      	333845    	Lapu-lapu City, excluding Olango and related islets only, and including Cordova municipality
Bantayan Island                    	129154    	Bantayan, Santa Fe and Madridejos, including other islands
Poro Island                        	32795     	Poro and Tudela municipalities
Pacijan Island                     	44588     	San Francisco, including Tulang Island of Barangay Esperanza
Ponson Island                      	11941     	Pilar
Olango Island                      	3751      	Santa Rosa municipality, in Lapu-Lapu City census area
Tulang Island                      	          	perhaps 1/3 of 4785, need to get correct fraction
Subtotal excl Mactan, Olango & Cebu	218478    	
Cebu Prov & cities                 	3848919   	
Fbkintanar (talk) 23:07, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Please recheck your Cebu island sum as the old figure appears to be accurate (3,292,905). --Polaron | Talk 00:12, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cebu, Mactan and Bantayan 

message: The 2006 population estimate for Ireland is 5.9 million (4.2 million in RoI (2006 census) and 1.7 million in NI (2001 census)). However, with the NI data, it could be safe to say the actual isaldn population is closer to ~6 million. 86.139.122.26 21:17, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't forget that offshore islands are excluded; while they don't add up to much, they may take the population closer to 5.9M again. Warofdreams talk 23:59, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ireland 

message: Adding Bahrain and Zanzibar by 84.149.188.8 as #51 and #52 is wrong as there are islands with a larger population than these in the area between 500,000 and 1,000,000.
I have added a couple, even if this part of the list is still very incomplete. Note that the 1988 figures of Zanzibar originally posted by 84.149.188.8 might also include other islands in the archipelago, such as Pemba and Mafia Island. According to the 2002 census the total population of the Zanzibar archipelago is 981,754. http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/regions.htm. By deducting the figures of Pemba and Mafia I find that the population of Zanzibar Island (Unguja) must be 579,031.
I also suspect that the figure for Bahrain is wrong, as it probably includes the whole country. As this is a page of islands only, the population of the offshore islands of Bahrain should be excluded. These include Muharraq Island and Hawar Islands. The population of Muharraq city alone is 75,000, while the Hawar Islands are sparsely populated (3,875). By subtracting this figure from the official figure of Bahrain (state), which is 698,585, I find that the population of Bahrain Island as about 620,000. Antipoeten 14:11, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The area usually known as Zanzibar does not include Mafia Island. The main Zanzibar island is essentially the three mkoas of Mjini Magharibi, Kusini Unguja, and Kaskazini Unguja. The total population (2002 census) is 620,957. For Bahrain, you should also subtract Sitra island. I believe it is roughly 40,000 but don't have official figures available. --Polaron | Talk 23:26, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Then I add back the figure for Mafia Island (40,801) to the figure of Zanzibar Island, and get 619,832. Concerning Bahrain: The figure for Sitra Island according to this site is "more than 65,000". http://wikimapia.org/726644/ I subtract 65,000 and get ca 555,000 for Bahrain island.Antipoeten 13:10, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: According to this site, the population of Muharraq is 103,576. The figure for Bahrain Island should therefore be even lower. I start by reducing it to ca.520,000. http://www.statoids.com/ubh.html Antipoeten 13:10, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The way to find the figures of Bahrain Island might be the following: Adding the following governorates (according to statoids.com): Capital (163,696), Central (167,691), Northern (166,824), Southern (44,764), then subtracting the Hawar Islands (3,875) which are part of Southern. This gives the figure of 539,100. Now the problem is Sitra, which is part of Northern. Its figure should be subtracted,  but since I do not know its actual population I chose to give the figures of Bahrain including Sitra. This should be fixed back when census for Sitra is found. There is also another island called Umm Nasan, but i do not know if it is populated. Note also that the names and/or borders of the governorates may have changed since 2001. Antipoeten 13:16, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding Bahrain and Zanzibar 

message: I added Penang Island, but the population figures (census 1990) are too old. Maybe someone can find newer data. Note that the state of Penang (Pinang) in addition to Penang Island includes the mainland area called Seberang Perai.Antipoeten 22:55, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The figures you used are for the entire state. Roughly only about half are on the island. Penang Island is composed of the two districts of Barat Daya and Timur Laut with a population of roughly 570,000. Will try and get you official sources when I have time. --Polaron | Talk 23:42, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: According to this site the population of Penang Island is at least 678,000, so I change it accordingly. http://www.tourismpenang.gov.my/section.cfm?id=16 Antipoeten 12:22, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Penang Island 

message: I add South Andaman Island on the list, but the population figures are uncertain. Port Blair (the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands) alone has a population of 100,000. So the figure of the island is somewhat larger.Antipoeten 02:38, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  South Andaman Island 

message: I add New Ireland to the list, but the population figures are uncertain. The province of New Ireland has a population of 118,350, but this includes some smaller islands, for example New Hanover with about 5,000. I start by giving it 100,000, but the population is probably larger. Now I find that the population is probably around 90,000, so I delete the island. http://www.ida.liu.se/~g-robek/PNG-NiuAilan.htm Antipoeten 03:10, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Ireland 

message: According to the 2005 estimate, the population of Manhattan borough is 1,593.000. From this has to be deducted the figures of Roosevelt Island (9,520) and Marble Hill (7,820) to get the figure of Manhattan Island. So the correct figure should be about 1,575,000. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/census/detailed_narrative_2005.pdf 14:04, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Manhattan Island 

message: This site claims that San Andrés Island has 100,000 inhabitants (estimate:2005). I don´t know if that is correct, but I still add the island. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Andrés,_Colombia Antipoeten 05:10, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  San Andrés Island 

message: I doubt that the population of Lesbos island is 108.000. The 2005 estimated population of Lesbos (Lesvos) prefecture in 2005 was 110,220, but this includes Lemnos (population 18,104 in 2001) and Agios Efstratios (population 371 in 2001). I therefore delete the island from the list. Antipoeten 22:14, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lesbos 

message: The figure of Chiloé Island is probably wrong, it probably relates to the Chiloé Province, which also includes the populated islands of Qinchao and Lemy. By analyzing the figures from the 2002 census I find that the population of Chiloé Island is 140,376. Antipoeten 23:54, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chiloé Island 

message: I didn´t make the change of Oahu to 1,012,000 (2007 estimate). But I checked it, and there is a source (estimate) saying that the population will reach 1,012,000 in 2007.
So the information is not "unsourced". But I still agree on changing it back, either to a census figure or a better sourced estimate. http://www.architectmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=1006&articleID=433341 Antipoeten 16:01, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oahu 

message: It would appear the estimate is based on the Census in 2001, however this includes all the islands surrounding Great Britain.  Although negligible and not affecting the position as third biggest island, having 57.1million is a bit too specific. My suggestion is approx 57 million.  For example, there are c.70,000 people in Shetland Islands and Orkney Islands and Eilean Siar (not part of GB) council areas. Panthro (talk) 19:42, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems sensible.  Also the Isle of Wight and Anglesey have a combined population of approx 209,000, which knock the GB population down a bit - circa 57m still seems appropriate though. Bazonka (talk) 19:59, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Great Britain 

message: It's fascinating to me that Australia is "generally not considered an island," as the footnote here says. I'd love to know more about why not. I mean, looking at the map, it's you know, an island. A huge one, but an island nonetheless. Also a continent. At any rate, more clarification as to WHY it's not considered an island would be useful in the footnote, I think. Moncrief (talk) 18:18, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it's because Australia is typically considered a continent and it seems logical that whatever a continent is cannot be coextensive with whatever an island is. An island cannot simply be "an area of land surrounded by a body of water," for if that were the case Afro-Eurasia or at the very least Eurasia (if you count the Suez Canal) would be considered an island, which is a rather untenable position. Therefore there must be some upper bound on what an island really is and it is conveniently the case that we have a term for large landmasses which we can use as the divisor (continents.) What is less convenient is that continents themselves are only defined by convention, (what seperates Asia and Europe?) and cannot really serve as a cohesive logical upper bound on the islands. However, what matters most in this moment is that we have practical discerning factor between what can and cannot be an island and for the moment continent seems to serve this purpose rather well. Frodo.mintoff (talk) 04:54, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Australia

message: Bahrain's figure is just wrong: there reads 1,234,571 (2010 Census) (whole nation)</br>
Muharraq Island article tells it has population of 110 964 (as of 2010). So, the main island population is not more than 1,123,607. Though, List of islands of Bahrain has it as 940,000, but without a source. 85.217.21.147 (talk) 16:03, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bahrain 

message: about 160.000 people. Not listed at all.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.128.101.24 (talk) 11:01, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. --KimC1ga (talk) 03:25, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Guam

message: What is Guadeloupe Island? Isn't Guadeloupe two main islands (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre)? Why would we count them as one island? john k (talk) 15:44, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Guadeloupe Island?

message: We should insert Abadan Island on the list. --Sharouser (talk) 14:14, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Abadan Island 

message: ".. please see comments for what is included in figures, as some islands include nearby ones. However, this practice is not advised. "
If reading comments is not advised, then don't advise it. -- 205.220.233.203 (talk) 17:52, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Reading comments is not advised? I don't disagree, but...

message: The following edits should be carried out in the order mentioned:
1. Leyte - 2,388,518 (2015) is shown as having a higher population than Zeeland - 2,287,740 (2017)(Shown on the list as "Zealand"), yet it is in 36th, with Zeeland in 35th.
2. The same issue is true for Sumbawa - 1,391,340 (2014) and São Luís - 1,381,459 (2014 estimate), which should be in 46th and 45th, respectively, but are shown in 45th and 46th.
3. Vancouver Island - 870,297 (2019 estimate) is shown in 69th place, while it is higher in population than the current 62nd, Mallorca - 862,397 (2009 census). Thus, everything between and including 62nd and 68th should be moved down one place.
4. Jolo - 530,000 (2015 census) (which has no space between the "0" and the "(") is shown in 84th place, while it is higher in population than the current 76th, Phuket - 525,018 (2010). Thus, everything between and including 76th and 83rd should be moved down one place.
5. Funen (current 86th) and Buton (current 85th) should be swapped.
6. Margarita Island (current 88th) is higher in population than Staten Island (current 81st), meaning that all between and including 81st and 87th should be moved down one place (after applying the changed needed for Issue #4).
7. The 90th ranking is used for both Île Jésus and IJsselmonde, meaning that everything below Île Jésus should have its rank number increased by 1 (e.g., 104th to 105th)
8. Basilan (Current 94th) is higher in population than Seram (Current 89th)
Others errors include 97th, 103rd, 107th, 117th, the nonexistence of 134th, Palau Petak being listed yet not ranked, 154th, 155th, Portsea Island being ranked at 130th but placed between 164th and 165th, 173rd, 174th, 175th, 176th, 190th, and 191st.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Historical Cartograph (talk • contribs) 21:15, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Repeated, Missing, and Misplaced Rankings 

message: I'm pretty sure Borneo has more than 25000 people  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smoceany2 (talk • contribs) 13:28, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Borneo population is wrong 

message: Should  of Denmark be added? It has a population of 293.017. 124.217.188.32 (talk) 12:19, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Nørrejyske Ø

message: Is Pudong (Pootung) in some way an island (or maybe a couple of islands)? There are channels leading east and south at the point where the Whangpoo bent from flowing eastwards to northwards. 203.95.212.95 (talk) 14:20, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Pootung

message: 161,000 is not a plausible population for this 30-hectare island. Virtually the entire island is visible here, and it is mostly low-rise buildings:
https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514f304d6a4d33457a6333566d54/index.html
It seems to have had a population of about 8,000 in the late 20th century, when its density was not much different from today.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00221348608979411 2601:14F:4400:7B80:6023:3DEB:FA4D:1C50 (talk) 22:25, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shamian