List of island countries by population density
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This is a list of island countries by population density.
Unless otherwise noted, areas and populations are sourced from the United Nations World Population Prospects, which uses the latest censuses and official figures, as well as figures from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Data are current as of 2023.[a]
Island countries by population density
[edit]- Links for each location go to the relevant demography page, when available.
- Dependancies are shown with their controlling states in parentheses.
Location | Density /km2 |
Density /mi2 |
Population | Area km2 |
Area mi2 |
|
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Macau (China) | 21,000 | 54,000 | 704,150 | 33 | 13 | |
Singapore | 8,250 | 21,400 | 6,014,723 | 729 | 281 | |
Bahrain | 1,910 | 4,900 | 1,485,510 | 778 | 300 | |
Maldives | 1,750 | 4,500 | 523,787 | 300 | 120 | |
Malta | 1,700 | 4,400 | 535,065 | 315 | 122 | |
Sint Maarten (NL) | 1,300 | 3,400 | 44,222 | 34 | 13 | |
Bermuda (UK) | 1,200 | 3,100 | 64,069 | 54 | 21 | |
Guernsey (UK) | 990 | 2,600 | 63,544 | 64 | 25 | |
Jersey (UK) | 964 | 2,500 | 111,803 | 116 | 45 | |
Mayotte (France) | 913 | 2,360 | 335,995 | 368 | 142 | |
Taiwan | 676 | 1,750 | 23,923,277 | 35,410 | 13,670 | |
Mauritius | 657 | 1,700 | 1,300,557 | 1,979 | 764 | |
Barbados | 654 | 1,690 | 281,996 | 431 | 166 | |
Nauru | 610 | 1,600 | 12,780 | 21 | 8.1 | |
Saint Martin (France) | 610 | 1,600 | 32,077 | 53 | 20 | |
Aruba (NL) | 590 | 1,500 | 106,277 | 180 | 69 | |
Saint Barthélemy (France) | 500 | 1,300 | 10,994 | 22 | 8.5 | |
Tuvalu | 440 | 1,100 | 11,396 | 26 | 10 | |
Curaçao (NL) | 433 | 1,120 | 192,077 | 444 | 171 | |
Haiti | 423 | 1,100 | 11,724,764 | 27,750 | 10,710 | |
Réunion (France) | 391 | 1,010 | 981,796 | 2,510 | 970 | |
Philippines | 391 | 1,010 | 117,337,368 | 300,000 | 120,000 | |
Comoros | 381 | 990 | 852,075 | 2,235 | 863 | |
Puerto Rico (US) | 368 | 950 | 3,260,314 | 8,868 | 3,424 | |
Grenada | 366 | 950 | 126,184 | 345 | 133 | |
Martinique (France) | 337 | 870 | 366,981 | 1,090 | 420 | |
Sri Lanka | 334 | 870 | 21,893,579 | 65,610 | 25,330 | |
Japan | 326 | 840 | 123,294,513 | 377,930 | 145,920 | |
Guam (US) | 320 | 830 | 172,952 | 541 | 209 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 299 | 770 | 1,534,937 | 5,127 | 1,980 | |
Saint Lucia | 293 | 760 | 180,251 | 616 | 238 | |
U.S. Virgin Islands (US) | 285 | 740 | 98,750 | 347 | 134 | |
United Kingdom | 277 | 720 | 67,736,802 | 244,376 | 94,354 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 267 | 690 | 103,699 | 389 | 150 | |
Cayman Islands (UK) | 263 | 680 | 69,310 | 264 | 102 | |
Jamaica | 257 | 670 | 2,825,544 | 10,991 | 4,244 | |
Guadeloupe (France) | 242 | 630 | 395,839 | 1,639 | 633 | |
São Tomé and Príncipe | 241 | 620 | 231,856 | 964 | 372 | |
Seychelles | 236 | 610 | 107,660 | 457 | 176 | |
Dominican Republic | 233 | 600 | 11,332,973 | 48,671 | 18,792 | |
Marshall Islands | 232 | 600 | 41,996 | 181 | 70 | |
American Samoa (US) | 221 | 570 | 43,915 | 199 | 77 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | 213 | 550 | 94,298 | 442 | 171 | |
British Virgin Islands (UK) | 209 | 540 | 31,538 | 151 | 58 | |
Kiribati | 184 | 480 | 133,515 | 726 | 280 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 183 | 470 | 47,755 | 261 | 101 | |
Anguilla (UK) | 175 | 450 | 15,900 | 91 | 35 | |
Micronesia | 164 | 420 | 115,224 | 702 | 271 | |
Tokelau (NZ) | 158 | 410 | 1,893 | 12 | 4.6 | |
Cape Verde | 148 | 380 | 598,682 | 4,033 | 1,557 | |
Isle of Man (UK) | 148 | 380 | 84,710 | 572 | 221 | |
Tonga | 144 | 370 | 107,773 | 747 | 288 | |
Cyprus | 136 | 350 | 1,260,138 | 9,251 | 3,572 | |
Northern Cyprus | 114 | 300 | 382,836 | 3,355 | 1,295 | [b] |
Northern Mariana Islands (US) | 109 | 280 | 49,796 | 457 | 176 | |
Cuba | 102 | 260 | 11,194,449 | 109,884 | 42,426 | |
Dominica | 97 | 250 | 73,040 | 750 | 290 | |
East Timor | 91 | 240 | 1,360,596 | 14,919 | 5,760 | |
French Polynesia (France) | 84 | 220 | 308,872 | 3,687 | 1,424 | |
Caribbean Netherlands (NL) | 83 | 210 | 27,148 | 328 | 127 | |
Wallis and Futuna (France) | 81 | 210 | 11,502 | 142 | 55 | |
Samoa | 79 | 200 | 225,681 | 2,842 | 1,097 | |
Brunei | 78 | 200 | 452,524 | 5,765 | 2,226 | |
Ireland | 72 | 190 | 5,056,935 | 69,825 | 26,960 | |
Cook Islands | 72 | 190 | 17,044 | 236 | 91 | |
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (UK) | 62 | 160 | 15,700 | 254 | 98 | [5] |
Norfolk Island (Australia) | 57 | 150 | 2,220 | 39 | 15 | [6] |
Madagascar | 52 | 130 | 30,325,732 | 587,041 | 226,658 | |
Fiji | 51 | 130 | 936,376 | 18,272 | 7,055 | |
Turks and Caicos Islands (UK) | 49 | 130 | 46,062 | 948 | 366 | |
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK) | 43 | 110 | 5,314 | 123 | 47 | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) | 43 | 110 | 602 | 14 | 5.4 | [7] |
Montserrat (UK) | 43 | 110 | 4,387 | 103 | 40 | |
Palau | 39 | 100 | 18,058 | 459 | 177 | |
Faroe Islands (Denmark) | 38 | 98 | 53,270 | 1,393 | 538 | |
Bahamas | 30 | 78 | 412,624 | 13,940 | 5,380 | |
Vanuatu | 27 | 70 | 334,506 | 12,189 | 4,706 | |
Solomon Islands | 26 | 67 | 740,425 | 28,896 | 11,157 | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) | 24 | 62 | 5,840 | 242 | 93 | |
Papua New Guinea | 22 | 57 | 10,329,931 | 462,840 | 178,700 | |
New Zealand | 20 | 52 | 5,228,100 | 268,107 | 103,517 | |
Åland (Finland) | 19 | 49 | 30,237 | 1,583 | 611 | |
New Caledonia (France) | 15 | 39 | 292,991 | 19,100 | 7,400 | |
Christmas Island (Australia) | 12 | 31 | 1,692 | 136 | 53 | [8] |
Niue | 7 | 18 | 1,935 | 260 | 100 | |
Iceland | 4 | 10 | 375,319 | 103,000 | 40,000 | |
Pitcairn Islands (UK) | 0.9 | 2.3 | 40 | 47 | 18 | [c] |
Falkland Islands (UK) | 0.3 | 0.78 | 3,791 | 12,173 | 4,700 | |
Greenland (Denmark) | 0.03 | 0.078 | 56,643 | 2,166,086 | 836,330 |
See also
[edit]- List of archipelagos
- List of archipelagos by number of islands
- List of artificial islands
- List of divided islands
- List of islands
- List of islands by area
- List of islands by population
- List of islands by population density
- List of island countries
Notes
[edit]- ^ See the Data Portal at the World Population Prospects site.[1] The area figures are listed in the Demographic Yearbook 2022.[2]
- ^ Data are from the TRNC State Planning Organization.[3][4]
- ^ Pitcairn's tourist site gives an undated figure of exactly 40 as of 2023,[9] while its official government site states the number is "around fifty".[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "World Population Prospects". population.un.org. Retrieved 14 Jul 2023.
- ^ "Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density" (PDF). United Nations Statistics Division. 2022. Retrieved 30 Nov 2023.
- ^ Population figure is from 2022. "The population of the TRNC was calculated as 382 thousand 836". aa.com.tr. 10 Oct 2022. Retrieved 14 Jul 2023.
- ^ Area estimate is from 2020. "Northern Cyprus". City Population. 30 Nov 2020. Retrieved 14 Jul 2023.
- ^ Data are from 2020. "Akrotiri and Dhekelia". City Population. 8 Apr 2023. Retrieved 14 Jul 2023.
- ^ Data are from 2021. "Norfolk Island". City Population. 30 Oct 2022. Retrieved 14 Jul 2023.
- ^ Data are from 2021. "Cocos (Keeling) Islands". City Population. 30 Oct 2022. Retrieved 14 Jul 2023.
- ^ Data are from 2021. "Australia: Christmas Island". City Population. 1 Nov 2022. Retrieved 14 Jul 2023.
- ^ "Visit Pitcairn". visitpitcairn.pn. Retrieved 14 Jul 2023.
- ^ "Pitcairn Islands". government.pn. Retrieved 30 Nov 2023.