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This is a list of islands in the world ordered by population, which includes all islands with more than 100,000 people. For comparison, continental landmasses are also shown, in italics. The population of the world's islands is over 730 million, approximately 9% of the world's total population.
Indonesia is the world's largest island country by area (1,904,569 km 2), and by total number of islands (17,504 islands). [4] It is also the world's most populous island country, with a population of over 270 million (the fourth most populous country in the world, after India, China, and the United States).
Slightly more than 8,000 islands had some form of buildings in 2013, most uninhabited. More than 1.6 million (17% of population) people lived on an island in 2013. This figure is high because there are densely populated islands in the larger cities of Sweden. List [60] Scotland See United Kingdom. 900 118 More than 900 islands, of which 118 are ...
Approximately 25% of all independent countries are island countries. [2] Island countries are historically more stable [2] than many continental states but are vulnerable to conquest by naval superpowers. Indonesia is the largest and most populated island country in the world. [3] [4]
Population density of Java and Madura by subdistrict as of 2022, with major urban areas shown. Java is the most populous major island in the world and is home to 54% of Indonesia's population, with a combined population of 153.8 million according to the official estimates as at mid 2024 (including Madura's 4.06 million). [66]
With over 280 million people, Indonesia is the world's fourth-most-populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population. Indonesia operates as a presidential republic with an elected legislature and consists of 38 provinces, nine of which ...
The population of Indonesia was 270.20 million according to the 2020 national census, an increase from 237.64 million in 2010. [1] [2] The official estimate as at end 2023 was 280 million increasing at a rate of 1.17% per year. [3] [4] Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world.
The most populous island is Koror, home to the country's most populous city of the same name. The capital, Ngerulmud , is located on the largest island of Babeldaob , in Melekeok State . Palau shares maritime boundaries with international waters to the north, the Federated States of Micronesia to the east, Indonesia to the south, and the ...