The following is a list of
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
s, sorted by
population density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...
, and including islands that are connected to other land masses by a route other than sea or air, such as a bridge or a tunnel.
Most densely populated islands (over 1,000 people per km2)
Most of the really small islands (< 1 km
2) are hard to compare because population as well as size are often only estimates.
Other notable islands
Least densely populated islands
There are numerous
uninhabited or deserted islands. The largest uninhabited island in the world is
Devon Island in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. The list contains islands with densities below 0.1 per km
2.
See also
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Lists of islands
This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water
A body of water or waterbody (often spelled water body) is any significant accumulation of water on the surface of Earth or another plane ...
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List of islands by population
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, ap ...
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List of islands by area
This list of islands by area includes all islands in the world larger than and most of the islands over , sorted in descending order by area. For comparison, four very large continental landmasses are also shown.
Continental landmasses
Continen ...
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List of populated islands of the Great Lakes
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Hashima Island
, commonly called , is a tiny abandoned island off Nagasaki, lying about from the centre of the city. It is one of 505 uninhabited islands in Nagasaki Prefecture. The island's most notable features are its abandoned concrete buildings, undistu ...
References
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Geography-related lists
Lists by population density