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]
Location | Density /km2 |
Density /mi2 |
Population | Area km2 |
Area mi2 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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]
Location | Density /km2 |
Density /mi2 |
Population | Area km2 |
Area mi2 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |