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This is a list of the most populous islands in Indonesia , sorted from the highest to lowest. This list also includes the respective islands' population density as well as their most populous settlements (all of its population statistics are taken from 2014 data, unless noted as otherwise) and comparisons with other countries and territories.
Ranking
Island
Population
Province(s)
Density (/km2 )
Largest settlements
Country/territory of similar population
1
Java
151,600,000 (2020)
[1]
[2]
[3]
Banten ,
West Java ,
DKI Jakarta ,
Central Java ,
East Java ,
Special Region of Yogyakarta
1,117
Jakarta (10,012,271)
Russia
2
Sumatra
60,100,000 (2021)
[4]
[5]
Aceh ,
Bengkulu ,
Jambi ,
Lampung ,
Riau ,
West Sumatra ,
South Sumatra ,
North Sumatra
90.4
Medan (2,497,183)
Spain
3
Sulawesi
21,258,000 (2010)
[4]
[6]
West Sulawesi ,
North Sulawesi ,
Central Sulawesi ,
South Sulawesi ,
Southeast Sulawesi ,
Gorontalo
97
Makassar (1,398,801)
Taiwan
4
Kalimantan (Indonesian part of
Borneo )
18,455,058 (2015)
Central Kalimantan ,
East Kalimantan ,
North Kalimantan ,
South Kalimantan ,
West Kalimantan
28
Samarinda (842,691)
Chile
5
Papua (Indonesian part of
New Guinea )
4,363,869 (2014)
Central Papua ,
Highland Papua ,
Papua ,
South Papua ,
Southwest Papua ,
West Papua
9.6
Jayapura (315,872)
Ireland
6
Bali
4,220,000 (2012)
[7]
[8]
Bali
748.7
Denpasar (856,412)
Kuwait
7
Madura
3,622,000 (2010)
[4]
East Java
700.8
Bangkalan (94,729) (2010)
Uruguay
8
Lombok
3,160,000 (2010)
[8]
West Nusa Tenggara
700
Mataram (420,941)
Armenia
9
West Timor (Indonesian part of
Timor )
2,016,451 (2014)
[9]
[10]
East Nusa Tenggara
127.2
Kupang (364,014)
Latvia
10
Flores
1,831,000 (2010)
[8]
East Nusa Tenggara
135
Maumere (52,921)
Kosovo
11
Sumbawa
1,330,000 (2010)
[11]
West Nusa Tenggara
91.45
Bima (148,984)
Estonia
12
Batam
1,142,646 (2014)
[12]
Riau Islands
≈650
Batam (1,142,646)
Eswatini
13
Bangka Island
960,692 (2010)
[8]
Bangka-Belitung
82.65
Pangkal Pinang (145,945)
Fiji
14
Nias
788,132 (2014)
[13]
North Sumatra
147.8
Gunungsitoli (139,281) (2017)
Guyana
15
Sumba
685,186 (2010)
[13]
East Nusa Tenggara
61.4
Waingapu (37,459) (2013)
[14]
Solomon Islands
16
Halmahera
449,938 (2010)
[15]
[16]
North Maluku
25.3
Tobelo (34,099) (2016)
[17]
Brunei
17
Buton
447,408 (2010)
[13]
Southeast Sulawesi
101.4
Baubau (137,118) (2010)
18
Ambon Island
441,000 (2010)
[13]
Maluku
569
Ambon (368,987)
19
Seram
434,113 (2010)
[13]
Maluku
25.4
Masohi (38,735) (2012)
20
Bintan
329,659 (2010)
[13]
Riau Islands
139.39
Tanjung Pinang (204,735) (2017)
Iceland
21
Belitung
271,868 (2014)
[13]
Bangka-Belitung
56.63
Tanjung Pandan (95,136)
French Polynesia
22
Muna
268,140 (2010)
[13]
Southeast Sulawesi
92.8
Raha (53,436)
23
Tarakan
253,026 (2016)
[13]
North Kalimantan
956
Tarakan (253,026) (2016)
Abkhazia
24
Ternate
204,215 (2014)
[13]
North Maluku
1,667
Ternate (204,215)
Samoa
25
Buru
162,828 (2010)
[13]
Maluku
17
Namlea (37,105) (2010)
[18]
Curaçao
26
Alor
145,299 (2010)
[19]
East Nusa Tenggara
51.9
Kalabahi (50,927) (2017)
[20]
27
Laut
140,081 (2010)
South Kalimantan
66.76
Kotabaru [
id ]
Kiribati
28
Rote
119,711 (2010)
[21]
East Nusa Tenggara
99.7
Namodale [
id ] (3,047) (2010)
[22]
Aruba
29
Lembata
117,829 (2010)
[13]
East Nusa Tenggara
93
Nubatukan (33,236)
30
Biak
112,873 (2010)
[23]
Papua
51.3
Biak Kota [
id ] (105,450)
31
Peleng
109,319 (2010)
[24]
Central Sulawesi
45.4
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
32
Bengkalis
108,700 (2010)
[25]
Riau
119.3
Bengkalis (72,961)
Grenada
33
Adonara
104,514 (2010)
[26]
East Nusa Tenggara
205.1
Lamahala Jaya (5,744)
(2010)
[27]
U.S. Virgin Islands
Only Indonesian territory is counted in divided islands, which are indicated with brackets and italic text after the respective islands' name