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Random other islands, very rough figures
Most of these numbers appear to be outdated by more than a decade.
Why has Australia been omitted from this list? Australia is the largest island in the world and has a population of over 20 million. DB 13:19, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
The island of São Vicente in Brazil has a population of about 700,000.
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilha_de_São_Vicente_(Brasil) (The link is to an article in portuguese, sorry.)
189.121.31.145 (
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04:59, 14 July 2009 (UTC)Vidigal
Guam, with a population of 159,358 (2010 Census figures) has been omitted.<ref.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guam#Demographics</ref>
158.135.13.85 (
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19:33, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
Might as well link them all otherwise it looks bad. Skinnyweed 21:12, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
I've removed the copyvio tag. While the page linked to did have the same information as this article, a list of information such as in this article cannot be copyrighted except in the format presented. Since there is no creative value (no prose), only information, the list cannot be copyrighted. Cheers. — Cuivi é nen T| C, Wednesday, 17 May 2006 @ 14:25 UTC
This article has been kept following this AFD debate. Sjakkalle (Check!) 11:28, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
I recomputed the population of Cebu Island from census data, excluding Lapu-Lapu City and the municipalities of Cordova (Mactan), Bantayan (Bantayan island), Madridejos (Bantayan island), Santa Fe (Bantayan island), and the Camotes islands (municipalities of Poro, Tudela, San Francisco and Pilar).
I also added Mactan Island and Bantayan Island, although the population needs to be adjusted for associated islands included in the census data. I did remove the population of Barangay Santa Rosa from Mactan.
Island | Population | Notes |
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Cebu island | 3292845 | with Cebu City and Mandaue, less Cordoba (Mactan) and other islands |
Mactan island | 333845 | Lapu-lapu City, excluding Olango and related islets only, and including Cordova municipality |
Bantayan Island | 129154 | Bantayan, Santa Fe and Madridejos, including other islands |
Poro Island | 32795 | Poro and Tudela municipalities |
Pacijan Island | 44588 | San Francisco, including Tulang Island of Barangay Esperanza |
Ponson Island | 11941 | Pilar |
Olango Island | 3751 | Santa Rosa municipality, in Lapu-Lapu City census area |
Tulang Island | perhaps 1/3 of 4785, need to get correct fraction | |
Subtotal excl Mactan, Olango & Cebu | 218478 | |
Cebu Prov & cities | 3848919 |
Fbkintanar ( talk) 23:07, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Polaron, you are right. I actually caught my own error, but my ISP went down for a few hours, and wasn't able to fix it right away. I am including my computations above. When rounded to the thousands, we agree, but I wonder why there is a discrepancy of 60? But I guess it isn't worth losing sleep over.
Fbkintanar ( talk) 08:24, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
The 2006 population estimate for Ireland is 5.9 million (4.2 million in RoI (2006 census) and 1.7 million in NI (2001 census)). However, with the NI data, it could be safe to say the actual isaldn population is closer to ~6 million. 86.139.122.26 21:17, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Adding Bahrain and Zanzibar by 84.149.188.8 as #51 and #52 is wrong as there are islands with a larger population than these in the area between 500,000 and 1,000,000. I have added a couple, even if this part of the list is still very incomplete. Note that the 1988 figures of Zanzibar originally posted by 84.149.188.8 might also include other islands in the archipelago, such as Pemba and Mafia Island. According to the 2002 census the total population of the Zanzibar archipelago is 981,754. http://www.tanzania.go.tz/census/regions.htm. By deducting the figures of Pemba and Mafia I find that the population of Zanzibar Island ( Unguja) must be 579,031. I also suspect that the figure for Bahrain is wrong, as it probably includes the whole country. As this is a page of islands only, the population of the offshore islands of Bahrain should be excluded. These include Muharraq Island and Hawar Islands. The population of Muharraq city alone is 75,000, while the Hawar Islands are sparsely populated (3,875). By subtracting this figure from the official figure of Bahrain (state), which is 698,585, I find that the population of Bahrain Island as about 620,000. Antipoeten 14:11, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
I added Penang Island, but the population figures (census 1990) are too old. Maybe someone can find newer data. Note that the state of Penang ( Pinang) in addition to Penang Island includes the mainland area called Seberang Perai. Antipoeten 22:55, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
I add South Andaman Island on the list, but the population figures are uncertain. Port Blair (the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands) alone has a population of 100,000. So the figure of the island is somewhat larger. Antipoeten 02:38, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
I add New Ireland to the list, but the population figures are uncertain. The province of New Ireland has a population of 118,350, but this includes some smaller islands, for example New Hanover with about 5,000. I start by giving it 100,000, but the population is probably larger. Now I find that the population is probably around 90,000, so I delete the island. http://www.ida.liu.se/~g-robek/PNG-NiuAilan.htm Antipoeten 03:10, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
According to the 2005 estimate, the population of Manhattan borough is 1,593.000. From this has to be deducted the figures of Roosevelt Island (9,520) and Marble Hill (7,820) to get the figure of Manhattan Island. So the correct figure should be about 1,575,000. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/census/detailed_narrative_2005.pdf 14:04, 22 August 2007 (UTC) Antipoeten 14:12, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
This site claims that San Andrés Island has 100,000 inhabitants (estimate:2005). I don´t know if that is correct, but I still add the island. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Andrés,_Colombia Antipoeten 05:10, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
I doubt that the population of Lesbos island is 108.000. The 2005 estimated population of Lesbos ( Lesvos) prefecture in 2005 was 110,220, but this includes Lemnos (population 18,104 in 2001) and Agios Efstratios (population 371 in 2001). I therefore delete the island from the list. Antipoeten 22:14, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
The figure of Chiloé Island is probably wrong, it probably relates to the Chiloé Province, which also includes the populated islands of Qinchao and Lemy. By analyzing the figures from the 2002 census I find that the population of Chiloé Island is 140,376. Antipoeten 23:54, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
I didn´t make the change of Oahu to 1,012,000 (2007 estimate). But I checked it, and there is a source (estimate) saying that the population will reach 1,012,000 in 2007. So the information is not "unsourced". But I still agree on changing it back, either to a census figure or a better sourced estimate. http://www.architectmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=1006&articleID=433341 Antipoeten 16:01, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
It would appear the estimate is based on the Census in 2001, however this includes all the islands surrounding Great Britain. Although negligible and not affecting the position as third biggest island, having 57.1million is a bit too specific. My suggestion is approx 57 million. For example, there are c.70,000 people in Shetland Islands and Orkney Islands and Eilean Siar (not part of GB) council areas. Panthro ( talk) 19:42, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
It's fascinating to me that Australia is "generally not considered an island," as the footnote here says. I'd love to know more about why not. I mean, looking at the map, it's you know, an island. A huge one, but an island nonetheless. Also a continent. At any rate, more clarification as to WHY it's not considered an island would be useful in the footnote, I think. Moncrief ( talk) 18:18, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
I lived in Australia around 1970, and both of the secondary schools I attended in Sydney taught pupils that Australia was 'an island continent', which is not quite true. Maybe schools in that country are still teaching that viewpoint? Technically, it is a group of islands, with the biggest one being mainland Australia, and the next biggest being the main island of Tasmania. With that in mind, a collection of islands forms a continent, therefore Australia is both a continent and a group of islands, but not 'an island'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.17.111.203 ( talk) 01:08, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
Bahrain's figure is just wrong: there reads 1,234,571 (2010 Census) (whole nation)
Muharraq Island article tells it has population of 110 964 (as of 2010). So, the main island population is not more than 1,123,607. Though,
List of islands of Bahrain has it as 940,000, but without a source.
85.217.21.147 (
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16:03, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
about 160.000 people. Not listed at all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.128.101.24 ( talk) 11:01, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
What is Guadeloupe Island? Isn't Guadeloupe two main islands (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre)? Why would we count them as one island? john k ( talk) 15:44, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
We should insert Abadan Island on the list. -- Sharouser ( talk) 14:14, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
".. please see comments for what is included in figures, as some islands include nearby ones. However, this practice is not advised. "
If reading comments is not advised, then don't advise it. -- 205.220.233.203 ( talk) 17:52, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
The following edits should be carried out in the order mentioned: 1. Leyte - 2,388,518 (2015) is shown as having a higher population than Zeeland - 2,287,740 (2017)(Shown on the list as "Zealand"), yet it is in 36th, with Zeeland in 35th. 2. The same issue is true for Sumbawa - 1,391,340 (2014) and São Luís - 1,381,459 (2014 estimate), which should be in 46th and 45th, respectively, but are shown in 45th and 46th. 3. Vancouver Island - 870,297 (2019 estimate) is shown in 69th place, while it is higher in population than the current 62nd, Mallorca - 862,397 (2009 census). Thus, everything between and including 62nd and 68th should be moved down one place. 4. Jolo - 530,000 (2015 census) (which has no space between the "0" and the "(") is shown in 84th place, while it is higher in population than the current 76th, Phuket - 525,018 (2010). Thus, everything between and including 76th and 83rd should be moved down one place. 5. Funen (current 86th) and Buton (current 85th) should be swapped. 6. Margarita Island (current 88th) is higher in population than Staten Island (current 81st), meaning that all between and including 81st and 87th should be moved down one place (after applying the changed needed for Issue #4). 7. The 90th ranking is used for both Île Jésus and IJsselmonde, meaning that everything below Île Jésus should have its rank number increased by 1 (e.g., 104th to 105th) 8. Basilan (Current 94th) is higher in population than Seram (Current 89th) Others errors include 97th, 103rd, 107th, 117th, the nonexistence of 134th, Palau Petak being listed yet not ranked, 154th, 155th, Portsea Island being ranked at 130th but placed between 164th and 165th, 173rd, 174th, 175th, 176th, 190th, and 191st. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Historical Cartograph ( talk • contribs) 21:15, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure Borneo has more than 25000 people — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smoceany2 ( talk • contribs) 13:28, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Should Nørrejyske Ø of Denmark be added? It has a population of 293.017. [1] 124.217.188.32 ( talk) 12:19, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
Is Pudong (Pootung) in some way an island (or maybe a couple of islands)? There are channels leading east and south at the point where the Whangpoo bent from flowing eastwards to northwards. 203.95.212.95 ( talk) 14:20, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
161,000 is not a plausible population for this 30-hectare island. Virtually the entire island is visible here, and it is mostly low-rise buildings: https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514f304d6a4d33457a6333566d54/index.html
It seems to have had a population of about 8,000 in the late 20th century, when its density was not much different from today. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00221348608979411 2601:14F:4400:7B80:6023:3DEB:FA4D:1C50 ( talk) 22:25, 9 March 2024 (UTC)