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 11% of the world's total population. Of those, only Java (Indonesia) and Honshu (Japan) have populations over 1% of the global population. Islands ordered by population Due to the uncertainty of what exactly constitutes a geographic island, as opposed to an administrative region, please see comments about what is included in the figures: the statistics for some "islands" include other nearby islands. Population over 10 million Population 1,000,000 to 10,000,000 Population 500,000 to 1,000,000 Population 100,000 to 500,000 Peninsulas and other areas not regarded as islands See also Recursive islands and lakes List of islands by area List of islands by highest point List of islands by population density List of Caribbean island countries by population List of Canadian islands by population List of Canadian islands by area List of countries by population List of countries by area List of European islands by population List of European islands by area List of Indonesian islands by population List of islands of South America List of populated islands of the Great Lakes Notes References External links UN Environment Programme Islands Directory Most populous islands Lists by population Population Population geography Islands Eurasia Africa Americas Oceania