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 | - | 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 |