Most
Populous Island Countries
The 25 most
populous all-island independent countries and separately administered
territories.
|
Country
|
Population
in millions
|
Year
|
|
1. Indonesia
|
242.0
|
2005
|
|
2. Japan
|
127.4
|
2005
|
|
3. Philippines
|
87.9
|
2005
|
|
4. United Kingdom
|
60.4
|
2005
|
|
5. Taiwan
|
22.9
|
2005
|
|
6. Sri Lanka
|
20.1
|
2005
|
|
7. Madagascar
|
18.0
|
2005
|
|
8. Cuba
|
11.3
|
2005
|
|
9. Dominican Republic
|
9.0
|
2005
|
|
10. Haiti
|
8.1
|
2005
|
|
11. Papua New Guinea
|
5.5
|
2005
|
|
12. Singapore
|
4.4
|
2005
|
|
13. New Zealand
|
4.0
|
2005
|
|
14. Ireland
|
4.0
|
2005
|
|
15. Puerto Rico
|
3.9
|
2005
|
|
16. Jamaica
|
2.7
|
2005
|
|
17. Mauritius
|
1.2
|
2005
|
|
18. Trinidad and Tobago
|
1.1
|
2005
|
|
19. East Timor
|
1.0
|
2005
|
|
20. Fiji
|
0.89
|
2005
|
|
21. Cyprus
|
0.78
|
2005
|
|
22. Reunion
|
0.78
|
2005
|
|
23. Bahrain
|
0.69
|
2005
|
|
24. Comoros
|
0.66
|
2005
|
|
25. Solomon Islands
|
0.54
|
2005
|
|
|
|
Source: Central
Intelligence Agency.
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