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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 -  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

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