This is a list of cities located either entirely or principally on islands, sorted by population. Only cities which occupy a significant amount of the island's area are included.
List
edit| City | Image | Country | Population | Area | Density | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (km2) | (sqmi) | (/km2) | (/sqmi) | |||||
| Singapore |  |
 Singapore |
6,111,175 | 704 | 272 | 8,681 | 22,483 | Includes all islands of Singapore.[1] |
| Montreal |  |
 Canada |
2,172,259 | 499 | 193 | 4,353 | 11,275 | Includes Île Bizard, the Island of Montreal and Nuns' Island.[2] |
| Xiamen |  |
 China |
2,110,289 | 143 | 55 | 14,757 | 38,221 | Includes the districts of Huli and Siming.[3] |
| Manhattan |  |
 United States |
1,660,664 | 59 | 23 | 28,300 | 73,298 | Includes Roosevelt Island and Randalls and Wards Islands.[4] |
| Batam | .jpg) |
 Indonesia |
917,998 | 410 | 158 | 2,239 | 5,799 | Only includes Batam Island.[5] |
| Staten Island |  |
United States |
498,212 | 149 | 58 | 3,344 | 8,660 | [6] |
| Lapu-Lapu | .jpg) |
 Philippines |
497,813 | 67 | 26 | 7,394 | 19,150 | Includes Mactan and part of the Olango Island Group.[7] |
| Laval | |
Canada |
461,509 | 247 | 95 | 1,868 | 4,839 | Includes Île Jésus and the Îles Laval.[8] |
| Nassau |  |
 The Bahamas |
296,732 | 207 | 80 | 1,433 | 3,713 | Includes all of New Providence.[9] |
| Richmond |  |
Canada |
239,584 | 129 | 50 | 1,857 | 4,810 | Includes Lulu Island and Sea Island.[10] |
| Portsmouth |  |
 United Kingdom |
165,248 | 25 | 9 | 6,734 | 17,441 | Includes all wards on Portsea Island.[11] |
| Malé |  |
 Maldives |
137,238 | 2 | 1 | 66,620 | 172,547 | Includes the districts of Galolhu, Henveiru, Maafannu and Machchangolhi.[12] |
| Navotas |  |
Philippines |
119,425 | 2 | 1 | 54,532 | 141,238 | Only includes Navotas Island.[13] |
| Galveston |  |
United States |
53,538 | 106 | 41 | 505 | 1,308 | Includes Galveston Island.[14] |
| Venice |  |
 Italy |
44,660 | 6 | 3 | 6,892 | 17,850 | Includes the main island of Venice as well as San Pietro di Castello, Sant'Elena.[15] |
| Kronstadt |  |
 Russia |
44,655 | 19 | 7 | 2,411 | 6,245 | [16] |
| Tromsø |  |
 Norway |
43,368 | 14 | 5 | 3,145 | 8,145 | Includes the island of Tromsøya.[17] |
| Chioggia |  |
Italy |
40,080 | 9 | 3 | 4,677 | 12,113 | [18] |
| Banjul | _(392).jpeg) |
 The Gambia |
31,054 | 12 | 5 | 2,588 | 6,702 | [19] |
| Mercer Island |  |
United States |
25,302 | 17 | 6 | 1,531 | 3,964 | [20] |
| Key West |  |
United States |
25,240 | 15 | 6 | 1,741 | 4,508 | Includes Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island.[21] |
| Addu City | .JPG) |
Maldives |
25,062 | 11 | 4 | 2,244 | 5,811 | Includes the Seenu Atoll.[22] |
| Majuro |  |
 Marshall Islands |
23,156 | 10 | 4 | 2,385 | 6,177 | [23] |
| Isla Mujeres | .jpg) |
 Mexico |
13,174 | 4 | 2 | 3,344 | 8,660 | [24] |
| Ebeye |  |
Marshall Islands |
8,416 | 0 | 0 | 17,176 | 44,485 | [25] |
| Nhamundá |  |
 Brazil |
7,496 | 1 | 0 | 6,094 | 15,784 | [26] |
| Cedar Key |  |
United States |
736 | 3 | 1 | 277 | 717 | [27] |
| Mexcaltitán de Uribe |  |
Mexico |
706 | 0 | 0 | 10,328 | 26,749 | [28] |
| Santa Cruz del Islote |  |
 Colombia |
432 | 0 | 0 | 31,373 | 81,255 | [29] |
References
edit- ↑ "Singapore". Citypopulation.de. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Montréal". Citypopulation.de. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Xiàmén Shì". Citypopulation.de. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "New York". Citypopulation.de. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Batam". Citypopulation.de. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Richmond". Citypopulation.de. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Lapu-Lapu". Citypopulation.de. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Laval". Citypopulation.de. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "New Providence". Citypopulation.de. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Richmond". Citypopulation.de. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Census 2021 Number of usual residents". Office for National Statistics. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Maale'". Citypopulation.de. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Navotas City". Citypopulation.de. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Galveston". Citypopulation.de. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Venezia". Citypopulation.de. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Kronštadt". Citypopulation.de. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Tromsø". Citypopulation.de. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Chioggia". Citypopulation.de. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Banjul". Citypopulation.de. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Mercer Island". Citypopulation.de. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Key West". Citypopulation.de. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Seenu". Citypopulation.de. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Majuro". Citypopulation.de. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Isla Mujeres". Citypopulation.de. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Ebeye". Citypopulation.de. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Nhamundá". Citypopulation.de. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cedar Key". Citypopulation.de. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Mexcaltitán de Uribe". Citypopulation.de. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Santa Cruz del Islote". Citypopulation.de. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
