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Java is the most populous major island in the world and is home to 55% of Indonesia's population, with a combined population of 156.9 million according to the official estimates as at mid 2024 (including Madura's 4.16 million). [64]
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 9% of the world's total population.
Approximately 55% of Indonesia's population resides on Java, which is the most populous island in the world. Despite a fairly effective family planning program that has been in place since 1967, [ 5 ] Indonesia's average population growth per year was over 1.1% for the decade ending in 2020, nearly having 13% population growth for that decade.
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.
Java Sea: 6,440 (2022 estimate) 0.09 ... Island Country Population Area Density Year Refs km 2 ... This page was last edited on 31 December 2024, ...
The other largest cities by region include Medan (Sumatra, also the largest outside of Java), Samarinda , Denpasar (Lesser Sunda Islands), Makassar , Ambon (Maluku Islands), and Jayapura (Western New Guinea). Over the decade from 2010 to 2020, Jayapura was also the fastest-growing city in Indonesia, at 70% in that decade.
Map of subdistricts (kelurahan, two levels below the city/regency) in the islands of Java and Madura, Indonesia, coloured by its population density as measured by person per square kilometres. Note that subdistrict data is unavailable in some areas, including Yogyakarta city and others, so district data ( kecamatan ) is used instead.
The average land area of all 38 provinces in Indonesia is about 49,800 km 2 (19,200 sq mi), and they had an average population of 7,410,626 people in mid-2024. Indonesia is divided into 38 provinces, nine of which have special autonomous status.