As of 2026-10-12, British Isles tops the list with 71,891,524.
- #1 British Isles — 71,891,524
group of islands in northwest Europe
The British Isles are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles, and over six thousand smaller islands. They have a total area of 315,159 km2 (121,684 sq mi) and a combined population of almost 75 million, and include two sovereign states, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 Caribbean — 39,169,962
region to the center-east of America composed of many islands / coastal regions surrounding the Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean is a geo-political region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north and also the west through Central America, and South America to the south, it comprises numerous islands, cays, islets, reefs, and banks. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 Polynesia — 2,228,747
subregion of Oceania
Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians. They have many things in common, including linguistic relations, cultural practices, and traditional beliefs. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 Bahrain — 1,569,666
country in the Persian Gulf
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in the eastern part of Arabian Peninsula in West Asia. Situated near the western shore of the Persian Gulf, the country comprises a small archipelago of 33 natural islands and an additional 50 artificial islands, centred on Bahrain Island, which makes up around 80 percent of the country's landmass. Bahrain is situated between Qatar and the northeastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the King Fahd Causeway. The... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 Balearic Islands — 1,221,403
archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea, off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, constituting an autonomous community and province of Spain, with Palma as their capital and largest city. With a population of 1,249,844, they are the 6th least populous autonomous community of Spain, and with an area of 4,991.70 square kilometres (1,927.31 sq mi), the smallest. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 Maltese Islands — 538,200
archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
The geography of Malta is dominated by water. Malta is an archipelago of coralline limestone, located in Southern Europe, but like most of Sicily sits on the African tectonic plate in the Mediterranean Sea. Malta is 81 kilometres (50 mi) south of Sicily, Italy, and nearly 300 km (190 mi) north (Libya) and northeast (Tunisia) of Africa. Although Malta is located farther south than Tunis and some other cities in North Africa, it is not the Southernmost point of Europe. Only the three largest... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #7 Lucayan Archipelago — 425,969
archipelago in the Northwestern West Indies
The Lucayan Archipelago, also known as the Bahamian Archipelago, is an island group comprising the sovereign nation of the Bahamas and the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean. The archipelago is in the Caribbean region, stretching from south-east of Florida in the mainland United States to northern Hispaniola. There are about 740 islands and 2,400 cays, of which only 38 are inhabited. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Azores archipelago — 246,772
archipelago in the North Atlantic (for the administrative unit use Q25263)
source Wikidata - #9 Mariana Islands — 201,165
archipelago in western North Pacific Ocean
The Mariana Islands, also simply the Marianas, are a crescent-shaped archipelago comprising the summits of fifteen longitudinally oriented, mostly dormant volcanic mountains in the north-western Pacific Ocean, between the 12th and 21st parallels north and along the 145th meridian east. They lie south-southeast of Japan, west-southwest of Hawaii, north of New Guinea, and east of the Philippines, demarcating the Philippine Sea's eastern limit. They are found in the northern part of the western... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 Chiloé Archipelago — 180,185
island group of Chile
The Chiloé Archipelago is a group of islands lying off the coast of Chile, in the Los Lagos Region. It is separated from mainland Chile by the Chacao Channel in the north, the Sea of Chiloé in the east and the Gulf of Corcovado in the southeast. All islands except the Desertores Islands form Chiloé Province. The main island is Chiloé Island. Of roughly rectangular shape, the southwestern half of this island is a wilderness of contiguous forests, wetlands and, in some places, mountains. The... Read more on Wikipedia.
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