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The most populous Pacific islands

New Guinea11.3MNew Zealand5.3MNorth Island3.5MSouth Island1.1MFiji926.3KViti Levu580KTasmania536.6KNew Britain513.9KVanuatu300KBougainville Island234.3KSamoa200KUpolu143.4KKiribati134.5KVanua Levu130KTonga108K
#IslandPopulationLocated in
1New Guinea11,300,000—
2New Zealand5,307,800—
3North Island3,519,800—
4South Island1,115,800—
5Fiji926,276—
6Viti Levu580,000—
7Tasmania536,600—
8New Britain513,926—
9Vanuatu300,019—
10Bougainville Island234,280—
11Samoa200,010—
12Upolu143,418—
13Kiribati134,518—
14Vanua Levu130,000—
15Tonga108,020—
16New Ireland100,000—
17Savai'i100,000—
18Federated States of Micronesia75,817—
19Tongatapu71,260—
20Karkar Island65,000—
21Buka Island53,986—
22Marshall Islands53,127—
23Efate50,000—
24Chuuk Lagoon41,745—
25Manus Island33,000—
26Tanna28,799—
27Pohnpei26,102—
28Kiriwina22,163—
29Fergusson Island21,842—
30Palau21,729—
31Daru Island20,524—
32Malakula Island20,000—
33Goodenough Island19,625—
34Normanby Island19,433—
35Taveuni19,000—
36Betio18,565—
37Lihir Island18,000—
38New Hanover Island17,160—
39Pentecost Island16,843—
40Bribie Island16,209—
41Misima Island14,756—
42Cook Islands14,222—
43Phillip Island13,799—
44Nauru13,650—
45Koror Island13,000—
46Selaru Island12,249—
47Kwajalein Atoll11,408—
48Kolepom Island11,000—
49Aoba Island10,800—
50Manam10,677—
51Rarotonga10,572—
52Kadavu Island10,167—
53Ebeye Island9,345—
54Ovalau9,000—
55Unea8,802—
56Waiheke Island8,730—
57Gau Island8,000—
58Ambrym7,385—
59Kiritimati7,369—
60Abaiang6,020—
61Waigeo Island6,000—
62Yap Island6,000—
63Tabiteuea5,477—
64Kesui Island5,208—
65Babeldaob5,185—
66Tol5,129—
67Kosrae5,092—
68Hook Island5,000—
69Rabi Island5,000—
70Rossel Island5,000—
71ʻEua4,950—
72Nissan Island4,683—
73Koro Island4,500—
74Butaritari4,346—
75Malo Island4,279—
76Kangaroo Island4,250—
77Beqa4,000—
78Russell Island3,698—
79Garove3,617—
80Maewo3,569—
81Abemama3,257—
82Macleay Island3,193—
83Nonouti3,179—
84Woodlark Island3,151—
85Epi3,035—
86Bagabag3,000—
87Moala Island3,000—
88Norsup2,998—
89Lifuka2,967—
90Thursday Island2,938—
91Beru2,909—
92Kitava2,907—
93Mussau Island2,900—
94Marakei2,872—
95Vanua Lava2,597—
96Teor Island2,556—
97Tabuaeran2,539—
98Gaua2,491—
99Vanatinai2,440—
100Makin2,385—

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