Top 10 Indonesian Provinces with the Most Islands in 2024

Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Southwest Papua Province has the highest number of islands in Indonesia.

In 2024, this province, with its capital city in Sorong, had 3,022 islands, equivalent to 17.78% of the total number of islands in Indonesia, which amounts to 17,001 islands.

In Southwest Papua Province, the highest number of islands administratively is located in Raja Ampat Regency.

Here is a breakdown of the number of islands in regencies/cities of Southwest Papua Province in 2024:

1. Raja Ampat Regency: 2,875 islands

2. Sorong Regency: 122 islands

3. Sorong City: 18 islands

4. South Sorong Regency: 6 islands

5. Tambrauw Regency: 2 islands

6. Maybrat Regency: -

The provinces with the next highest number of islands are Riau Islands, Central Sulawesi, West Papua, and Maluku.

This is a complete list of the number of islands in Indonesia's 38 provinces in 2024, sorted from highest to lowest:

1. Southwest Papua: 3,022 islands

2. Riau Islands: 2,028 islands

3. Central Sulawesi: 1,572 islands

4. West Papua: 1,498 islands

5. Maluku: 1,388 islands

6. North Maluku: 901 islands

7. East Nusa Tenggara: 609 islands

8. Southeast Sulawesi: 590 islands

9. Papua: 527 islands

10. East Java: 512 islands

11. Bangka Belitung Islands: 507 islands

12. West Nusa Tenggara: 403 islands

13. South Sulawesi: 370 islands

14. Aceh: 363 islands

15. North Sulawesi: 353 islands

16. West Kalimantan: 253 islands

17. East Kalimantan: 243 islands

18. North Sumatra: 229 islands

19. West Sumatra: 219 islands

20. North Kalimantan: 196 islands

21. Lampung: 172 islands

22. South Kalimantan: 165 islands

23. Riau: 144 islands

24. Gorontalo: 127 islands

25. Jakarta Special Capital Region: 113 islands

26. Banten: 81 islands

27. Central Java: 71 islands

28. West Sulawesi: 69 islands

29. Central Kalimantan: 69 islands

30. Central Papua: 50 islands

31. Bali: 34 islands

32. Yogyakarta Special Region: 33 islands

33. West Java: 30 islands

34. South Sumatra: 24 islands

35. Jambi: 14 islands

36. Bengkulu: 9 islands

37. South Papua: 7 islands

38. Papua Mountains: -