The largest of the islands of Asia (and third in the world) is Borneo, the only one to be politically divided between 3 different nations, it is covered by the oldest rainforest on the planet for about half of its surface.Most of the biggest Asian islands are located in the eastern and southern area of the continent, Indonesia with 12 islands in the first 32 is the most represented country, immediately afterwards we have the Philippines (7 islands) and Russia (5 islands, of which 4 above the Arctic Circle).
In Asia there are almost all the most populated islands in the world, starting with Java and Honshu, the only two to host more than 100 million people on their territory.
| Island | Area (kmē) |
Area (sq mi) |
Country |
| Borneo (1) | 743,330 | 287,001 | Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia |
| Sumatra | 420,306 | 162,281 | Indonesia |
| Honshu (2) | 227,943 | 88,009 | Japan |
| Celebes / Sulawesi | 174,600 | 67,413 | Indonesia |
| Java (3) | 129,439 | 49,977 | Indonesia |
| Luzon | 104,688 | 40,420 | Philippines |
| Mindanao | 94,630 | 36,537 | Philippines |
| Hokkaido | 77,984 | 30,110 | Japan |
| Sakhalin | 76,400 | 29,498 | Russia |
| Sri Lanka (Ceylon) | 65,268 | 25,200 | Sri Lanka |
| Kyushu | 36,783 | 14,202 | Japan |
| Taiwan (Formosa) | 35,887 | 13,856 | Taiwan |
| Hainan | 33,210 | 12,822 | China |
| Timor (4) | 30,377 | 11,729 | Indonesia, Timor Est |
| Kotelny (5) | 23,165 | 8,944 | Russia |
| Shikoku | 18,298 | 7,065 | Japan |
| Halmahera | 17,780 | 6,865 | Indonesia |
| Seram | 17,100 | 6,602 | Indonesia |
| Sumbawa | 14,386 | 5,554 | Indonesia |
| Flores | 14,268 | 5,509 | Indonesia |
| October Revolution Island | 14,170 | 5,471 | Russia |
| Samar | 13,080 | 5,050 | Philippines |
| Negros | 12,705 | 4,905 | Philippines |
| Palawan | 11,785 | 4,550 | Philippines |
| Panay | 11,515 | 4,446 | Philippines |
| Bangka | 11,413 | 4,407 | Indonesia |
| Bolshevik Island | 11,312 | 4,368 | Russia |
| Sumba | 10,997 | 4,246 | Indonesia |
| Mindoro | 9,735 | 3,759 | Philippines |
| Buru | 9,505 | 3,670 | Indonesia |
| Cyprus | 9,251 | 3,572 | Cyprus |
| Komsomolets | 9,006 | 3,477 | Russia |
(1) The third largest island in the world, after Greenland and New Guinea and the only one to be divided between 3 countries.
(2) Second most populated island on the planet after Java, with approximately 103,000,000 inhabitants, of which just under 38 million in the urban area of Tokyo.
(3) With about 147,000,000 inhabitants it is the most populous island on our planet, despite being only in 13th place as an extension; density of 1,140 inhab./Kmē.
(4) Divided between two countries since 2002.
(5) The largest uninhabited Asian island, there is only a scientific base.
(6) The largest Asian island in the Mediterranean Sea.