List of islands of the Philippines


As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited, and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named.
The following list breaks the islands down by region and smaller island group for easier reference.

Luzon

Babuyan group

Caraga

Biliran

;Former islands
Below is a list of the largest Philippine islands. There are discrepancies in the area estimates across various sources, which would change the rankings of some smaller islands. The areas given may not be definitive.
The 50 largest islands have a combined area of around and a combined population of about 100.9 million ; thus they contain about 99% of the Philippines' total land area and total population. Combined population of Luzon and Mindanao accounts for 80% of total population of the Philippines.
# Name
of island
AreaPopulationCoordinatesNotes
1Luzon64,260,31215th largest island and 4th most populated island in the world
2Mindanao25,537,69119th largest island in the world
3Samar1,880,020Largest island entirely within one region
4Negros4,414,131
5Palawan886,308Largest island entirely within one province
6Panay4,477,247
7Mindoro1,331,473
8Leyte2,388,518
9Cebu3,917,423Island province
10Bohol1,313,560Island province
11Masbate706,897Largest of island in Masbate province
12Catanduanes260,964Island province
13Basilan459,367Island province; largest island of the Sulu Archipelago
14Marinduque234,521Island province
15Busuanga73,849Largest of the Calamian Islands
16Jolo530,000Part of the Sulu Archipelago
17Tablas164,012
18Dinagat106,951Island province
19Polillo64,802
20Guimaras174,613Island province
21Tawitawi82,582Island province; part of the Sulu Archipelago
22Biliran171,612Island province
23Sibuyan59,274
24Siargao94,273
25Burias90,300
26Culion20,1392nd largest of the Calamian Islands
27Siquijor95,984Island province
28Ticao95,129
29Dumaran
30Balabac
31Samal104,123
32Sibutu30,387
33Camiguin88,478Island province
34Calayan8,919Largest of the Babuyan Islands
35Olutanga87,078
36Alabat41,822
37Panaon57,703
38Mapun26,597Formerly known as Cagayan de Tawi-tawi
39CamiguinPart of the Babuyan Islands in Luzon, and distinct from Camiguin in Mindanao
40Bucas Grande22,314
Lubang28,922
Linapacan15,668Largest island in the group of islands in Linapacan Strait.
Bugsuk
Bantayan120,447
PacijanPart of Camotes Islands group
Homonhon4,211
Babuyan Claro1,423Part of the Babuyan Islands
Poro36,508Part of Camotes Islands group
Patnanongan14,606
Panglao79,216
Pangutaran30,613

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