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List of European islands by population

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This is a list of islands in Europe ordered by population. Ten islands on the list are not geographically in Europe, but listed since they politically belong. The list is not complete.

European islands

RankingIslandCountriesPopulationNotes" and delete this.--
1Great BritainUnited Kingdom66,397,821
2IrelandRepublic of Ireland
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)7,026,636
3SicilyItaly4,789,826
4ZealandDenmark2,409,950 (2025)
5SardiniaItaly1,670,219
6Cyprus (Asia)Republic of Cyprus
United Kingdom (Akrotiri and Dhekelia)
Northern Cyprus1,278,686 (2021)
7Tenerife (Africa)Spain966,354 (2020)
8MallorcaSpain896,038 (2019)
9Gran Canaria (Africa)Spain870,595 (2020)
10SödertörnSweden797,333 (2013)
11CreteGreece634,930 (2019)
12FunenDenmark478,986 (2025)
13Sakhalin (Asia)Russia471,515 (2014)
14IJsselmondeNetherlands423,000
15MaltaMalta406,000
16IcelandIceland385,230 (2022)
17FlevopolderNetherlands317,000
18CorsicaFrance349,465 (2022)
19North Jutlandic IslandDenmark295,375 (2025)
20Madeira (Africa)Portugal251,060 (2021)
21Žitný ostrovSlovakia226,446 (2001)
22AmagerDenmark225,746 (2025)
23Vasilyevsky IslandRussia209,188 (2017)
24Portsea IslandUnited Kingdom207,100 (2010)
25EuboeaGreece191,206 (2011)
26Csepel IslandHungary166,953 (2012)
27Voorne-PuttenNetherlands156,133 (2020)
28Lanzarote (Africa)Spain154,530 (2020)
29HisingenSweden165,000 (2021)
30IbizaSpain147,914 (2019)
31Isle of WightUnited Kingdom140,000
32São Miguel IslandPortugal (Azores)133,295 (2021)
33Eiland van DordrechtNetherlands118,871 (2006)
34RhodesGreece115,490 (2011)
35Lesbos Island Greece114,880 (2020)
36Fuerteventura (Africa)Spain126,227 (2020)
37SödermalmSweden102,756 (2013)
38CorfuGreece102,071 (2011)
39MenorcaSpain92,348 (2015)
40JerseyJersey (crown dependency of United Kingdom)88,200
41Hoeksche WaardNetherlands88,000
42La Palma (Africa)Spain82,346 (2015)
43Isle of ManIsle of Man (crown dependency of United Kingdom)80,000
44UsedomGermany, Poland76,500
45RügenGermany73,000
46Anglesey/Ynys MônUnited Kingdom68,900
47GuernseyGuernsey (part of a crown dependency of United Kingdom)62,200
48VeniceItaly62,000
49KungsholmenSweden58,194 (2013)
50VärmdöSweden57,497 (2013)
51GotlandSweden56,656 (2013)
52LollandDenmark56,392 (2025)
53IschiaItaly56,100
54Terceira IslandPortugal (Azores)55,833 (2001)
55Chios Greece54,030 (2020)
56ChioggiaItaly51,336
57Goeree-OverflakkeeNetherlands51,054
58AlsDenmark49,373 (2025)
59LidingöSweden43,897 (2013)
60Kotlin IslandRussia43,100
61FalsterDenmark41,481 (2025)
62ZakynthosGreece40,759 (2011)
63Salamis IslandGreece39,283 (2011)
64SaaremaaEstonia39,200
65BornholmDenmark38,966 (2025)
66Isle of SheppeyUnited Kingdom37,852
67Canvey IslandUnited Kingdom37,473
68CephaloniaGreece35,801 (2011)
69TromsøyaNorway35,000 (2007)
70Schouwen-DuivelandNetherlands34,158 (2022)
71KosGreece33,387 (2011)
72Samos Greece32,977 (2011)
73HinnøyaNorway32,101
73ElbaItaly32,000
74GozoMalta31,100
75KarmøyNorway29,940
76ÖlandSweden24,984 (2013)
77AskøyNorway24,000 (2009)
78Fasta ÅlandFinland23,600
79Lauttasaari (Drumsö)Finland23,226
80LefkadaGreece22,652 (2011)
81StreymoyDenmark (Faroe Islands)22,555 (2009)
82Port Island (Gdańsk)Poland22,167
83SyrosGreece21,507 (2011)
84SyltGermany21,000
85La Gomera (Africa)Spain20,783 (2015)
86OléronFrance20,000
87Lido di VeneziaItaly20,000
88Lewis and HarrisUnited Kingdom19,918
89MorsDenmark19,486 (2025)
90StordNorway19,400
91NaxosGreece18,904 (2011)
92NøtterøyNorway18,500
93WolinPoland18,000
94KrkCroatia17,860
95Shetland MainlandUnited Kingdom17,550
96LemnosGreece16,992 (2011)
97Hayling IslandUnited Kingdom16,887
98KorčulaCroatia16,182
99Kalymnos Greece16,179 (2011)
100LangøyaNorway15,844
101SantoriniGreece15,550 (2011)
102EkeröSweden15,369 (2013)
103Sotra (Store Sotra)Norway15,356
104Orkney MainlandUnited Kingdom15,315
105Faial IslandPortugal (Azores)15,063 (2001)
106Île de RéFrance15,000
107Pico IslandPortugal (Azores)14,806 (2001)
108HammaröSweden14,709 (2013)
109OrustSweden14,562 (2013)
110BračCroatia14,031
111TjörnSweden14,024
112ThasosGreece13,770 (2011)
113ParosGreece13,715 (2011)
114TexelNetherlands13,700
115Holy Island, AngleseyUnited Kingdom13,600
116AeginaGreece13,056 (2011)
117FehmarnGermany13,000
118Great IslandIreland13,000
119CapriItaly12,200
120FormenteraSpain11,878 (2015)
121JeløyaNorway11,825 (2017)
122LangelandDenmark11,732 (2025)
123Sant'AntiocoItaly11,700
124Walney IslandUnited Kingdom11,391
125GökçeadaTurkey11,145 (2025)
126HvarCroatia11,103
127HiiumaaEstonia11,087
128LipariItaly11,000
129EysturoyDenmark (Faroe Islands)10,883 (2009)
130VestvågøyaNorway10,700
131ProcidaItaly10,694 (2004)
132El Hierro (Africa)Spain10,587 (2015)
133FrösöSweden10,570 (2013)
134São Jorge IslandPortugal (Azores)10,500 (2001)
135Kvaløya (Troms)Norway10,300
136MykonosGreece10,134 (2011)
137Île de NoirmoutierFrance10,000
138MønDenmark8,925 (2025)
139Büyükada (Princes' Islands)Turkey8,903 (2025)
140Marmara IslandTurkey7,369 (2025)
141Heybeliada (Princes' Islands)Turkey4,469 (2025)
142AvşaTurkey4,189 (2025)
143Cunda/AlibeyTurkey3,461~ (2025)
144BozcaadaTurkey3,363 (2025)
145Kınalıada (Princes' Islands)Turkey1,987 (2025)
146Burgazada (Princes' Islands)Turkey1,620 (2025)
147PaşalimanıTurkey1,119 (2025)
148Ekinlik IslandTurkey150~ (2025)
149Serpent IslandUkraine100~
150Şövalye Island (Knight Island)Turkey40~ (2025)
151Sedef Island (Princes' Islands)Turkey15~ (2025)

Notes

  • Population figures for Alderney, Sark and Herm have been deducted from the total population of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. These three are parts of the Bailiwick, but are separate islands.
  • It could be argued that some islands of Saint Petersburg, most notably Vasilievsky Island and Kamenny Island, should be added. But it is hard to find any statistics on them which is not in Russian.
  • It is hard to find statistics on Île de la Cité and Île Saint-Louis, the two islands in the Seine in Paris, or to decide whether they belong to the list.
  • Population figures of some small islands of Iceland (e.g. Heimaey) have been deducted from the population of the republic of Iceland.
  • Madeira Island of Portugal is not included, as it is not a European island.
  • Canary Islands of Spain are likewise not included, as they are not European islands either.
  • To be precise, Venice and Chioggia (two distinct cities, the first one at the centre, the second one at the southern end of the Venice Lagoon) are not two islands themselves, but two groups of larger and smaller lagoon islands, very near one to another but separated by larger and smaller lagoon channels. Just as for Paris and Saint Petersburg, it would be difficult to find statistics about the population of every single island.
  • The status of Södertörn and Södermalm as islands has been disputed in earlier Wikipedia articles; the publication of includes a changed definition of an "island" to be used - which clarifies the question, at least in official Swedish statistics.
  • Population figures (as of 31 December 2013) of Swedish islands except Södermalm and Kungsholmen as published by.
  • Population figures for the Swedish island Södermalm do not include the population of the nearby smaller islands of Reimersholme and Långholmen, neither is the population of Hammarby Sjöstad.
  • Population figures (as of 31 December 2013) of Swedish islands Södermalm and Kungsholmen are calculated from.
  • The population shown for Lipari is for the main island; there are a few other inhabited islands in the archipelago. ;Footnotes

References

References

  1. "Population 1. January by islands".
  2. [http://omkystdirektoratet.kyst.dk/thyboroen-kanal-og-vestlige-limfjord.html (in Danish) Thyborøn Kanal og Vestlige Limfjord]. ''http://omkystdirektoratet.kyst.dk''. Last updated on 22 October 2014.
  3. Official data from National Statistics Institute (Instituto Nacional de Estadística), [https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2015/12/17/pdfs/BOE-A-2015-13745.pdf "2015-01-01"]
  4. SCB (Statistics Sweden), [http://www.scb.se/sv_/Hitta-statistik/Statistik-efter-amne/Miljo/Markanvandning/Kust-strander-och-oar/13040/Beskrivning-av-statistiken/Basinformation-om-kust-strander-och-oar/2013/]{{dead link. (December 2017)
  5. "De 50 största öarna, reviderad 2015-09-22".
  6. Statistik om Stockholm, [http://www.statistikomstockholm.se/index.php/omradesfaktax] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-04-20 .)
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