List of European islands by population

This is a list of islands in Europe ordered by population. The list is not complete.

European Islands
RankingIslandCountriesPopulation
1 Great Britain United Kingdom66,397,821
2 Ireland Republic of Ireland,  United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)6,399,115
3 Sicily Italy5,036,666
4 Zealand Denmark2,302,074 (2018)
5 Sardinia Italy1,670,219
Tenerife (Africa) Spain888,184 (2015)[1]
6 Majorca Spain859,289 (2015)[1]
Cyprus (Asia) Republic of Cyprus,  United Kingdom (Akrotiri and Dhekelia), Northern Cyprus (partially recognised de facto state)855,000
Gran Canaria (Africa) Spain 847,830 (2015)[1]
7 Södertörn[lower-alpha 1] Sweden797,333 (2013)
8 Crete Greece634,930 (2019)
9 Fyn Denmark447,060
10 IJsselmonde Netherlands423,000
11 Malta Malta406,000
12 Flevopolder Netherlands307,500
13 Vendsyssel-Thy[lower-alpha 2] Denmark306,373
14 Iceland Iceland305,001
15 Corsica France302,000
Madeira (Africa) Portugal265,000
16 Žitný ostrov Slovakia226,446 (2001)
17 Portsea Island United Kingdom207,100
18 Vasilievsky Island Russia202,650
19 Amager Denmark196,094
20 Euboea Greece191,206 (2011)
21 Csepel Island Hungary166,953 (2012)
22 Hisingen Sweden147,200 (2013)
Lanzarote (Africa) Spain143,209 (2015)[1]
23 São Miguel Island Portugal ( Azores)141,000
24 Ibiza Spain140,964 (2015)[1]
25 Isle of Wight United Kingdom140,000
26 Rhodes Greece115,490 (2011)
27 Lesbos Island  Greece114,880 (2020)
Fuerteventura (Africa) Spain107,367 (2015)[1]
28 Södermalm Sweden102,756 (2013)
29 Corfu Greece102,071 (2011)
30 Menorca Spain92,348 (2015)[1]
31 Jersey Jersey (crown dependency of  United Kingdom)88,200
La Palma (Africa) Spain82,346 (2015)[1]
32 Isle of Man Isle of Man (crown dependency of  United Kingdom)80,000
33 Usedom Germany,  Poland76,500
34 Rügen Germany73,000
35 Anglesey United Kingdom68,900
36 Lolland Denmark68,224
37 Guernsey Guernsey (crown dependency of  United Kingdom)62,200
38 Venice [lower-alpha 3] Italy62,000
39 Kungsholmen Sweden58,194 (2013)
40 Värmdö Sweden57,497 (2013)
41 Gotland Sweden56,656 (2013)
42 Ischia Italy56,100
43 Terceira Island Portugal ( Azores)55,833 (2001)
44 Chios  Greece54,030 (2020)
45 Als Denmark51,806
46 Chioggia Italy51,336
47 Lidingö Sweden43,897 (2013)
48 Falster Denmark43,364
49 Bornholm Denmark43,245
50 Kotlin Island Russia43,100
51 Zakynthos Greece40,759 (2011)
52 Salamis Island Greece39,283 (2011)
53 Saaremaa Estonia39,200
54 Isle of Sheppey United Kingdom37,852
55 Canvey Island United Kingdom37,473
56 Kefalonia Greece35,801 (2011)
57 Tromsøya Norway35,000 (2007)
58 Kos  Greece33,387 (2011)
59 Samos  Greece32,977 (2011)
60 Hinnøya Norway32,101
61 Elba Italy32,000
62 Gozo Malta31,100
63 Karmøy Norway29,940
64 Öland Sweden24,984 (2013)
65 Askøy Norway24,000 (2009)
66 Fasta Åland Finland23,600
67 Lauttasaari (Drumsö) Finland23,226
68 Lefkada Greece22,652 (2011)
69 Streymoy Denmark ( Faroe Islands)22,555 (2009)
70 Mors Denmark22,293
71 Port Island (Gdańsk) Poland22,167
72 Syros Greece21,507 (2011)
73 Sylt Germany21,000
La Gomera (Africa) Spain20,783 (2015)[1]
74 Oléron France20,000
75 Lido di Venezia Italy20,000
76 Lewis and Harris[lower-alpha 4] United Kingdom19,918
77 Stord Norway19,400
78 Naxos Greece18,904 (2011)
79 Nøtterøy Norway18,500
80 Wolin Poland18,000
81 Krk Croatia17,860
82 Shetland Mainland United Kingdom17,550
83 Lemnos Greece16,992 (2011)
84 Hayling Island United Kingdom16,887
85 Korčula Croatia16,182
86 Kalymnos  Greece16,179 (2011)
87 Langøya Norway15,844
88 Santorini Greece15,550 (2011)
89 Ekerö Sweden15,369 (2013)
90 Sotra (Store Sotra) Norway15,356
91 Orkney Mainland United Kingdom15,315
92 Faial Island Portugal ( Azores)15,063 (2001)
93 Île de Ré France15,000
94 Pico Island Portugal ( Azores)14,806 (2001)
95 Hammarö Sweden14,709 (2013)
96 Orust Sweden14,562 (2013)
97 Brač Croatia14,031
98 Tjörn Sweden14,024
99 Langeland Denmark13,881
100 Thasos Greece13,770 (2011)
101 Paros Greece13,715 (2011)
102 Texel Netherlands13,700
103 Holy Island, Anglesey United Kingdom13,600
104 Aegina Greece13,056 (2011)
105 Fehmarn Germany13,000
106 Great Island Ireland13,000
107 Capri Italy12,200
108 Formentera Spain11,878 (2015)[1]
109 Jeløya Norway11,825 (2017)
110 Sant'Antioco Italy11,700
111 Walney Island United Kingdom11,391
112 Hvar Croatia11,103
113 Hiiumaa Estonia11,087
114 Lipari Italy11,000
115 Eysturoy Denmark ( Faroe Islands)10,883 (2009)
116 Vestvågøy Norway10,700
117 Procida Italy10,694 (2004)
El Hierro (Africa) Spain10,587 (2015)[1]
118 Frösö Sweden10,570 (2013)
119 São Jorge Island Portugal ( Azores)10,500 (2001)
120 Møn Denmark10,448
121 Kvaløya (Troms) Norway10,300
122 Mykonos Greece10,134 (2011)
123 Île de Noirmoutier France10,000

See also

Notes
  • Population figures of Alderney, Sark and Herm are deducted from the population of Bailiwick of Guernsey. These three islands are part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, 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 (f.ex Heimaey are 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. 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[3] 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.[4]
  • Population figures for Swedish island Södermalm does not include the population of the smaller, nearby islands 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.[5]
  1. Defined as an island in 2014 by Statistics Sweden.
  2. Was not an island until a storm in 1825 caused a connection between the North Sea and Limfjorden.[2]
  3. Many small islands connected by Bridges
  4. By tradition and usage, the Isle of Lewis and Isle of Harris are often treated as two different islands.

References
  1. Official data from National Statistics Institute (Instituto Nacional de Estadística), "2015-01-01"
  2. (in Danish) Thyborøn Kanal og Vestlige Limfjord. http://omkystdirektoratet.kyst.dk. Last updated on 22 October 2014.
  3. SCB (Statistics Sweden), "Kust, stränder och öar", 8 December 2014.
  4. SCB (Statistics Sweden), "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "De 50 största öarna ", 8 December 2014.
  5. Statistik om Stockholm, Archived 2016-04-20 at the Wayback Machine.
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