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