List of European islands by population

This is a list of islands in Europe ordered by population. The list is not complete and it includes random definitions of "island". Södertörn in Sweden is included, even though it is a part of the mainland only divided from it by a small canal. If the same criteria were applied generally, all of Spain and Southern France would form an island of more than 50 million people, separated from the mainland by Canal du Midi in the same way that Södertörn is separated from mainland Sweden.

European Islands

Ranking	Island	countries	Population
1	Great Britain	United Kingdom	61,500,000
2	Ireland	Republic of Ireland &  United Kingdom	6,399,115
3	Sicily	Italy	5,036,666
4	Zealand	Denmark	2,164,217
5	Sardinia	Italy	1,670,219
6	Cyprus	Cyprus	855,000
7	Majorca	Spain	846,000
8	Södertörn	Sweden	797,333 (2013)
9	Crete	Greece	623,666 (2005)
10	Fyn	Denmark	447,060
11	Malta	Malta	406,000
12	Vendsyssel-Thy	Denmark	306,373
13	Iceland	Iceland	305,000
14	Corsica	France	302,000
15	Madeira	Portugal	265,000
16	Euboea	Greece	218,032 (2005)
17	Vasilievsky Island	Russia	202,650
18	Amager	Denmark	160,064
19	Hisingen	Sweden	147,200 (2013)
20	Portsea Island	United Kingdom	147,088
21	São Miguel Island	Portugal	141,000
22	Isle of Wight	United Kingdom	140,000
23	Rhodes	Greece	117,007 (2001)
24	Ibiza	Spain	114,000
25	Corfu	Greece	111,975 (2001)
26	Södermalm	Sweden	102,756 (2013)
27	Lesbos Island	Greece	90,643 (2001)
28	Menorca	Spain	88,400
29	Jersey	Jersey, crown colony of  United Kingdom	88,200
30	Isle of Man	Isle of Man, crown colony of  United Kingdom	80,000
31	Usedom	Germany and  Poland	76,500
32	Rügen	Germany	73,000
33	Anglesey	United Kingdom	68,900
34	Lolland	Denmark	68,224
35	Guernsey	Guernsey, crown colony of  United Kingdom	62,200
36	Venice	Italy	62,000
37	Kungsholmen	Sweden	58,194 (2013)
38	Värmdö	Sweden	57,497 (2013)
39	Gotland	Sweden	56,656 (2013)
40	Ischia	Italy	56,100
41	Terceira Island	Portugal	55,833 (2001)
42	Chios	Greece	53,817 (2005)
43	Als	Denmark	51,806
44	Chioggia	Italy	51,336
45	Lidingö	Sweden	43,897 (2013)
46	Falster	Denmark	43,364
47	Bornholm	Denmark	43,245
48	Kotlin Island	Russia	43,100
49	Kefalonia	Greece	42,088 (2005)
49	Zakynthos	Greece	41,472 (2005)
51	Saaremaa	Estonia	39,200
52	Salamis Island	Greece	38,022 (2001)
53	Isle of Sheppey	United Kingdom	37,852
54	Canvey Island	United Kingdom	37,473
55	Tromsøya	Norway	35,000 (2007)
56	Samos	Greece	33,814 (2001)
57	Hinnøya	Norway	32,101
58	Elba	Italy	32,000
59	Gozo	Malta	31,100
60	Kos	Greece	30,947 (2001)
61	Öland	Sweden	24,984 (2013)
62	Karmøy	Norway	29,940
63	Askøy	Norway	24,000 (2009)
64	Fasta Åland	Finland	23,600
65	Lefkada	Greece	22,879 (2005)
66	Streymoy	Faroe Islands	22,555 (2009)
67	Mors	Denmark	22,293
68	Port Island (Gdańsk) (Wyspa Portowa)	Poland	22,167
69	Sylt	Germany	21,000
69	Oléron	France	20,000
70	Lido di Venezia	Italy	20,000
71	Syros	Greece	20,000 (2004)
72	Lewis and Harris[1]	United Kingdom	19,918
73	Stord	Norway	19,400
74	Lauttasaari (Drumsö)	Finland	18,965
75	Nøtterøy	Norway	18,500
76	Naxos	Greece	18,188 (2001)
77	Wolin	Poland	18,000
78	Krk	Croatia	17,860
79	Shetland Mainland	United Kingdom	17,550
80	Lemnos	Greece	17,000 (2001)
81	Hayling Island	United Kingdom	16,887
82	Kalymnos	Greece	16,576 (2001)
83	Korčula	Croatia	16,182
84	Langøya	Norway	15,844
85	Ekerö	Sweden	15,369 (2013)
86	Sotra (Store Sotra)	Norway	15,356
87	Orkney Mainland	United Kingdom	15,315
88	Faial Island	Portugal	15,063 (2001)
89	Île de Ré	France	15,000
90	Pico Island	Portugal	14,806 (2001)
91	Hammarö	Sweden	14,709 (2013)
92	Orust	Sweden	14,562 (2013)
93	Brač	Croatia	14,031
94	Tjörn	Sweden	14,024
95	Langeland	Denmark	13,881
96	Thasos	Greece	13,765 (2001)
97	Texel	Netherlands	13,700
98	Holy Island, Anglesey	United Kingdom	13,600
99	Aegina	Greece	13,552 (2001)
100	Fehmarn	Germany	13,000
101	Great Island	Ireland	13,000
102	Paros	Greece	12,853 (2001)
103	Capri	Italy	12,200
104	Santorini	Greece	11,716 (2001)
105	Sant'Antioco	Italy	11,700
106	Walney Island	United Kingdom	11,391
107	Hvar	Croatia	11,103
108	Hiiumaa	Estonia	11,087
109	Lipari	Italy	11,000
110	Eysturoy	Faroe Islands	10,883 (2009)
111	Vestvågøy	Norway	10,700
112	Procida	Italy	10,694 (2004)
113	Frösö	Sweden	10,570 (2013)
114	São Jorge Island	Portugal	10,500 (2001)
115	Møn	Denmark	10,448
116	Kvaløya (Troms)	Norway	10,300
117	Jeløy	Norway	10,156
118	Île de Noirmoutier	France	10,000

See also

• List of European islands by area
• List of islands by population

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 ^[2] 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.^[3]
• 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.^[4]

References