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
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
- ↑ Note: By tradition and usage, the Isle of Lewis and Isle of Harris are often treated as two different islands.
- ↑ SCB (Statistics Sweden), "Kust, stränder och öar", 8 December 2014.
- ↑ SCB (Statistics Sweden), "De 50 största öarna ", 8 December 2014.
- ↑ Statistik om Stockholm, .