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Islands in Europe Ranked by Population density

Islands recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Population density. Only items Wikidata places in Europe (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Zealand ranks #1 with 327.4 people per km². Grande-Terre is second with 308.3 people per km², 6.2% behind. The top five are Zealand, Grande-Terre, Great Britain, Ibiza and Mallorca. The median across all 44 is 64.5 people per km²; Iturup is last at 2.15 people per km².

#1
Zealand · 327.4 people per km²
Median
64.5 people per km²
Coverage
44 islands in Europe
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Population densityBar chart of the top 10: 1. Zealand 327.4; 2. Grande-Terre 308.3; 3. Great Britain 284.4; 4. Ibiza 279.9; 5. Mallorca 262.2; 6. Basse-Terre Island 212.3; 7. Sicily 196.8; 8. São Miguel Island 186.1; 9. Usedom 171.9; 10. Tahiti 171.Zealand327.4Grande-Terre308.3Great Britain284.4Ibiza279.9Mallorca262.2Basse-Terre Island212.3Sicily196.8São Miguel Island186.1Usedom171.9Tahiti171
Top 10: Population density (people per km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Zealand 327.4; 2. Grande-Terre 308.3; 3. Great Britain 284.4; 4. Ibiza 279.9; 5. Mallorca 262.2; 6. Basse-Terre Island 212.3; 7. Sicily 196.8; 8. São Miguel Island 186.1; 9. Usedom 171.9; 10. Tahiti 171.

Full ranking

Islands in Europe Ranked by Population density
RankIslandLocationPopulation density (people per km²)
1ZealandDenmark327.4
2Grande-TerreFrance308.3
3Great BritainUnited Kingdom284.4
4IbizaSpain279.9
5MallorcaSpain262.2
6Basse-Terre IslandFrance212.3
7SicilyItaly196.8
8São Miguel IslandPortugal186.1
9UsedomPoland, Germany171.9
10TahitiFrance171
11CorfuGreece161.1
12FunenDenmark157.4
13MenorcaSpain145
14CyprusUnited Kingdom, Cyprus121.3
15AngleseyUnited Kingdom93.5
16RhodesGreece91.1
17IrelandIreland, United Kingdom85.1
18FalsterDenmark84.7
19CreteGreece74.7
20RügenGermany72.9
21SamosGreece69.3
22BornholmDenmark67.4
23ChiosGreece61.6
24EuboeaGreece52.1
25LesbosGreece51.1
26CephaloniaGreece49.1
27LollandDenmark47.8
28Naxos IslandGreece41.7
29LemnosGreece35.1
30MainlandUnited Kingdom31.8
31Pico IslandPortugal30.9
32GotlandSweden20.3
33ÖlandSweden18.7
34Kvaløya, TromsNorway17.6
35HinnøyaNorway14.5
36LangøyaNorway14.3
37SaaremaaEstonia11.1
38Lewis and HarrisUnited Kingdom10.1
39SenjaNorway9.4
40HiiumaaEstonia9.1
41Isle of SkyeUnited Kingdom6.04
42Kunashir IslandJapan, Russian Federation5.37
43IcelandIceland3.13
44IturupRussian Federation2.15

About the top 10

#2 Grande-Terre

Grande-Terre ranks #2 on this list with 308.3 people per km².

Country
France
Length
40 km
Elevation
130 m
Area
639 km²

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#4 Ibiza

Ibiza ranks #4 on this list with 279.9 people per km².

Country
Spain
Area
577 km²

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#6 Basse-Terre Island

Basse-Terre Island ranks #6 on this list with 212.3 people per km².

Country
France
Length
46 km
Elevation
1,467 m
Area
876 km²

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#8 São Miguel Island

São Miguel Island ranks #8 on this list with 186.1 people per km².

Country
Portugal
Length
90 km
Area
744.6 km²

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#9 Usedom

Usedom ranks #9 on this list with 171.9 people per km².

Countries
Poland, Germany
Length
66 km
Elevation
69 m
Area
445 km²

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#10 Tahiti

Tahiti ranks #10 on this list with 171 people per km².

Country
France
Length
61 km
Elevation
2,241 m
Area
1,042 km²

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Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).

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Source and method

Islands recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Population density. Only items Wikidata places in Europe (directly or through their country) are included.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: Wikidata. All licences: Sources & licences.