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Islands in Europe Ranked by Population

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

Summary

Great Britain ranks #1 with 65.12 million people. That is 9.1 times Ireland in second place (7.19 million people). The top five are Great Britain, Ireland, Sicily, Zealand and Cyprus. The median across all 50 is 86,900 people; Elba is last at 32,000 people.

#1
Great Britain · 65.12 million people
Median
86,900 people
Coverage
50 islands in Europe
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: PopulationBar chart of the top 10: 1. Great Britain 65.12 million; 2. Ireland 7.19 million; 3. Sicily 5.05 million; 4. Zealand 2.3 million; 5. Cyprus 1.12 million; 6. Mallorca 949,047; 7. Crete 623,065; 8. Funen 469,724; 9. Malta 357,000; 10. Iceland 321,857.Great Britain65.12 millionIreland7.19 millionSicily5.05 millionZealand2.3 millionCyprus1.12 millionMallorca949,047Crete623,065Funen469,724Malta357,000Iceland321,857
Top 10: Population (people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Great Britain 65.12 million; 2. Ireland 7.19 million; 3. Sicily 5.05 million; 4. Zealand 2.3 million; 5. Cyprus 1.12 million; 6. Mallorca 949,047; 7. Crete 623,065; 8. Funen 469,724; 9. Malta 357,000; 10. Iceland 321,857.

Full ranking

Islands in Europe Ranked by Population
RankIslandLocationPopulation (people)
1Great BritainUnited Kingdom65,121,000
2IrelandIreland, United Kingdom7,185,600
3SicilyItaly5,050,000
4ZealandDenmark2,302,074
5CyprusUnited Kingdom, Cyprus1,120,489
6MallorcaSpain949,047
7CreteGreece623,065
8FunenDenmark469,724
9MaltaItaly357,000
10IcelandIceland321,857
11Vasilyevsky IslandRussian Federation209,188
12Grande-TerreFrance197,000
13AmagerDenmark196,047
14EuboeaGreece191,206
15Basse-Terre IslandFrance186,000
16TahitiFrance178,133
17IbizaSpain161,485
18HisingenSweden141,199
19Isle of WightUnited Kingdom140,459
20São Miguel IslandPortugal138,557
21RhodesGreece127,613
22SödermalmSweden105,458
23CorfuGreece100,854
24MenorcaSpain100,323
25HeracleaItaly90,000
26LesbosGreece83,800
27UsedomPoland, Germany76,500
28AngleseyUnited Kingdom70,043
29RügenGermany67,526
30GuernseyUnited Kingdom63,950
31Grand CaymanUnited Kingdom, Cayman Islands63,807
32GotlandSweden60,124
33Great BermudaUnited Kingdom60,000
34LollandDenmark59,456
35Terceira IslandPortugal56,437
36ChiosGreece51,930
37AlsDenmark49,976
38FalsterDenmark43,530
39Kotlin IslandRussian Federation43,005
40ZakynthosGreece41,180
41TromsøyaNorway39,882
42BornholmDenmark39,632
43Salamis IslandGreece39,220
44Isle of SheppeyUnited Kingdom38,000
45CephaloniaGreece36,064
46KarmøyNorway34,100
47KosGreece33,387
48SamosGreece32,977
49ProvidencialesUnited Kingdom32,118
50ElbaItaly32,000

About the top 10

Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).

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Source and method

Islands recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Population. 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.