List of islands of the British Isles

This article is a list of some of the islands that form the British Isles that have an area of 1 square kilometre (247 acres) or larger, listing area and population data. The total area of the islands is 314,965 km² (121,609 sq mi).^[1] Great Britain accounts for the larger part of this area at 66%,^[2] with Ireland accounting for 26%,^[3] leaving the remaining 8%—an area of 23,996 km² (9,265 sq mi)—consisting of thousands of smaller islands. The largest of the other islands are to be found in the Hebrides and the Northern Isles to the north, and Anglesey and the Isle of Man between Great Britain and Ireland. Not included are the Channel Islands which, positioned off the coast of France, are not part of the archipelago.

There are 188 permanently inhabited islands in total:

Isle of Man: 1
Republic of Ireland: 62 and a part of Ireland
United Kingdom: 123 plus Great Britain and a part of Ireland
- England: 19
- Northern Ireland: 1 and a part of Ireland
- Scotland: 97
- Wales: 6

List of islands by area

List of islands showing area, population^[4] and location
Name	Area		Population	Location	Country or dependency
Name	km²	sq mi	Population	Location	Country or dependency
Great Britain	209,331	80,823^[2]	60,800,000^[5]	—	England, Scotland and Wales, United Kingdom
Ireland	81,638	31,521^[3]	6,378,000^[6]	—	Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Lewis and Harris^[7]	2,179	841	19,918	Outer Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
Isle of Skye^[7]	1,656	639	9,232	Inner Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
Mainland (Shetland)^[7]	969	374	17,550	Shetland Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Isle of Mull^[7]	875	338	2,667	Inner Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
Anglesey (including Holy Island)	714	276	69,000	Irish Sea	Wales, United Kingdom
Islay^[7]	620	239	3,457	Inner Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
Isle of Man^[8]	572	221	80,056	Irish Sea	Isle of Man
Mainland (Orkney)^[7]	523	202	17,162	Orkney Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Isle of Arran^[7]	432	167	5,045	Firth of Clyde	Scotland, United Kingdom
Isle of Wight^[9]	381	147	132,731	English Channel	England, United Kingdom
Jura	367	142	188	Inner Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
South Uist^[7]	320	124	1,818	Outer Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
North Uist^[7]	303	117	1,271	Outer Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
Yell	212	82	957	Shetland Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Achill Island^[10]	147	57	2,620	County Mayo	Republic of Ireland
Hoy	143	55	272	Orkney Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Isle of Bute^[7]	122	47	7,228	Firth of Clyde	Scotland, United Kingdom
Unst	121	47	720	Shetland Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Rùm	105	41	22	Small Isles	Scotland, United Kingdom
Isle of Sheppey^[11]	94	36	37,852	Kent	England, United Kingdom
Benbecula^[7]	82	32	1,219	Outer Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
Tiree	78	30	770	Inner Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
Coll	77	30	164	Inner Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
Raasay	64	25	192	Inner Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
Great Island	61	24	>13,000^[12]	Cork	Republic of Ireland
Barra^[7]	59	23	1,078	Outer Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
Sanday	50	19	478	Orkney Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
South Ronaldsay	50	19	458	Orkney Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Rousay	49	19	212	Orkney Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Westray	47	18	563	Orkney Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Fetlar	41	16	86	Shetland Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Colonsay	41	16	108	Inner Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
Holy Island	39	15	13,579	Anglesey	Wales, United Kingdom
Stronsay	33	13	343	Orkney Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Inishmore	31	12	824	Aran Islands	Republic of Ireland
Eigg	30	12	67	Small Isles	Scotland, United Kingdom
Shapinsay	30	12	300	Orkney Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Bressay	28	11	384	Shetland Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Eday	27	10	121	Orkney Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Hayling Island^[13]	27	10	16,887	Hampshire	England, United Kingdom
Foulness Island	26	10	212	Essex	England, United Kingdom
Valentia Island	26	10	665	County Kerry	Republic of Ireland
Scalpay	25	10	10	Inner Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
Gorumna^[10]	24	9	1,010	County Galway	Republic of Ireland
Portsea Island	24	9	147,088	Hampshire	England, United Kingdom
Lismore	24	9	146	Inner Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
Great Bernera	21	8	233	Outer Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
Ulva	20	8	16	Inner Hebrides	Scotland, United Kingdom
Whalsay^[7]	20	8	1,034	Shetland Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Canvey Island^[14]	19	7	37,479	Essex	England, United Kingdom
Mersea Island^[15]	18	7	7,182	Essex	England, United Kingdom
Muckle Roe	18	7	104	Shetland Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Bere Island or Bear Island	17	7	218^[16]	Cork	Republic of Ireland
Arranmore or Aran Island	17	7	478^[16]	County Donegal	Republic of Ireland
Rathlin Island	14	5	100	Antrim	Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Inch Island	14	5	396^[16]	County Donegal	Republic of Ireland
Walney Island^[17]	13	5	11,388	Furness	England, United Kingdom
Foula	13	5	38	Shetland Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Inishbofin	13	5	184^[16]	Galway	Republic of Ireland
Great Cumbrae^[7]	12	5	1,434	Firth of Clyde	Scotland, United Kingdom
Inishmaan	10	4	157	Aran Islands	Republic of Ireland
Papa Westray	9	3	90	Orkney Islands	Scotland, United Kingdom
Lettermore	9	3	184^[16]	Galway	Republic of Ireland
St Mary's^[18]	6	2	1,666	Isles of Scilly	England, United Kingdom
Inisheer or Inishere	6	2	343^[16]	Galway	Republic of Ireland
Lindisfarne	4	2	180	Northumberland	England, United Kingdom
Lundy	4	2	28	Devon	England, United Kingdom
Tresco	3	1	180	Isles of Scilly	England, United Kingdom
Lambay Island	3	1	7	County Dublin	Republic of Ireland
Calf of Man	3	1	2 (seasonal)	Irish Sea	Isle of Man
Lettermullen or Lettermullan	3	1	214^[16]	Galway	Republic of Ireland
Thorney Island^[19]	2	1	1,079	West Sussex	England, United Kingdom
Bardsey Island^[20]	2	1	4	Gwynedd	Wales, United Kingdom
St Martin's	2	1	142	Isles of Scilly	England, United Kingdom
St Agnes	1	0	73	Isles of Scilly	England, United Kingdom
Bryher	1	0	92	Isles of Scilly	England, United Kingdom

References

^ COUNTRY/TERRITORY INDEX, ISLAND DIRECTORY Archived 13 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
Island Facts Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Isle of Man Government. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
According to the UNEP, the Republic of Ireland has a land area of 70,282 km² (27,136 sq mi), and the United Kingdom has a land area of 244,111 km² (94,252 sq mi). According to the Isle of Man Government, the Isle of Man has a land area of 572 km² (221 sq mi). Therefore, the overall land area of the British Isles is 315,159 km² (121,684 sq mi)
^ ^a ^b Great Britain, ISLAND DIRECTORY Archived 8 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015. According to the UNEP, Great Britain has an area of 209,331 km² (80,823 sq mi).
^ ^a ^b Ireland, ISLAND DIRECTORY Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015. According to the UNEP, Ireland has an area of 81,638 km² (31,521 sq mi).
^ Population figures are from 2001 Census, except: Great Britain and Ireland both from 2011; Isle of Portland from 2005; Achill, Gorumna, Isle of Man, Jersey all from 2006.
^ 2011 Census: Population Estimates for the United Kingdom. In the 2011 census, the population of England, Wales and Scotland was estimated to be approximately 61,370,000, composed of 60,800,000 on Great Britain and 570,000 on other islands. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
^ "Historical Population Trends – 1841 – 2011, NISRA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2015. In 2011, the population of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland was 6,399,115, composed of approximately 6,378,000 on Ireland and 21,000 on other islands.^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ General Register Office for Scotland – Statistics for Inhabited Islands Archived 21 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Isle of Man Census 2006 Archived 17 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine (excluding the population of 2 living on the Calf of Man)
^ National Statistics – Isle of Wight (Local Authority). Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2012-05-22.
^ ^a ^b Census 2006 – Table 11 – Population of Inhabited Islands off the Coast (PDF)
^ National Statistics – Leysdown and Warden (Ward) Archived 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Minster Cliffs (Ward) Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Queenborough and Halfway (Ward), Sheerness East (Ward) Archived 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Sheerness West (Ward) Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine and Sheppey Central (Ward)
^ 2011 Census gives 6500 for Cobh Town and 7534 for Cobh Rural ED; most were on Great Island but 148 were on Haulbowline and some on Fota Island.
^ National Statistics – Hayling East (Ward) Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine and Hayling West (Ward) Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ National Statistics – Canvey Island Central (Ward) Archived 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, East (Ward), North (Ward) Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, South (Ward), West (Ward) and Winter Gardens (Ward) Archived 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ National Statistics – West Mersea CP (Parish) Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine and East Mersea CP (Parish) Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ National Statistics – Walney North (Ward) Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine and Walney South (Ward)
^ National Statistics – St. Mary's (Ward) Archived 6 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2012-05-22.
^ National Statistics – West Thorney CP (Parish). Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2012-05-22.
^ Article on Bardsey Island residents. Guardian. Retrieved on 2012-05-22.

[1] COUNTRY/TERRITORY INDEX, ISLAND DIRECTORY Archived 13 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
Island Facts Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Isle of Man Government. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
According to the UNEP, the Republic of Ireland has a land area of 70,282 km² (27,136 sq mi), and the United Kingdom has a land area of 244,111 km² (94,252 sq mi). According to the Isle of Man Government, the Isle of Man has a land area of 572 km² (221 sq mi). Therefore, the overall land area of the British Isles is 315,159 km² (121,684 sq mi)

[GREATBRITAIN-2] Great Britain, ISLAND DIRECTORY Archived 8 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015. According to the UNEP, Great Britain has an area of 209,331 km² (80,823 sq mi).

[IRELAND-3] Ireland, ISLAND DIRECTORY Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015. According to the UNEP, Ireland has an area of 81,638 km² (31,521 sq mi).

[4] Population figures are from 2001 Census, except: Great Britain and Ireland both from 2011; Isle of Portland from 2005; Achill, Gorumna, Isle of Man, Jersey all from 2006.

[5] 2011 Census: Population Estimates for the United Kingdom. In the 2011 census, the population of England, Wales and Scotland was estimated to be approximately 61,370,000, composed of 60,800,000 on Great Britain and 570,000 on other islands. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

[6] "Historical Population Trends – 1841 – 2011, NISRA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2015. In 2011, the population of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland was 6,399,115, composed of approximately 6,378,000 on Ireland and 21,000 on other islands.^{[dead link‍]}

[scottish-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ General Register Office for Scotland – Statistics for Inhabited Islands Archived 21 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[8] Isle of Man Census 2006 Archived 17 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine (excluding the population of 2 living on the Calf of Man)

[9] National Statistics – Isle of Wight (Local Authority). Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2012-05-22.

[roi-10] Census 2006 – Table 11 – Population of Inhabited Islands off the Coast (PDF)

[11] National Statistics – Leysdown and Warden (Ward) Archived 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Minster Cliffs (Ward) Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Queenborough and Halfway (Ward), Sheerness East (Ward) Archived 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Sheerness West (Ward) Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine and Sheppey Central (Ward)

[12] 2011 Census gives 6500 for Cobh Town and 7534 for Cobh Rural ED; most were on Great Island but 148 were on Haulbowline and some on Fota Island.

[13] National Statistics – Hayling East (Ward) Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine and Hayling West (Ward) Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[14] National Statistics – Canvey Island Central (Ward) Archived 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, East (Ward), North (Ward) Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, South (Ward), West (Ward) and Winter Gardens (Ward) Archived 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[15] National Statistics – West Mersea CP (Parish) Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine and East Mersea CP (Parish) Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[Census2022-16] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[17] National Statistics – Walney North (Ward) Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine and Walney South (Ward)

[18] National Statistics – St. Mary's (Ward) Archived 6 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2012-05-22.

[19] National Statistics – West Thorney CP (Parish). Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2012-05-22.

[20] Article on Bardsey Island residents. Guardian. Retrieved on 2012-05-22.

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List of islands of the British Isles

List of islands by area

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