List of islands of the British Isles - Wikipedia List of islands of the British Isles This list has no precise inclusion criteria as described in the Manual of Style for standalone lists. Please improve this article by adding inclusion criteria. ( Discuss ) ( June 2018 ) The British Isles and the Channel Islands This page is a list of the larger islands that form the British Isles, listing area and population data. The total area of the islands is 314,965 km2. Great Britain accounts for the larger part of this area at 66 %, with Ireland accounting for 26 %, leaving the remaining 8 % -- an area of 23,996 km2 -- comprising thousands of smaller islands. The largest of the other islands are to be found in the Hebrides and Northern Isles to the north, and Anglesey and the Isle of Man between Great Britain and Ireland. Not included are the Channel Islands which are positioned off the coast of France. There are 187 permanently inhabited islands in total : Isle of Man : 2 Republic of Ireland : 62 and part of Ireland United Kingdom : 123 and part of Ireland England : 19 and part of Great Britain Northern Ireland : 1 and part of Ireland Scotland : 97 and part of Great Britain ( as of the 2001 census, 4 had only a sole permanent occupant, and further 20 had a permanent population of fewer than 10 ) Wales : 6 and part of Great Britain The Isle of Man is a Crown dependency. Name Area ( km2 ) Area rank Population Population rank Location Country Great Britain 209,331 01 60,800,000 01 N / A England, Scotland and Wales, United Kingdom Ireland 81,638 02 6,378,000 02 N / A Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Lewis and Harris 2,179 03 19,918 11 Outer Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom Skye 1,656 04 9,232 17 Inner Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom Shetland Mainland 969 05 17,550 12 Shetland Islands Scotland, United Kingdom Mull 875 06 2,667 22 Inner Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom Anglesey ( including Holy Island ) 714 07 69,000 07 Irish Sea Wales, United Kingdom Islay 620 08 3,457 21 Inner Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom Isle of Man 572 09 80,056 06 Irish Sea Isle of Man Orkney Mainland 523 10 15,315 14 Orkney Islands Scotland, United Kingdom Arran 432 11 5,045 20 Firth of Clyde Scotland, United Kingdom Isle of Wight 381 12 132,731 04 English Channel England, United Kingdom Jura 367 13 188 50 Inner Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom South Uist 320 14 1,818 25 Outer Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom North Uist 303 15 1,271 28 Outer Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom Yell 212 16 957 34 Shetland Islands Scotland, United Kingdom Achill Island 147 17 2,620 23 County Mayo Republic of Ireland Hoy 143 18 272 45 Orkney Islands Scotland, United Kingdom Bute 122 19 7,228 18 Firth of Clyde Scotland, United Kingdom Unst 121 20 720 37 Shetland Islands Scotland, United Kingdom Rùm 105 21 22 -- Small Isles Scotland, United Kingdom Isle of Sheppey 94 22 37,852 09 Kent England, United Kingdom Benbecula 82 23 1,219 29 Outer Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom Tiree 78 24 770 36 Inner Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom Coll 77 25 164 -- Inner Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom Raasay 64 26 192 49 Inner Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom Barra 59 27 1,078 31 Outer Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom Sanday 50 28 478 40 Orkney Islands Scotland, United Kingdom South Ronaldsay 50 28 458 41 Orkney Islands Scotland, United Kingdom Rousay 49 30 212 47 Orkney Islands Scotland, United Kingdom Westray 47 31 563 39 Orkney Islands Scotland, United Kingdom Fetlar 41 32 86 -- Shetland Islands Scotland, United Kingdom Colonsay 41 32 108 -- Inner Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom Holy Island, Anglesey 39 34 13,579 15 Anglesey Wales, United Kingdom Stronsay 33 35 343 43 Orkney Islands Scotland, United Kingdom Inishmore 31 36 824 35 Aran Islands Republic of Ireland Eigg 30 37 67 -- Small Isles Scotland, United Kingdom Shapinsay 30 37 300 44 Orkney Islands Scotland, United Kingdom Bressay 28 39 384 42 Shetland Islands Scotland, United Kingdom Eday 27 40 121 -- Orkney Islands Scotland, United Kingdom Hayling Island 27 40 16,887 13 Hampshire England, United Kingdom Foulness Island 26 42 212 47 Essex England, United Kingdom Scalpay 25 43 10 -- Inner Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom Gorumna 24 44 1,010 33 County Galway Republic of Ireland Portsea Island 24 44 147,088 03 Hampshire England, United Kingdom Lismore 24 44 146 -- Inner Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom Great Bernera 21 47 233 46 Outer Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom Ulva 20 48 16 -- Inner Hebrides Scotland, United Kingdom Whalsay 20 48 1,034 32 Shetland Islands Scotland, United Kingdom Canvey Island 19 50 37,479 10 Essex England, United Kingdom Mersea Island 18 51 7,182 19 Essex England, United Kingdom Muckle Roe 18 51 104 -- Shetland Islands Scotland, United Kingdom Walney Island 13 53 11,388 16 Furness England, United Kingdom Great Cumbrae 12 54 1,434 27 Firth of Clyde Scotland, United Kingdom St Mary 's 6 55 1,666 26 Isles of Scilly England, United Kingdom Lundy 56 28 -- Devon England, United Kingdom Tresco 57 180 51 Isles of Scilly England, United Kingdom Calf of Man 57 -- Irish Sea Isle of Man Thorney Island 59 1,079 30 West Sussex England, United Kingdom Bardsey Island 59 -- Gwynedd Wales, United Kingdom St Martin 's 59 142 -- Isles of Scilly England, United Kingdom St Agnes 62 73 -- Isles of Scilly England, United Kingdom Bryher 62 92 -- Isles of Scilly England, United Kingdom See also British Isles List of islands in the Atlantic Ocean List of islands of England List of islands of Ireland List of islands of Scotland List of Orkney islands List of Outer Hebrides List of Shetland islands List of islands of the Isle of Man List of islands of the United Kingdom List of islands of Wales References Jump up ^ COUNTRY / TERRITORY INDEX, ISLAND DIRECTORY, United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015. Island Facts, Isle of Man Government. Retrieved 9 August 2015. According to the UNEP, the Republic of Ireland has a land area of 70,282 km2, and the United Kingdom has a land area of 244,111 km2. According to the Isle of Man Government, the Isle of Man has a land area of 572 km2. Therefore, the overall land area of the British Isles is 315,159 km2 ^ Jump up to : Great Britain, ISLAND DIRECTORY, United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015. According to the UNEP, Great Britain has an area of 209,331 km2. ^ Jump up to : Ireland, ISLAND DIRECTORY, United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015. According to the UNEP, Ireland has an area of 81,638 km2. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ `` Historical Population Trends -- 1841 -- 2011, NISRA '' ( PDF ). Retrieved 2015 - 08 - 09. 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. ^ Jump up to : General Register Office for Scotland -- Statistics for Inhabited Islands Archived 21 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Isle of Man Census 2006 Archived 17 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. ( excluding the population of 2 living on the Calf of Man ) Jump up ^ National Statistics -- Isle of Wight ( Local Authority ). Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2012 - 05 - 22. ^ Jump up to : Census 2006 -- Table 11 -- Population of Inhabited Islands off the Coast ( PDF ) Jump up ^ National Statistics -- Leysdown and Warden ( Ward ), Minster Cliffs ( Ward ), Queenborough and Halfway ( Ward ), Sheerness East ( Ward ), Sheerness West ( Ward ) and Sheppey Central ( Ward ) Jump up ^ National Statistics -- Hayling East ( Ward ) and Hayling West ( Ward ) Jump up ^ National Statistics -- Canvey Island Central ( Ward ), East ( Ward ), North ( Ward ), South ( Ward ), West ( Ward ) and Winter Gardens ( Ward ) Jump up ^ National Statistics -- West Mersea CP ( Parish ) and East Mersea CP ( Parish ) Jump up ^ National Statistics -- Walney North ( Ward ) and Walney South ( Ward ) Jump up ^ National Statistics -- St. Mary 's ( Ward ). Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2012 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ National Statistics -- West Thorney CP ( Parish ). Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2012 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ Article on Bardsey Island residents. Guardian. Retrieved on 2012 - 05 - 22. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_islands_of_the_British_Isles&oldid=846199673 '' Categories : Islands of the British Isles Lists of islands of the United Kingdom Lists of places in the United Kingdom British Isles - related lists Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Lists having no precise inclusion criteria from June 2018 All lists having no precise inclusion criteria Use dmy dates from June 2018 Use British English from June 2018 All Wikipedia articles needing clarification Wikipedia articles needing clarification from June 2018 Talk About Wikipedia Boarisch Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Français Italiano Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 17 June 2018, at 02 : 20 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: which is bigger isle of wight or isle of man
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