Numbers are a bit old, here is an updated list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_islands_by_population
Edit: Almost complete list here.
Interestingly this list isn’t comprehensive either. It lists a few of the islands of Azores, of which there should be 9, and only “Madeira” although Madeira is both an island and an archipelago of several islands.
Edit: the article actually admits the list is not complete.
Thank you! I was just wondering about the Isle of Man
This is a bit outdated; Iceland’s population is over 350,000 as of a year or two ago
Is Gran Canaria considered to be in Europe?
Geologically it should belong to Africa. Politically, it belongs to Spain, thus is ‘European’.
In that case where are all the French overseas territories like La Réunion with a population of ~870k?
Good question, I was thinking about them too. I guess the author made an arbitrary decision to include the Canaries because they are “close enough” to Europe, and not include the rest of overseas territories of European countries
The macaronesia islands have been formed by the African and Atlantic plates moving apart, leaving a trail of islands: Cape Verde, Canaries islanda, Madeira islands. They all sit on the African plate. But both the Canaries and Madeira are regions of their respective countries with European identidy and culture.
At least a much as Britain
Old zealand
No actually Old Zealand is the old Dutch province of Zeeland.
Germanic-language countries with big Navies, naming a province “Sea Land”. Tale as old as Europe.
Idk about the rest but iceland is 400k
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