List of islands in the Mediterranean

The two biggest islands of the Mediterranean: Sicily (right) and Sardinia (top left), which are both part of Italy.

The following is a list describing the islands located in the Mediterranean Sea.

By area

 NameImageCountryArea (km2)PopulationCapital/Main City
1Sicily Italy25,8345,010,000Palermo
2Sardinia Italy24,1001,656,000Cagliari
3Cyprus Cyprus
(including  Northern Cyprus[Note 1] and  Akrotiri and Dhekelia)		9,2511,170,125[1]Nicosia
4Corsica France8,681322,000Ajaccio
5Crete Greece8,312624,000Heraklion
6Euboea Greece3,655218,000Chalcis
7Majorca Spain3,640846,000Palma
8Lesbos Greece1,63090,000Mytilene
9Rhodes Greece1,398117,000Rhodes
10Chios Greece84252,000Chios
11Kefalonia Greece78137,000Argostoli
12Menorca Spain69487,000Mahón
13Corfu Greece592108,000Corfu
14Ibiza Spain577111,000Ibiza Town
15Djerba Tunisia523139,544Houmt Souk
16Lemnos Greece47618,000Myrina
17Samos Greece47634,000Vathy
18Naxos Greece42818,000Naxos
19Zakynthos Greece40639,000Zakynthos
20Cres Croatia405.78[2]3,079[2]Cres
20Krk Croatia405.78[2]19,383[2]Krk
22Brač Croatia394.57[2]13,956[2]Supetar
23Andros Greece38010,000Andros
24Thasos Greece37913,765Thasos
25Lefkada Greece30320,751Lefkada
26Karpathos Greece3016,565Pigadia
27Hvar Croatia299.66[2]11,077[2]Hvar
28Kos Greece29031,000Kos
29Pag Croatia284.56[2]9,059[2]Pag
30Imbros Turkey2798,894Çinarli
31Kythira Greece2783,354Kythira
32Korčula Croatia276.03[2]15,522[2]Korčula
33Icaria Greece2558,312Agios Kirykos
34Malta Malta246409,259[3]Valletta
35Elba Italy22431,572Portoferraio
36Skyros Greece2092,602Skyros
37Paros Greece19612,853Parikia
38Tinos Greece1948,574Tinos
39Samothrace Greece1782,723Samothrace
40Milos Greece1604,771Plaka
41Kea Greece1292,417Ioulis
42Amorgos Greece1211,859Amorgos
43Marmara Turkey117Marmara
44Dugi Otok Croatia114.44[2]1,655[2]Sali
45Kalymnos Greece11116,237Pothia
46Chergui Tunisia110Remla
47Sant'Antioco Italy10911,730Sant'Antioco
48Ios Greece1091,838Ios
49Mljet Croatia100.41[2]1,088[2]Babino Polje
50Kythnos Greece1001,608Kythnos
51Astypalaia Greece971,238Astypalaia
52Ithaca Greece963,084Vathy
53Skopelos Greece95.54,696Skopelos
54Salamis Greece9538,022Salamina
55Rab Croatia90.84[2]9,328[2]Rab
56Vis Croatia90.26[2]3,445[2]Vis
57Mykonos Greece869,320Mykonos
58Syros Greece8419,782Ermoupoli
59Aegina Greece8313,552Aegina
60Formentera Spain837,461Sant Francesc Xavier
61Pantelleria Italy837,729Pantelleria
62Santorini Greece7613,402Fira
63Lošinj Croatia74.68[2]7,587[2]Mali Lošinj
64Serifos Greece731,414Serifos
65Sifnos Greece732,442Apollonia
66Gharbi Tunisia69Mellita
67Gozo Malta6737,288[3]Victoria
68Kasos Greece66990Fry
69Alonissos Greece642,700Patitiri
70Tilos Greece63533Megálo Chorió
71Pašman Croatia63.34[2]2,845[2]Pašman
72Šolta Croatia58.98[2]1,700[2]Grohote
73Symi Greece582,606Symi
74Leros Greece538,207Agia Marina
75San Pietro Italy516,444Carloforte
76Asinara Italy511Cala d'Oliva
77Hydra Greece502,719Hydra
78Ugljan Croatia50.21[2]6,049[2]Preko
79Skiathos Greece486,160Skiathos
80Lastovo Croatia46.87[2]792[2]Lastovo
81Ischia Italy4660,335Ischia
82Agios Efstratios Greece43371Agios Efstratios
83Nisyros Greece41948Mandraki
84Sikinos Greece41238Sikinos
85Psara Greece40422Psara
86Anafi Greece38273Anafi
87Lipari Italy3710,763Lipari
88Bozcaada Turkey362,427Bozcaada
89Kimolos Greece36769Kimolos
90Antiparos Greece351,037Antiparos
91Patmos Greece352,984Patmos
92Kornat Croatia32.30[2]19[2]
93Folegandros Greece32667Folegandros
94Fourni Greece301,326Fourni
95Gavdos Greece29.698Kastri
96Čiovo Croatia28.80[2]5,908[2]Okrug Gornji
97Halki Greece28.1313Halki
98Salina Italy26.82,300
99Olib Croatia26.09[2]140[2]Olib
100Uzunada Turkey25.4
101Paxi Greece25.32,253Gaios
102Kalamos Greece25543Kalamos
103Kyra Panagia Greece2510
104Giglio Italy23.81,458
105Cunda (Alibey) Turkey23.4
106Poros Greece22.94,348Poros
107Molat Croatia22.82[2]197[2]Molat
108Vir Croatia22.38[2]3,000[2]Vir
109Spetses Greece22.23,908Spetses
110Paşalimanı Turkey21.4Harmanli
111Saria Greece21.122
112Vulcano Italy20.9715Vulcano
113Avsa Turkey20.6Avsa
114Antikythera Greece20.444Potamós
115Lampedusa Italy20.24,500Lampedusa e Linosa
116La Maddalena Italy20.111,902La Maddalena
117Meganisi Greece201,090Katomeri
118Favignana Italy194,383Favignana
119Capraia Italy19410Capraia
120Elafonisos Greece19745Elafonisos
121Murter Croatia18.60[2]4,895[2]Murter
122Makronisos Greece18.30
123Irakleia Greece17.6151Irakleia
124Iž Croatia17.59[2]615[2]Iž Veli
125Gyaros Greece17.30
126Megalonisos Petalion Greece17.20
127Polyaigos Greece17.20
128Unije Croatia16.92[2]88[2]Unije
129Leipsoi Greece16698Leipsoi
130Šipan Croatia15.81[2]419[2]Šipanska Luka
131Caprera Italy15.70
132Cabrera Spain15.70
133Keros Greece15.20
134Žirje Croatia15.06[2]103[2]Žirje
135Sestrunj Croatia15.03[2]48[2]Sestrunj
136Silba Croatia14.98[2]292[2]Silba
137Žut Croatia14.82[2]0[2]
138Pserimos Greece14.8130Pserimos
139Oinousses Greece14.4999Oinousses
140Peristera Greece14.25
141Rineia Greece13.70
142Agathonisi Greece13.6158Megálo Chorió
143Donoussa Greece13.6163Donoussa (Stavros)
144Prvic (Krk) Croatia13.50
145Stromboli Italy12.6572San Vincenzo
146Dokos Greece12.543Dokos
147Porquerolles France12.5200
148Schiza Greece12.32
149Drvenik Veliki Croatia12.1168Drvenik Veliki
150Marettimo Italy12819Marettimo
151Agistri Greece12920Milos (Megalohori)
152Dia Greece11.80
153Gioura Greece11.10
154Capri Italy10.412,200Capri
155Montecristo Italy10.42
156Pianosa Italy10.310
157Othonoi Greece10.1631Othonoi
158Thymaina Greece10.1151Thymaina
159Imrali Turkey10
160Ist Croatia9.65202
161Filicudi Italy9.5235
162Therasia Greece9.3268
163Kastellorizo Greece9.1406
164Levitha Greece9.18
165Sapientza Greece9.17
166Île du Levant France9
167Premuda Croatia8.758
168Ustica Italy8.71,302
169Plavnik Croatia8.60
170Maun Croatia8.50
171Šćedro Croatia8.40
172Zlarin Croatia8.1276
173Schoinousa Greece8.1206
174Antimilos Greece80
175Syrna Greece7.90
176Despotiko Greece7.80
177Ammouliani Greece7.7547
178Ponza Italy7.53,107
179Alimia Greece7.40
180Kaprije Croatia7.1143
181Port-Cros France730
182Arkoi Greece6.754
183Sveti Grgur Croatia6.40
184Skantzoura Greece6.20
185Biševo Croatia5.915
186Kastos Greece5.980
187Tavolara Italy5.90
188Levanzo Italy5.8208
189Pano Koufonisi Greece5.8399
Total102,920.3611,683,668

By population

above 200,000

  1. Sicily 5,060,000
  2. Sardinia 1,655,000
  3. Cyprus 1,170,125
  4. Majorca 860,000
  5. Crete 624,000
  6. Malta 409,259
  7. Corsica 322,000
  8. Euboea 218,000

By country

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Albania

Ksamil Islands in Albania.

Croatia

Prvić Luka, Croatia

France

Greece

Italy

Lebanon

Malta

Montenegro

In Bay of Kotor:

Spain

Syria

Tunisia

Turkey

Disputed

Politically divided

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus controls one third of the island of Cyprus and is recognized only by Turkey. It is claimed in whole by the Republic of Cyprus.

References

  1. ↑ "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 47. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 Estimated Population by Locality 31 March 2013 Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine.. Malta Government Gazette 19,094. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
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