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This is a list of islands in Europe ordered by area (excluding the Canaries).
| Rank | Island | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Countries/regions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 229,048 | 88,745 | Largest island of Europe. Largest island of the United Kingdom (93% of the state area) | |
| 2 | Iceland | 101,826 | 39,315 | Largest island of Iceland (99% of the state area) | |
| 3 | Ireland | 84,421 | 32,595 | ||
| 4 | Severny Island | 47,079 | 18,177 | Northern Island of Novaya Zemlya. Largest island of Russia within Europe. | |
| 5 | Spitsbergen | 37,673 | 14,546 | Largest island of Svalbard (62% of its entire area) and of Norway. | |
| 6 | Yuzhny Island | 33,246 | 12,836 | Southern Island of Novaya Zemlya. | |
| 7 | Sicily | 25,662 | 9,908 | Largest island of Italy, largest island of the Mediterranean Sea. | |
| 8 | Sardinia | 24,099 | 9,305 | ||
| 9 | Nordaustlandet | 14,443 | 5,576 | ||
| 10 | Cyprus | 9,251 | 3,572 | Subject to ongoing territorial dispute between the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus. Geographically Asian. | |
| 11 | Corsica | 8,741 | 3,351 | Largest island of France within Europe. | |
| 12 | Crete | 8,312 | 3,209 | Largest island of Greece. | |
| 13 | Zealand | 7,180 | 2,715 | Largest island of Denmark within Europe. | |
| 14 | Edgeøya | 5,074 | 1,959 | ||
| 15 | Vendsyssel-Thy | 4,685 | 1,809 | ||
| 16 | Euboea | 3,655 | 1,411 | ||
| 17 | Mallorca | 3,640 | 1,406 | Largest island of Spain within Europe. | |
| 18 | Kolguyev | 3,497 | 1,350 | ||
| 19 | Vaygach Island | 3,329 | 1,306 | ||
| 20 | Gotland | 2,994 | 1,156 | Largest island of Sweden. Largest island in the Baltic Sea. | |
| 21 | Fyn | 2,984 | 1,152 | ||
| 22 | Zemlya Georga | 2,821 | 1,089 | ||
| 23 | Saaremaa | 2,672 | 1,032 | Largest island of Estonia. | |
| 24 | Wilczek Land | 2,203 | 851 | ||
| 25 | Hinnøya | 2,198 | 849 | ||
| 26 | Lewis and Harris | 2,179 | 841 | ||
| 27 | Tenerife | 2,034 | 785 | ||
| 27 | Žitný ostrov | 1,900 | 730 | Slovakia | Largest river island in Europe [1] |
| 27 | Skye | 1,656 | 639 | ||
| 28 | Soisalo | 1,638 | 631 | Largest island of Finland. Largest freshwater island of Europe. | |
| 29 | Lesbos | 1,630 | 629 | ||
| 30 | Senja | 1,586 | 612 | ||
| 31 | Graham Bell Island | 1,557 | 601 | ||
| 32 | Rhodes | 1,398 | 540 | ||
| 33 | Öland | 1,347 | 520 | ||
| 34 | Barents Island | 1,288 | 497 | ||
| 35 | Lolland | 1,243 | 480 | ||
| 36 | Södertörn | 1,207 | 466 | ||
| 37 | Zemlya Aleksandry | 1,095 | 423 | ||
| 38 | Gallya | 1,049 | 405 | ||
| 39 | Hiiumaa | 989 | 382 | ||
| 40 | Mainland, Shetland | 969 | 374 | Mainland of the Shetland Islands. | |
| 41 | Salisbury Island | 960 | 371 | ||
| 42 | Rügen | 926 | 358 | Largest island of Germany. | |
| 43 | Isle of Mull | 875 | 338 | ||
| 44 | Langøya | 850 | 328 | ||
| 45 | Chios | 842 | 324 | ||
| 46 | Sørøya | 811 | 313 | ||
| 47 | Kefalonia | 781 | 301 | ||
| 48 | São Miguel Island | 759 | 293 | Largest island of Portugal. | |
| 49 | Mezhdusharskiy Island | 748 | 288 | ||
| 50 | Madeira Island | 741 | 286 | Politically part of Europe; geographically nearer to Africa. | |
| 51 | Kvaløya (in Troms) | 737 | 284 | ||
| 52 | Anglesey | 714 | 276 | Includes Holy Island, Anglesey- 15.22 sq mi (39.4 km2) - separated by a very narrow channel. | |
| 53 | Menorca | 694 | 268 | ||
| 54 | Fasta Åland | 685 | 265 | Mainland of Åland. | |
| 55 | Kvitøya | 682 | 264 | ||
| 56 | Ringvassøya | 656 | 253 | ||
| 57 | Islay | 620 | 239 | ||
| 58 | Prins Karls Forland | 615 | 237 | ||
| 59 | MacKlintok Island | 612 | 236 | ||
| 60 | Corfu | 592 | 229 | ||
| 61 | Bornholm | 588 | 227 | ||
| 62 | Hitra | 572 | 221 | ||
| 63 | Isle of Man | 572 | 221 | Crown Dependencies | |
| 64 | Ibiza | 571 | 220 | ||
| 65 | Seiland | 559 | 216 | ||
| 66 | Austvågøya | 527 | 203 | ||
| 67 | Kimitoön (Finnish: Kemiönsaari) | 524 | 202 | ||
| 68 | Mainland, Orkney | 523 | 202 | Mainland of the Orkney Islands. | |
| 69 | Jackson Island | 521 | 201 | ||
| 70 | Falster | 514 | 199 | ||
| 71 | Andøya | 489 | 189 | ||
| 72 | La Ronciere Island | 478 | 185 | ||
| 73 | Samos | 476 | 184 | ||
| 74 | Lemnos | 476 | 184 | ||
| 75 | Hooker Island | 460 | 177 | ||
| 76 | Ziegler Island | 448 | 173 | ||
| 77 | Pico Island | 446 | 172 | ||
| 78 | Usedom | 445 | 172 | ||
| 79 | Magerøya | 437 | 169 | ||
| 80 | Isle of Arran | 432 | 167 | ||
| 81 | Naxos | 428 | 165 | ||
| 82 | Vestvågøya | 411 | 159 | ||
| 83 | Zakynthos | 406 | 158 | ||
| 84 | Krk | 406 | 158 | Largest island of Croatia. | |
| 85 | Cres | 406 | 158 | Just 0.02 km2 smaller than Krk. | |
| 86 | Terceira Island | 403 | 156 | ||
| 87 | Brač | 395 | 153 | ||
| 88 | Isle of Wight | 381 | 147 | ||
| 89 | Jan Mayen | 380 | 147 | ||
| 90 | Andros | 380 | 147 | ||
| 91 | Thasos | 379 | 146 | ||
| 92 | Champ Island | 374 | 144 | ||
| 93 | Streymoy | 374 | 144 | ||
| 94 | Luigi Island | 371 | 143 | ||
| 95 | Mors | 368 | 142 | ||
| 96 | Jura | 367 | 142 | ||
| 97 | Orust | 346 | 133 | ||
| 98 | Salm Island | 344 | 133 | ||
| 99 | Kvaløya | 336 | 129 | ||
| 100 | Karl-Alexander Island | 329 | 127 | ||
| 101 | Osterøy | 329 | 127 | ||
| 102 | Als | 321 | 125 | ||
| 103 | South Uist | 320 | 124 | ||
| 104 | Leucas | 303 | 117 | ||
| 105 | North Uist | 303 | 117 | ||
| 106 | Karpathos | 301 | 300 | ||
| 107 | Hvar | 300 | 116 | ||
| 108 | Rudolf Island | 296 | 114 | ||
| 109 | Kos | 290 | 112 | ||
| 110 | Northbrook Island | 289 | 111 | ||
| 111 | Yeva-Liv Island | 288 | 110 | ||
| 112 | Eysturoy | 286 | 110 | ||
| 113 | Pag | 285 | 109 | ||
| 114 | Langeland | 284 | 109 | ||
| 115 | Imbros | 279 | 108 | Largest island of Turkey within Europe. | |
| 116 | Cythera | 278 | 107 | ||
| 117 | Korčula | 276 | 107 | ||
| 118 | Arnøya | 276 | 107 | ||
| 119 | Wolin | 265 | 103 | ||
| 120 | Icaria | 255 | 98 | ||
| 121 | Bolshoy Solovetsky Island | 246 | 95 | Mainland of Solovetsky Islands. | |
| 122 | Malta | 246 | 95 | Largest island of Malta (78% of the state area) | |
| 123 | São Jorge Island | 246 | 95 | ||
| 124 | Stord | 241 | 93 | ||
| 125 | Wiener Neustadt Island | 237 | 91 | ||
| 126 | Vanna (Troms) | 232 | 90 | ||
| 127 | Stjernøya | 231 | 90 | ||
| 128 | Møn | 226 | 88 | ||
| 129 | Elba | 224 | 86 | ||
| 130 | Smøla | 218 | 84 | ||
| 131 | Yell | 212 | 82 | ||
| 132 | Skyros | 209 | 81 | ||
| 133 | Muhu | 206 | 80 |
Data for some islands is missing, particularly for some Arctic islands in Russia and Svalbard.
| What the ranking would be if added. | Island | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Jutland (North of the Kiel Canal) | 28,500 | 11,000 | Denmark |
| 9 | Peloponnese | 21,549.6 | 8,320.3 | |
| 40 | Flevopolder | 970 | 370 |