Mediterranean Islands


Biggest Mediterranean Islands List 🏝️🏖️ Spain (Balearic), Italy, France, Greece & Croatia

List of the biggest mediterranean islands by size and population with their location in the mediterranean sea and island group. Sicily is the biggest island in the mediterranean by size and population ahead of Sardina and Cyprus.

  • ADDucation’s list of the best mediterranean islands to visit was compiled by Robert Junker, last updated 18 Aug 2024.

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Mediterranean Islands 🏝️ Country Location in the mediterranean sea Size (km2) Population Capital Mediterranean Island Group 🏝️
Sicily 🇮🇹 Italy Tyrrhenian Sea Sicily is the largest island in the mediterranean sea 25460 5,010,000 Palermo
Sardinia 🇮🇹 Italy Tyrrhenian Sea 23813 1,650,000 Cagliari
Cyprus 🇨🇾 Cyprus Eastern Mediterranean Sea, south of  Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt 9251 1,050,000 Nicosia
Corsica 🇫🇷 France Tyrrhenian sea 8681 300,000 Ajaccio
Crete 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean sea 8331 600,000 Heraklion (Iraklio)
Euboea 🇬🇷 Greece Near Greek coast in west Aegean Sea 3660 220,000 Chalkida
Mallorca 🇪🇸 Spain Balearic Sea, mid Mediterranean Sea 3640 846,000 Palma de Mallorca Balearic islands
Lesbos 🇬🇷 Greece North – Eastern Aegean 1630 90,000 Mytilini.
Rhodes 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean 1408 115,000 Rhodes Town Dodecanese islands
Chios 🇬🇷 Greece North Aegean 843 52,000 Chios Town Inousses
Menorca 🇪🇸 Spain Balearic Sea, mid Mediterranean Sea 694 94,000 Mahon Balearic islands
Kefalonia 🇬🇷 Greece Gulf of Patras, a branch of the Ionian Sea 689 40,000 Argostoli Ionian island
Corfu 🇬🇷 Greece Ionian Sea 593 112,000 Corfu Town Ionian island
Ibiza 🇪🇸 Spain Balearic Sea, mid Mediterranean Sea 571 130,000 Ibiza Town Balearic Islands
Djerba 🇹🇳 Tunisia Gulf of Gabès 514 120,000 Houmt Souk
Limnos 🇬🇷 Greece Thracian Sea 477.6 18,000 Myrina
Samos 🇬🇷 Greece East Aegean 477.4 34,000 Samos Town (Vathi) Southern Sporades
Zakynthos 🇬🇷 Greece Southern Ionian Sea 407 39,000 Zakynthos City Ionian island
Cres 🇭🇷 Croatia North-eastern Adriatic Sea 406 3,100 Cres City
Krk 🇭🇷 Croatia North-eastern Adriatic Sea 405.5 18,000 Krk Town
Brac 🇭🇷 Croatia Southern Adriatic Sea 396 14,000 Supetar
Naxos 🇬🇷 Greece Aegean Sea 390 18,000 Naxos (Chora) Cyclades islands
Thasos 🇬🇷 Greece North Aegean Sea 380 13,770 Limenas
Andros 🇬🇷 Greece Aegean Sea 379 9,220 Andros Town Cyclades islands
Karpathos 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean Sea 324 6,489 Karpathos Town Dodecanese islands
Hvar 🇭🇷 Croatia Southern Adriatic Sea 297 11,100 Hvar Town
Lefkada 🇬🇷 Greece Ionian Sea Sea 293 22,900 Lefkada Town Ionian island
Kos 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean Sea 287 30,800 Kos Town Dodecanese islands
Pag 🇭🇷 Croatia middle Adriatic Sea 284 8,400 Pag Town
Kythira 🇬🇷 Greece Ionian Sea 278 3,530 Kythira City Ionian island
Korcula 🇭🇷 Croatia Southern Adriatic Sea 271 16,200 Korcula Town
Ikaria 🇬🇷 Greece East Aegean Sea 254 8,350 Agios Kirykos Southern Sporades
Malta 🇲🇹 Malta Mediterranean Sea 246 3570 Valletta
Elba 🇮🇹 Italy Toscana Sea 224 31,572 Portoferraio
Paros 🇬🇷 Greece Aegean Sea 196 13,715 Parikia Cyclades islands
Tinos 🇬🇷 Greece Aegean Sea 194 8,100 Tinos Town Cyclades islands
Samothraki 🇬🇷 Greece Thracian Sea 178 2,700 Samothraki
Milos 🇬🇷 Greece Aegean Sea 160 4,700 Plaka Cyclades islands
Kea 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean Sea 149 2,400 Ioulida Cyclades islands
Kalymnos 🇬🇷 Greece East Aegean Sea 134 16,500 Pothia Dodecanese islands
Amorgos 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean Sea 126 1,850 Amorgos Cyclades islands
Ithaca 🇬🇷 Greece Ionian Sea 118 3,200 Ithaca Ionian island
Astypalia 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean Sea 114 1,400 Chora Astypalia Southern Sporades
Dugi Otok 🇭🇷 Croatia Middle Adriatic Sea 113 1,780 Sali
Ios 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean Sea 109 1,840 Ios Cyclades islands
Mykonos 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean Sea 105 9,320 Mykonos Cyclades islands
Kythnos 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean Sea 100 1,540 Chora Kythnos Cyclades islands
Mljet 🇭🇷 Croatia Southern Adriatic Sea 98 1,100 Babino Polje
Santorini 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean Sea 92 15,550 Thira Cyclades islands
Rab 🇭🇷 Croatia Northern Adriatic Sea 91 9,500 Rab
Vis 🇭🇷 Croatia Southern Adriatic Sea 90 3,600 Vis
Lipari 🇮🇹 Italy Tyrrhenian Sea 88 11,600 Lipari Aeolian Islands
Syros 🇬🇷 Greece Central Aegean Sea 84 25,000 Syros Cyclades islands
Pantelleria 🇮🇹 Italy Strait of Sicily between Sicily and Tunisia. 83 7,850 Pantelleria
Formentera 🇪🇸 Spain Balearic Sea, mid Mediterranean Sea 82 10,400 San Francesc Balearic islands
Serifos 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean Sea 75 1,400 Chora of Serifos Cyclades islands
Losinj 🇭🇷 Croatia Northern Adriatic Sea 74 7,800 Mali Losinj
Leros 🇬🇷 Greece East Aegean Sea 74 8,200 Agia Marina Southern Sporades
Kasos 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean Sea 67 1000 Fry Dodecanese islands
Symi 🇬🇷 Greece East Aegean Sea 66 2,600 Symi Dodecanese islands
Tilos 🇬🇷 Greece East Aegean Sea 64 780 Megalo Chorio Dodecanese islands
Pasman 🇭🇷 Croatia Central Adriatic Sea 60 2,700 Tkon
Solta 🇭🇷 Croatia Southern Adriatic Sea 58 1,680 Grohote
Ugljan 🇭🇷 Croatia Central Adriatic Sea 51 6,200 Ugljan City
Nisyros 🇬🇷 Greece East Aegean Sea 50 1,008 Mandraki Dodecanese islands
Ischia 🇮🇹 Italy Gulf of Naples. 46 6,200 Ischia
Patmos 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean Sea 45 3,047 Chora Patmos Southern Sporades
Sikinos 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean Sea 42 273 Chora Sikinos Cyclades islands
Lastovo 🇭🇷 Croatia Southern Adriatic Sea 41 792 Lastovo City
Halki 🇬🇷 Greece East Aegean Sea 37 313 Halki Southern Sporades
Folegandros 🇬🇷 Greece South Aegean Sea 32 765 Chora Folegandros Cyclades islands

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