Islands

Isle of Man Population 2023

The Isle of Man population is 84,640. This data is from the 2021 census, published in 2022. The Isle of Man – or Mann as it is also known – is an island in the Irish Sea, midway between the islands of Ireland and Britain. The Isle of Man...

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Isle of Wight Population 2023

The Isle of Wight population is 142,296. If we exclude the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, the Isle of Wight is the second largest island by population in the UK, after Portsea Island just across the water in Portsmouth. The Isle of Wight is...

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Orkney Population 2023

The population of Orkney in 2021 is 22,400. This is slightly lower than the population in neighbouring Shetland. The Orkney Flag The Orkney Islands are a collection of 70 islands ten kilometres off the north east coast of Scotland. Just 21 of the...

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Shetland Population 2023

The population of the Shetland Islands is estimated to be 22,870. This is a slight decrease on the population recorded in the 2011 census, which was 23,167. Shetland is the name for a collection of around 300 islands in the North Atlantic. They are...

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Arran Population 2023

The latest Isle of Arran population is 4,629. This data is from the 2011 census and shows a decrease in population of 429 people from 2001, when the population was 5,058. Arran is the sixth largest island in Scotland. Arran has a population density...

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Isle of Skye Population 2023

The latest Isle of Skye population is 13,143. This is based on data from 2017. The population on Skye is growing, and is projected to increase to almost 15,000 over the next 20-25 years. The Isle of Skye flag was adopted in 2020. Skye is the fourth...

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