# The 21 largest islands in Denmark

Denmark has around 1,400 islands, 409 of them named and 70 inhabited. The largest is Zealand, at 7,031 km², followed by the North Jutlandic Island, cut off from the rest of Jutland by the Limfjord, and Funen. The list ranks the largest islands by area, with the waters around them.

- 30 votes · 21 items
- Mar 12, 2026 · signe_tablefor2
- https://even.best/en/l/5487/the-21-largest-islands-in-denmark

## Top 21

1. **Zealand** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 7,031 km². Baltic Sea, Kattegat, Øresund, Great Belt. Denmark's largest island, home to Copenhagen.
2. **North Jutlandic Island (Vendsyssel-Thy)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 4,685 km². North Sea, Kattegat, Skagerrak, Limfjord. Separated from the rest of Jutland by the Limfjord.
3. **Funen** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 2,985 km². Great Belt, Little Belt, Kattegat, South Funen Archipelago.
4. **Samsø** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 112 km². Kattegat.
5. **Fur** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 22 km². Limfjorden.
6. **Fejø** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 16 km². Smålandsfarvandet.
7. **Falster** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 514 km². Baltic Sea, Storstrømmen.
8. **Læsø** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 101 km². Kattegat.
9. **Lolland** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1,243 km². Baltic Sea, Smålandsfarvandet, Storstrømmen.
10. **Mors** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 368 km². Limfjord.
11. **Als** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 321 km². Little Belt.
12. **Møn** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 218 km². Baltic Sea.
13. **Amager** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 95.3 km². Øresund.
14. **Ærø** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 88 km². South Funen Archipelago.
15. **Tåsinge** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 70 km². South Funen Archipelago.
16. **Anholt** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 22 km². Kattegat.
17. **Bornholm** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 588 km². Baltic Sea. Lies far out in the Baltic, closer to Sweden than to the rest of Denmark.
18. **Langeland** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 284 km². Great Belt.
19. **Rømø** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 129 km². Wadden Sea, North Sea.
20. **Fanø** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 56 km². Wadden Sea, North Sea.
21. **Saltholm** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — 16.0 km². Øresund. Uninhabited.

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