The 21 largest islands in Denmark
The top 3 according to 30 votes from people: Zealand · North Jutlandic Island (Vendsyssel-Thy) · Funen. (Updated Mar 12, 2026.)
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.
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Top 21
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1
Zealand
7,031 km². Baltic Sea, Kattegat, Øresund, Great Belt. Denmark's largest island, home to Copenhagen.
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2
North Jutlandic Island (Vendsyssel-Thy)
4,685 km². North Sea, Kattegat, Skagerrak, Limfjord. Separated from the rest of Jutland by the Limfjord.
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3
Funen
2,985 km². Great Belt, Little Belt, Kattegat, South Funen Archipelago.
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4
Samsø
112 km². Kattegat.
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5
Fur
22 km². Limfjorden.
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6
Fejø
16 km². Smålandsfarvandet.
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7
Falster
514 km². Baltic Sea, Storstrømmen.
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8
Læsø
101 km². Kattegat.
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9
Lolland
1,243 km². Baltic Sea, Smålandsfarvandet, Storstrømmen.
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10
Mors
368 km². Limfjord.
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11
Als
321 km². Little Belt.
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12
Møn
218 km². Baltic Sea.
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13
Amager
95.3 km². Øresund.
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14
Ærø
88 km². South Funen Archipelago.
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15
Tåsinge
70 km². South Funen Archipelago.
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16
Anholt
22 km². Kattegat.
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17
Bornholm
588 km². Baltic Sea. Lies far out in the Baltic, closer to Sweden than to the rest of Denmark.
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18
Langeland
284 km². Great Belt.
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19
Rømø
129 km². Wadden Sea, North Sea.
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20
Fanø
56 km². Wadden Sea, North Sea.
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21
Saltholm
16.0 km². Øresund. Uninhabited.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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