North Aegean Islands: the complete list of islands
The big, unpackaged islands of the northern and eastern Aegean — Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Ikaria — plus the small ones scattered between them. Fewer charter flights, longer ferry rides, and some of the most distinctive islands in the country.
The main checklist counts 12 islands here — every inhabited North Aegean Islands island you can actually travel to. Populations are permanent residents, which is its own kind of surprise: some of the best-known islands are among the emptiest in winter.
| Island | Greek name | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| Agios Efstratios | Άγιος Ευστράτιος | 257 |
| Chios | Χίος | 50,361 |
| Fournoi | Φούρνοι | 1,343 |
| Ikaria | Ικαρία | 8,843 |
| Lemnos | Λήμνος | 16,411 |
| Lesvos | Λέσβος | 83,755 |
| Oinousses | Οινούσσες | 911 |
| Psara | Ψαρά | 422 |
| Samos | Σάμος | 32,642 |
| Samothraki | Σαμοθράκη | 2,596 |
| Thasos | Θάσος | 13,104 |
| Thymaina | Θύμαινα | 191 |
The excursion islets
2 more islands of the North Aegean Islands sit in Pelagos’s optional expert tier — places you visit for an afternoon rather than stay on, scored separately so they never inflate the main count: Agios Minas, Samiopoula.
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