Table 1.
An overview of isolated populations in contemporary Europe*
| European country | Isolate population | Isolate type | Population size (estimated) | Geographical location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Croats | ethnic | 100 000 | Burgenland |
| Slovenes | ethnic | 50 000 | Carinthia | |
| Hungarians | ethnic | 70 000 | Burgenland | |
| Alpine isolates | geographic | 50 000 | Tyrol | |
| Belgium | Germans | ethnic | 68 000 | Southeastern border |
| Croatia | Adriatic islanders | geographic | 100 000 | 15 eastern Adriatic islands |
| Albanians | ethnic | 20 000 | Zadar city | |
| Roma | cultural | 10 000 | Pitomača town | |
| Denmark | Faroese | geographic | 46 000 | Faroe islands |
| Germans | ethnic | 250 000 | N. Schleswig, S. Jutland | |
| France | Alsatians | linguistic | 1 500 000 | Alsace-Lorraine |
| Basques | ethnic | 730 000 | Labourdin, lower Navarro | |
| Bretons | linguistic | 300 000 | Bretagne, northwest | |
| Calo (Gitano) | linguistic | 20 000 | South (Iberian Romani) | |
| Catalans | linguistic | 150 000 | Catalonian France | |
| Corsicans | geographic | 280 000 | Corsica island | |
| Flemish | ethnic | 80 000 | Westhoek, northeast | |
| Roma (Sinte, Vlax) | cultural | 40 000 | Various | |
| Germany | Roma (Sinti) | ethnic | 60 000 | Various |
| Sorbs (Slavs) | ethnic | 120 000 | Brandenburg, Saxony | |
| Danes | ethnic | 60 000 | Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Frisian speakers | linguistic | 12 000 | N. Friesland, Heligoland | |
| Jewish | ethnic | 40 000 | Various | |
| Finland | Saami | ethnic | 2600 | North, Inari, Skolt |
| Greece | Aroumanians/Vlachs | ethnic | 40 000 | Thessaly, Pindus, Ipiros |
| Macedonians | ethnic | 40 000 | Prefectures drama, Castoria | |
| Pomaki | religious | 27 000 | Western Thrace | |
| Holland | Frisian speakers | linguistic | 700 000 | Friesland |
| Rucphen | religious | 22 000 | North Brabant province | |
| Iceland | Icelanders | geographic | 240 000 | Iceland |
| Ireland | Gaelic | linguistic | 260 000 | Various |
| Italy | Albanians | ethnic | 100 000 | Sicily, Puglia, Molise, Calabria |
| Catalans | linguistic | 20 000 | Northwest Sardinia | |
| Croats | ethnic | 2000 | Molise, Camporabaso | |
| Friulians | linguistic | 600 000 | N. Friuli, Venezia, Giulia | |
| Greeks | ethnic | 20 000 | Reggio, Salento, Aspromonte | |
| Ladins | linguistic | 35 000 | Dolomites - Gardena, Atesino | |
| Sardinians | geographic | 1 500 000 | Southern Sardinia | |
| Walser | linguistic | 3500 | Valle d'Aosta | |
| Malta | Maltese population | geographic | 365 000 | Malta island |
| Portugal | Mirandes | linguistic | 15 000 | Miranda do Duoro |
| Spain | Aragonese | linguistic | 30 000 | Pyrenean valleys |
| Asturians | linguistic | 450 000 | Asturias principality | |
| Basques | ethnic | 900 000 | West Pyrenees (“Euskadi”) | |
| Galego | linguistic | 1 200 000 | Galicia | |
| Sweden | Finns | ethnic | 30 000 | Torne valley |
| Saami | ethnic | 20 000 | Northwest region | |
| UK | Cornish | linguistic | 1000 | Cornwall, southwest UK |
| Orcadians | geographic | 20 000 | North of Scotland | |
| Shetlanders | geographic | 25 000 | North of Scotland | |
| Western isles population | geographic | 30 000 | Northwest of Scotland | |
| Welsh valleys | geographic | 500 000 | Wales | |
| Manx | geographic | 75 000 | Isle of Man |
*This list is neither exhaustive nor complete; it has been compiled by internet-based search of official governmental information and reports on the ethnic, cultural, religious, linguistic or geographic minorities in respective European countries.