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Most Populous Islands of the UK (+ overseas territories, etc.)

What are the 20 most populous islands of the greater United Kingdom (including all remnants of the British Empire: the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies).
The population statistics of the UK islands are obtained from 3 Wikipedia sources (some of them are outdated) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_of_the_British_Isles; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_Dependencies].
For simplicity, both the British overseas territories and crown dependencies are each labelled as collectives/bailiwicks rather than individual islands. However, the mainland Great Britain islands have to be guessed individually (for example: Mersey Island, Skye, etc.).
Territories part of a continental landmass (Gibraltar; pop: 33,701) won't be included. Northern Ireland (pop: 1,927,900) is excluded because it is not a distinct island, but the northern quadrant of the island of Ireland (its inclusion is therefore awkward).
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Population
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60,800,000
Great Britain
147,088
Portsea
132,731
Isle of Wight
107,800
Bailiwick
of Jersey
80,056
Isle of Man
78,554
Cayman Islands
67,334
Bailiwick
of Guernsey
62,506
Bermuda
55,421
Anglesey
38,191
Turks and Caicos Islands
Population
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37,852
Isle of Sheppey
37,479
Canvey Island
31,758
British Virgin Islands
19,918
Lewis and Harris
17,550
Shetland (Mainland)
17,162
Orkney (Mainland)
16,887
Hayling Island
14,869
Anguilla
13,579
Holy Island
11,388
Walney Island
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