Isle of Man — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Isle of Man had an estimated population of 75,134 in 2005, with 8 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Isle of Man today — population now 84,055, against 75,134 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 75,134 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 79,516 | 84,055 | +6% |
The two sources differ by 6% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas | Douglas | 25,422 | 26,218 now |
| 2 | Onchan | Onchan | 8,871 | — |
| 3 | Ramsey | Ramsey | 7,526 | 7,845 now |
| 4 | Peel | Peel | 3,765 | 5,374 now |
| 5 | Port Erin | Port Erin | 3,473 | 3,530 now |
| 6 | Castletown | Castletown | 2,680 | 3,100 now |
| 7 | Port Saint Mary | Port Saint Mary | 2,051 | — |
| 8 | Laxey | Laxey | 1,524 | 1,768 now |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas | 25,422 |
| 2 | Onchan | 8,871 |
| 3 | Ramsey | 7,526 |
| 4 | Peel | 3,765 |
| 5 | Port Erin | 3,473 |
| 6 | Braddan | 3,310 |
| 7 | Castletown | 2,680 |
| 8 | Port Saint Mary | 2,051 |
| 9 | Malew | 2,044 |
| 10 | Marown | 1,651 |
| 11 | Arbory | 1,635 |
| 12 | Laxey | 1,524 |
| 13 | Rushen | 1,430 |
| 14 | Lonan | 1,380 |
| 15 | Michael | 1,342 |
| 16 | Patrick | 1,230 |
| 17 | Andreas | 1,113 |
| 18 | German | 1,019 |
| 19 | Maughold | 905 |
| 20 | Ballaugh | 832 |
| 21 | Lezrayre | 652 |
| 22 | Jurby | 571 |
| 23 | Bride | 390 |
| 24 | Santon | 318 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.