There are more than 1,200 islands in the Adriatic Sea, 69 of which are inhabited. A study in 2000 by the Institute of Oceanography in Split shows that there are 1246 islands: 79 large islands, 525 islets, and 642 ridges and rocks. The Italian Scuola di Geografia of Genoa states that the number is greater if one includes the small islands in the Italian lagoons of Venice and Grado, and the so-called "islands of the Po delta".

Croatia

Adriatic islands in Croatia include: Northern seacoast: Northern Dalmatia: Central and southern Dalmatia:

Montenegro

Gjerana Rock, Small Rock, Big Rock (Ulcinj Riviera)

In Bay of Kotor

Italy

The following islands of Italy are in the Adriatic Sea:

Venetian Lagoon

The most important of the 130 islands in the Venetian Lagoon are: Other inhabited islands in the Venetian Lagoon include:

Grado-Marano Lagoon

The most important of the nearly 120 islands in the Grado-Marano Lagoon are:

Albania