Population

The population of an island is the number of pirates that have set that island, or a building on that island, as their home and are not dormant (have logged on in the last 10 days). The amount of taxes that shoppes and stalls must pay at that island are partially proportional to the population of that island. The islands must meet minimum infrastructure requirements, and have a population of greater than 250, before greenies will "spawn" there.

Since one account may house multiple pirates, termed alts, the population of an island does not necessarily correspond to the number of actual players who have set their home on that island. Likewise, the sum of all island populations does not reflect the number of actual players who play on that ocean.