Brest's 2026 population is now estimated at 371,715. In 1950, the population of Brest was 65,685. Brest has grown by 1,212 in the last year, which represents a 0.33% annual change. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Brest, which typically includes Brest's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
| City | 2026 Pop. ↓ | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | 11,418,300 | 0.63% |
| Lyon | 1,799,720 | 0.7% |
| Marseille | 1,654,100 | 0.58% |
| Lille | 1,098,220 | 0.61% |
| Toulouse | 1,088,900 | 0.81% |
| Bordeaux | 1,025,990 | 0.78% |
| Nice | 961,174 | 0.52% |
| Nantes | 716,952 | 0.77% |
| Toulon | 596,228 | 0.58% |
| Grenoble | 547,057 | 0.63% |
| Strasbourg | 492,925 | 0.64% |
| Montpellier | 490,812 | 0.8% |
| Avignon | 486,710 | 0.63% |
| Rouen | 481,335 | 0.55% |
| Saint-Etienne | 383,621 | 0.54% |
| Rennes | 374,366 | 0.77% |
| Tours | 371,872 | 0.6% |
| Bethune | 366,909 | 0.55% |
| Valenciennes | 346,237 | 0.55% |
| Reims | 182,460 | 1% |
| Le Havre | 170,147 | 1% |
| Dijon | 156,920 | 1.01% |
| Angers | 152,960 | 1% |
| Nimes | 150,610 | 1% |
| Saint-Denis | 147,931 | 1.01% |
| Villeurbanne | 147,712 | 1% |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 143,886 | 1% |
| Le Mans | 142,946 | 1% |
| Aix-en-Provence | 142,482 | 1% |
| Amiens | 134,057 | 1% |
| Limoges | 132,175 | 0.99% |
| Annecy | 126,924 | 1.25% |
| Perpignan | 120,158 | 1% |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | 120,071 | 1.01% |
| Orleans | 116,685 | 1.01% |
| Metz | 116,429 | 1% |
| Besancon | 115,934 | 1% |
| Argenteuil | 110,210 | 1.01% |
| Montreuil | 109,897 | 1.01% |
| Mulhouse | 109,443 | 0.99% |
| Caen | 105,354 | 1% |
| Nancy | 104,286 | 1% |
| Tourcoing | 97,368 | 1.01% |
| Roubaix | 96,990 | 1% |
| Nanterre | 95,105 | 1.01% |
| Vitry-sur-Seine | 93,557 | 1.01% |
| Creteil | 90,605 | 1% |
| Poitiers | 88,291 | 1% |
| Aubervilliers | 86,375 | 1.03% |
| Versailles | 85,862 | 1% |
| Aulnay-sous-Bois | 85,740 | 1.01% |
| Asnieres-sur-Seine | 85,191 | 1% |
| Colombes | 85,177 | 1% |
| Saint-Pierre | 84,212 | 1.01% |
| Courbevoie | 81,719 | 0.99% |
| Rueil-Malmaison | 78,152 | 0.99% |
| Champigny-sur-Marne | 77,630 | 1.01% |
| Beziers | 77,177 | 1.01% |
| Pau | 77,130 | 1% |
| La Rochelle | 75,735 | 1% |
| Saint-Maur-des-Fosses | 74,859 | 1% |
| Calais | 73,911 | 1% |
| Cannes | 73,868 | 1% |
| Antibes | 72,999 | 0.99% |
| Drancy | 71,318 | 1.01% |
| Ajaccio | 70,659 | 1.01% |
| Merignac | 70,105 | 1.01% |
| Saint-Nazaire | 69,993 | 1.01% |
| Colmar | 69,105 | 1% |
| Issy-les-Moulineaux | 68,451 | 1.01% |
| Noisy-le-Grand | 68,183 | 1.02% |
| Venissieux | 65,894 | 1.02% |
| Cergy | 65,177 | 1.01% |
| Bourges | 64,551 | 0.99% |
| Levallois-Perret | 64,379 | 1% |
| La Seyne-sur-Mer | 63,936 | 1% |
| Pessac | 63,808 | 1.01% |
| Valence | 63,714 | 1.01% |
| Valence | 63,714 | 1.01% |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 63,408 | 1% |
| Quimper | 62,985 | 1% |
| Antony | 62,570 | 1% |
| Ivry-sur-Seine | 62,052 | 1.01% |
| Troyes | 61,652 | 1.01% |
| Clichy | 61,070 | 1.01% |
| Montauban | 60,810 | 1.01% |
| Neuilly-sur-Seine | 60,361 | 0.99% |
| Chambery | 58,919 | 1% |
| Niort | 58,707 | 1.01% |
| Sarcelles | 58,587 | 1% |
| Pantin | 57,482 | 1.02% |
| Lorient | 57,149 | 1% |
| Le Blanc-Mesnil | 56,783 | 1.02% |
| Beauvais | 56,254 | 1% |
| Maisons-Alfort | 55,655 | 1.01% |
| Hyeres | 55,588 | 1% |
| Epinay-sur-Seine | 55,084 | 1% |
| Meaux | 54,991 | 1.01% |
| Chelles | 54,917 | 1.01% |
| Villejuif | 54,753 | 0.99% |
| Narbonne | 54,700 | 1.01% |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 54,372 | 1.01% |
| Cholet | 53,917 | 1% |
| Saint-Quentin | 53,816 | 0.99% |
| Bobigny | 53,640 | 1.02% |
| Saint-Louis | 53,365 | 1% |
| Saint-Louis | 53,365 | 1% |
| Bondy | 53,353 | 1% |
| Vannes | 53,352 | 1% |
| Clamart | 52,971 | 1% |
| Fontenay-sous-Bois | 52,939 | 1% |
| Frejus | 52,672 | 1% |
| Arles | 52,548 | 1% |
| Sartrouville | 51,967 | 1% |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | 51,292 | 1.02% |
| Bayonne | 51,228 | 1.02% |
| Sevran | 51,016 | 1.01% |
| Cagnes-sur-Mer | 50,928 | 1.02% |
| Massy | 50,833 | 1.03% |
| Grasse | 50,396 | 1% |
| Montrouge | 50,260 | 1% |
| Vincennes | 49,891 | 1% |
| Laval | 49,728 | 1% |
| Vaulx-en-Velin | 49,658 | 1.03% |
| Albi | 48,970 | 1% |
| Suresnes | 48,264 | 1% |
| Martigues | 48,188 | 1% |
| Evreux | 47,733 | 0.99% |
| Belfort | 47,656 | 0.99% |
| Brive-la-Gaillarde | 46,916 | 1% |
| Gennevilliers | 46,907 | 1.02% |
| Charleville-Mezieres | 46,428 | 0.99% |
| Saint-Herblain | 46,268 | 1.01% |
| Aubagne | 46,268 | 1.01% |
| Saint-Priest | 46,207 | 1.02% |
| Rosny-sous-Bois | 46,207 | 1.01% |
| Saint-Malo | 46,097 | 1.01% |
| Blois | 46,086 | 1% |
| Carcassonne | 46,031 | 1% |
| Bastia | 45,715 | 1.02% |
| Salon-de-Provence | 45,528 | 1.01% |
| Meudon | 45,352 | 1% |
| Choisy-le-Roi | 45,331 | 1.01% |
| Chalon-sur-Saone | 45,096 | 1% |
| Saint-Germain-en-Laye | 44,753 | 1.03% |
| Chalons-en-Champagne | 44,753 | 1% |
| Puteaux | 44,645 | 1% |
| Livry-Gargan | 44,437 | 1.01% |
| Saint-Brieuc | 44,372 | 0.99% |
| Mantes-la-Jolie | 44,299 | 1% |
| Noisy-le-Sec | 44,136 | 1.02% |
| Les Sables-d'Olonne | 44,017 | 1.33% |
| Alfortville | 43,881 | 0.99% |
| Chateauroux | 43,741 | 0.99% |
| Sete | 43,229 | 0.99% |
| Caluire-et-Cuire | 43,187 | 1% |
| Istres | 43,133 | 1% |
| La Courneuve | 43,054 | 1.01% |
| Garges-les-Gonesse | 42,728 | 1.01% |
| Talence | 42,606 | 1.01% |
| Angouleme | 41,740 | 1% |
| Castres | 41,636 | 1% |
| Bron | 41,543 | 1.02% |
| Bourg-en-Bresse | 41,527 | 1.01% |
| Tarbes | 41,518 | 1% |
| Le Cannet | 41,471 | 0.99% |
| Reze | 41,411 | 1.01% |
| Arras | 41,019 | 1% |
| Wattrelos | 40,958 | 1% |
| Bagneux | 40,918 | 1.02% |
| Gap | 40,895 | 1% |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | 40,874 | 0.99% |
| Thionville | 40,701 | 0.99% |
| Ales | 40,219 | 1% |
| Compiegne | 40,199 | 1% |
| Melun | 40,032 | 1% |
| Douai | 39,700 | 0.99% |
| Gagny | 39,358 | 1% |
| Draguignan | 39,340 | 1% |
| Montelimar | 39,097 | 1.02% |
| Colomiers | 38,951 | 1% |
| Anglet | 38,929 | 1% |
| Stains | 38,720 | 1.02% |
| Chartres | 38,578 | 1% |
| Saint-Martin-d'Heres | 38,487 | 1% |
| Joue-les-Tours | 37,893 | 1% |
| Saint-Benoit | 37,759 | 1.01% |
| Pontault-Combault | 37,747 | 1% |
| Saint-Joseph | 37,644 | 1% |
| Poissy | 37,388 | 1% |
| Chatillon | 37,355 | 1.01% |
| Villefranche-sur-Saone | 36,857 | 1% |
| Echirolles | 36,840 | 1.01% |
| Villepinte | 36,830 | 1.01% |
| Franconville | 36,762 | 1.02% |
| Savigny-sur-Orge | 36,533 | 1% |
| Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois | 36,207 | 1% |
| Tremblay-en-France | 36,180 | 1.01% |
| Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | 35,846 | 1% |
| Annemasse | 35,712 | 1.01% |
| Bagnolet | 35,674 | 1% |
| Creil | 35,657 | 1.01% |
| Montlucon | 35,653 | 0.99% |
| Palaiseau | 35,514 | 1.03% |
| La Ciotat | 35,174 | 1% |
| Saint-Raphael | 35,042 | 1.01% |
| Neuilly-sur-Marne | 34,993 | 1% |
| Saint-Chamond | 34,967 | 1% |
| Thonon-les-Bains | 34,756 | 1% |
| Auxerre | 34,634 | 1% |
| Haguenau | 34,504 | 1% |
| Roanne | 34,366 | 0.99% |
| Athis-Mons | 34,347 | 1.03% |
| Villenave-d'Ornon | 34,090 | 1.03% |
| Le Perreux-sur-Marne | 33,879 | 1% |
| Macon | 33,638 | 1% |
| Saint-Leu | 33,576 | 1% |
| Agen | 33,576 | 0.99% |
| Villeneuve-Saint-Georges | 33,545 | 1.01% |
| Meyzieu | 33,477 | 1.02% |
| Vitrolles | 33,310 | 0.99% |
| Chatenay-Malabry | 33,286 | 1.01% |
| Romans-sur-Isere | 33,160 | 1% |
| Nevers | 32,990 | 0.99% |
| Montigny-le-Bretonneux | 32,929 | 0.99% |
| Marignane | 32,920 | 0.99% |
| Nogent-sur-Marne | 32,851 | 1.01% |
| Six-Fours-les-Plages | 32,829 | 0.99% |
| Les Mureaux | 32,792 | 1.01% |
| Trappes | 32,584 | 1.01% |
| Cambrai | 32,558 | 1% |
| Houilles | 32,151 | 1% |
| Schiltigheim | 31,894 | 1% |
| Chatellerault | 31,840 | 1% |
| Epinal | 31,740 | 1% |
| Vigneux-sur-Seine | 31,574 | 1% |
| Plaisir | 31,419 | 1% |
| Lens | 31,415 | 1% |
| L'Hay-les-Roses | 31,204 | 1% |
| Saint-Medard-en-Jalles | 31,145 | 1.02% |
| Viry-Chatillon | 31,093 | 1% |
| Cachan | 31,069 | 1.01% |
| Dreux | 31,044 | 1% |
| Lievin | 30,785 | 0.99% |
| Pontoise | 30,767 | 1.01% |
| Malakoff | 30,720 | 1% |
| Goussainville | 30,637 | 1% |
| Charenton-le-Pont | 30,374 | 1% |
| Pierrefitte-sur-Seine | 30,306 | 1.02% |
| Chatou | 30,253 | 1% |
| Rillieux-la-Pape | 30,012 | 0.99% |
| Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy | 30,002 | 1% |
