The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 68,551,653 people in France in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,382,451 people compared to 68,756,508 in France.
Population statistics:
- France's population is 49.7 times bigger than Cyprus'.
- Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while France is the 23rd.
- The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.83% for France.
- For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +0.35% in France.
- Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.38M (31.1% growth), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.8M (8.07% growth).
- Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.51M people compared to the peak of 70.6M people in 2095 for France.
Cyprus vs France: live population counter
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| Current population |
1382451
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68756508
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| Population rank | 153/197 | 23/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.83% |
| One net population change |
39.5 minutes
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2.93 minutes
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| One birth every |
36.2 minutes
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46.6 seconds
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| One death every |
55.3 minutes
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50.1 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
1.08 hours
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5.81 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +8,138 | +90,527 |
| Daily growth/decline | +36 | +491 |
| Annual growth/decline | +13,306 | +179,367 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.99% | +0.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 104/197 | 153/197 |
Cyprus and France: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 586,490 | 47,412,964 | - | - |
| 1961 | 595,514 | 47,905,982 | 1.54% | 1.04% |
| 1962 | 601,466 | 48,389,516 | 1% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 607,252 | 48,877,567 | 0.96% | 1.01% |
| 1964 | 612,521 | 49,401,492 | 0.87% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 617,736 | 49,877,725 | 0.85% | 0.96% |
| 1966 | 623,390 | 50,311,637 | 0.92% | 0.87% |
| 1967 | 629,251 | 50,722,791 | 0.94% | 0.82% |
| 1968 | 635,157 | 51,112,980 | 0.94% | 0.77% |
| 1969 | 641,189 | 51,536,014 | 0.95% | 0.83% |
| 1970 | 647,446 | 52,007,169 | 0.98% | 0.91% |
| 1971 | 654,050 | 52,499,553 | 1.02% | 0.95% |
| 1972 | 661,063 | 52,962,356 | 1.07% | 0.88% |
| 1973 | 665,937 | 53,392,161 | 0.74% | 0.81% |
| 1974 | 663,254 | 53,746,571 | -0.4% | 0.66% |
| 1975 | 659,405 | 54,002,853 | -0.58% | 0.48% |
| 1976 | 662,032 | 54,232,383 | 0.4% | 0.43% |
| 1977 | 667,101 | 54,486,467 | 0.77% | 0.47% |
| 1978 | 672,249 | 54,734,030 | 0.77% | 0.45% |
| 1979 | 677,549 | 54,979,851 | 0.79% | 0.45% |
| 1980 | 683,076 | 55,274,184 | 0.82% | 0.54% |
| 1981 | 688,893 | 55,603,353 | 0.85% | 0.6% |
| 1982 | 696,497 | 55,806,789 | 1.1% | 0.37% |
| 1983 | 707,225 | 56,108,330 | 1.54% | 0.54% |
| 1984 | 719,334 | 56,383,085 | 1.71% | 0.49% |
| 1985 | 731,277 | 56,665,619 | 1.66% | 0.5% |
| 1986 | 743,105 | 56,956,002 | 1.62% | 0.51% |
| 1987 | 754,785 | 57,266,167 | 1.57% | 0.54% |
| 1988 | 766,235 | 57,598,186 | 1.52% | 0.58% |
| 1989 | 777,420 | 57,943,062 | 1.46% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 788,351 | 58,261,012 | 1.41% | 0.55% |
| 1991 | 798,944 | 58,554,242 | 1.34% | 0.5% |
| 1992 | 810,341 | 58,846,584 | 1.43% | 0.5% |
| 1993 | 826,034 | 59,103,094 | 1.94% | 0.44% |
| 1994 | 844,667 | 59,324,863 | 2.26% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 862,695 | 59,541,294 | 2.13% | 0.36% |
| 1996 | 880,290 | 59,754,504 | 2.04% | 0.36% |
| 1997 | 897,568 | 59,968,066 | 1.96% | 0.36% |
| 1998 | 914,548 | 60,190,684 | 1.89% | 0.37% |
| 1999 | 931,234 | 60,501,986 | 1.82% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 947,667 | 60,918,661 | 1.76% | 0.69% |
| 2001 | 964,127 | 61,364,377 | 1.74% | 0.73% |
| 2002 | 981,440 | 61,812,142 | 1.8% | 0.73% |
| 2003 | 999,590 | 62,249,855 | 1.85% | 0.71% |
| 2004 | 1,017,875 | 62,707,588 | 1.83% | 0.74% |
| 2005 | 1,036,151 | 63,180,854 | 1.8% | 0.75% |
| 2006 | 1,054,418 | 63,622,342 | 1.76% | 0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,072,714 | 64,016,890 | 1.74% | 0.62% |
| 2008 | 1,091,026 | 64,375,116 | 1.71% | 0.56% |
| 2009 | 1,109,371 | 64,706,436 | 1.68% | 0.51% |
| 2010 | 1,127,816 | 65,026,211 | 1.66% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 1,146,493 | 65,340,830 | 1.66% | 0.48% |
| 2012 | 1,165,397 | 65,657,659 | 1.65% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 1,183,895 | 65,997,932 | 1.59% | 0.52% |
| 2014 | 1,201,801 | 66,312,067 | 1.51% | 0.48% |
| 2015 | 1,219,502 | 66,548,272 | 1.47% | 0.36% |
| 2016 | 1,237,112 | 66,724,104 | 1.44% | 0.26% |
| 2017 | 1,254,275 | 66,918,020 | 1.39% | 0.29% |
| 2018 | 1,270,737 | 67,158,348 | 1.31% | 0.36% |
| 2019 | 1,286,671 | 67,382,061 | 1.25% | 0.33% |
| 2020 | 1,302,247 | 67,601,110 | 1.21% | 0.33% |
| 2021 | 1,317,309 | 67,842,811 | 1.16% | 0.36% |
| 2022 | 1,331,370 | 68,184,457 | 1.07% | 0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,344,976 | 68,372,286 | 1.02% | 0.28% |
| 2024 | 1,358,282 | 68,551,653 | 0.99% | 0.26% |
| 2025 | 1,370,750 | 68,657,003 | 0.92% | 0.15% |
| 2026 | 1,382,331 | 68,755,474 | 0.84% | 0.14% |
| 2027 | 1,393,332 | 68,850,103 | 0.8% | 0.14% |
| 2028 | 1,403,777 | 68,943,198 | 0.75% | 0.14% |
| 2029 | 1,413,339 | 69,035,594 | 0.68% | 0.13% |
| 2030 | 1,422,317 | 69,127,642 | 0.64% | 0.13% |
| 2031 | 1,430,677 | 69,217,432 | 0.59% | 0.13% |
| 2032 | 1,438,502 | 69,307,184 | 0.55% | 0.13% |
| 2033 | 1,445,956 | 69,397,148 | 0.52% | 0.13% |
| 2034 | 1,452,842 | 69,488,653 | 0.48% | 0.13% |
| 2035 | 1,459,190 | 69,581,145 | 0.44% | 0.13% |
| 2036 | 1,465,171 | 69,671,156 | 0.41% | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 1,470,712 | 69,759,529 | 0.38% | 0.13% |
| 2038 | 1,475,792 | 69,842,775 | 0.35% | 0.12% |
| 2039 | 1,480,540 | 69,916,407 | 0.32% | 0.11% |
| 2040 | 1,484,845 | 69,983,876 | 0.29% | 0.1% |
| 2041 | 1,488,688 | 70,049,466 | 0.26% | 0.09% |
| 2042 | 1,492,043 | 70,112,592 | 0.23% | 0.09% |
| 2043 | 1,494,983 | 70,166,082 | 0.2% | 0.08% |
| 2044 | 1,497,653 | 70,208,621 | 0.18% | 0.06% |
| 2045 | 1,500,062 | 70,243,515 | 0.16% | 0.05% |
| 2046 | 1,502,255 | 70,267,943 | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| 2047 | 1,504,222 | 70,282,782 | 0.13% | 0.02% |
| 2048 | 1,505,909 | 70,289,191 | 0.11% | 0.009% |
| 2049 | 1,507,311 | 70,285,150 | 0.09% | -0.006% |
| 2050 | 1,508,478 | 70,273,103 | 0.08% | -0.02% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 145,339 (a 11.7% growth), while France's population increased by 2,032,404 (a 3.05% growth).
Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. France was ranked 20th in 2006 and ranked 23rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.12% to 1,508,478 people with a rank change from 153rd to 154th. The population of France will increase by 2.21% to 70,273,103 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Limassol | 108K |
| Larnaca | 59.2K |
| Nicosia | 56.8K |
| Famagusta | 40.9K |
| Paphos | 36K |
| Kyrenia | 33.2K |
| Aradippou | 19.2K |
| Paralimni | 15K |
| Ypsonas | 11.1K |
| Dali | 10.5K |
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| City | Population |
| Paris | 2.15M |
| Marseille | 877K |
| Lyon | 521K |
| Toulouse | 512K |
| Nice | 354K |
| Nantes | 325K |
| Strasbourg | 292K |
| Toulon | 181K |
| Saint-Etienne | 173K |
| Saint-Denis | 156K |
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Population differences between Cyprus and France
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| Life expectancy | 82.2 years | 83.7 years |
| Average age | 39.8 years | 42.6 years |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 43 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.39 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman |
| Population density | 381 ppl/mi² | 329 ppl/mi² |
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