# Population (1 January) — Arr. Brugge (NUTS-3 BE251)

Population (1 January) — Arr. Brugge (NUTS-3 BE251) was 288,078 persons in 2025, up 0.3% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 2000.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 280,535 persons (2015) to 288,078 persons (2025), averaging 283,609 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BE-251.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (26 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/belgium/population-1-january-arr-brugge-nuts-3-be251

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 288,078 persons |
| 2024 | 287,333 persons |
| 2023 | 286,273 persons |
| 2022 | 283,997 persons |
| 2021 | 283,590 persons |
| 2020 | 283,079 persons |
| 2019 | 282,520 persons |
| 2018 | 282,020 persons |
| 2017 | 281,564 persons |
| 2016 | 280,713 persons |
| 2015 | 280,535 persons |
| 2014 | 279,956 persons |
| 2013 | 280,121 persons |
| 2012 | 279,081 persons |
| 2011 | 277,889 persons |
| 2010 | 276,313 persons |
| 2009 | 275,974 persons |
| 2008 | 275,599 persons |
| 2007 | 274,772 persons |
| 2006 | 274,435 persons |
| 2005 | 273,613 persons |
| 2004 | 272,987 persons |
| 2003 | 272,305 persons |
| 2002 | 272,011 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE-251.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE-251.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```