# Population (1 January) — Arr. Gent (NUTS-3 BE234)

Population (1 January) — Arr. Gent (NUTS-3 BE234) was 583,606 persons in 2025, up 0.9% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 2000.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 545,427 persons (2015) to 583,606 persons (2025), averaging 564,059 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BE-234.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-gent-nuts-3-be234

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 583,606 persons |
| 2024 | 578,667 persons |
| 2023 | 575,067 persons |
| 2022 | 569,089 persons |
| 2021 | 565,571 persons |
| 2020 | 563,982 persons |
| 2019 | 560,691 persons |
| 2018 | 557,050 persons |
| 2017 | 554,633 persons |
| 2016 | 550,863 persons |
| 2015 | 545,427 persons |
| 2014 | 542,030 persons |
| 2013 | 538,778 persons |
| 2012 | 536,794 persons |
| 2011 | 534,419 persons |
| 2010 | 527,248 persons |
| 2009 | 521,796 persons |
| 2008 | 516,609 persons |
| 2007 | 512,407 persons |
| 2006 | 508,996 persons |
| 2005 | 505,267 persons |
| 2004 | 502,492 persons |
| 2003 | 500,794 persons |
| 2002 | 498,631 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE-234.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE-234.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```