# Population (1 January) — Arr. Leuven (NUTS-3 BE242)

Population (1 January) — Arr. Leuven (NUTS-3 BE242) was 530,971 persons in 2025, up 0.7% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 2000.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 496,436 persons (2015) to 530,971 persons (2025), averaging 512,453 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BE-242.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-leuven-nuts-3-be242

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 530,971 persons |
| 2024 | 527,282 persons |
| 2023 | 523,102 persons |
| 2022 | 517,557 persons |
| 2021 | 513,274 persons |
| 2020 | 511,927 persons |
| 2019 | 508,613 persons |
| 2018 | 505,829 persons |
| 2017 | 502,643 persons |
| 2016 | 499,348 persons |
| 2015 | 496,436 persons |
| 2014 | 494,987 persons |
| 2013 | 493,153 persons |
| 2012 | 491,229 persons |
| 2011 | 488,342 persons |
| 2010 | 483,469 persons |
| 2009 | 480,095 persons |
| 2008 | 475,816 persons |
| 2007 | 472,060 persons |
| 2006 | 468,125 persons |
| 2005 | 465,089 persons |
| 2004 | 463,113 persons |
| 2003 | 462,080 persons |
| 2002 | 459,451 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE-242.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE-242.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```