# Population (1 January) — Arr. Mechelen (NUTS-3 BE212)

Population (1 January) — Arr. Mechelen (NUTS-3 BE212) was 362,480 persons in 2025, up 0.6% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 2000.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 335,794 persons (2015) to 362,480 persons (2025), averaging 348,194 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BE-212.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-mechelen-nuts-3-be212

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 362,480 persons |
| 2024 | 360,257 persons |
| 2023 | 357,030 persons |
| 2022 | 351,562 persons |
| 2021 | 348,999 persons |
| 2020 | 347,576 persons |
| 2019 | 344,980 persons |
| 2018 | 343,101 persons |
| 2017 | 340,671 persons |
| 2016 | 337,680 persons |
| 2015 | 335,794 persons |
| 2014 | 333,592 persons |
| 2013 | 331,806 persons |
| 2012 | 329,885 persons |
| 2011 | 327,928 persons |
| 2010 | 324,311 persons |
| 2009 | 321,788 persons |
| 2008 | 319,107 persons |
| 2007 | 316,224 persons |
| 2006 | 314,243 persons |
| 2005 | 311,472 persons |
| 2004 | 309,865 persons |
| 2003 | 308,665 persons |
| 2002 | 307,433 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE-212.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE-212.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```