# Population (1 January) — Arr. Oostende (NUTS-3 BE255)

Population (1 January) — Arr. Oostende (NUTS-3 BE255) was 161,284 persons in 2025, up 0.5% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 2000.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 154,924 persons (2015) to 161,284 persons (2025), averaging 157,814 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BE-255.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-oostende-nuts-3-be255

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 161,284 persons |
| 2024 | 160,429 persons |
| 2023 | 159,568 persons |
| 2022 | 158,339 persons |
| 2021 | 158,320 persons |
| 2020 | 157,925 persons |
| 2019 | 157,293 persons |
| 2018 | 156,638 persons |
| 2017 | 155,982 persons |
| 2016 | 155,256 persons |
| 2015 | 154,924 persons |
| 2014 | 154,278 persons |
| 2013 | 153,597 persons |
| 2012 | 153,471 persons |
| 2011 | 152,571 persons |
| 2010 | 150,841 persons |
| 2009 | 150,291 persons |
| 2008 | 149,287 persons |
| 2007 | 148,325 persons |
| 2006 | 147,292 persons |
| 2005 | 146,496 persons |
| 2004 | 145,701 persons |
| 2003 | 144,903 persons |
| 2002 | 143,899 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE-255.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE-255.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```