# Population (1 January) — Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen (NUTS-2 BE23)

Population (1 January) — Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen (NUTS-2 BE23) was 1,586,436 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 1,479,049 persons (2015) to 1,586,436 persons (2025), averaging 1,529,068 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BE-23.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-prov-oost-vlaanderen-nuts-2-be23

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 1,586,436 persons |
| 2024 | 1,575,007 persons |
| 2023 | 1,563,346 persons |
| 2022 | 1,545,469 persons |
| 2021 | 1,533,876 persons |
| 2020 | 1,526,486 persons |
| 2019 | 1,516,284 persons |
| 2018 | 1,506,232 persons |
| 2017 | 1,498,483 persons |
| 2016 | 1,489,084 persons |
| 2015 | 1,479,049 persons |
| 2014 | 1,471,126 persons |
| 2013 | 1,463,614 persons |
| 2012 | 1,457,428 persons |
| 2011 | 1,448,928 persons |
| 2010 | 1,432,326 persons |
| 2009 | 1,420,415 persons |
| 2008 | 1,408,484 persons |
| 2007 | 1,398,253 persons |
| 2006 | 1,389,450 persons |
| 2005 | 1,380,072 persons |
| 2004 | 1,373,720 persons |
| 2003 | 1,370,136 persons |
| 2002 | 1,366,652 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE-23.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BE-23.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```