# Population (1 January) — Blagoevgrad (NUTS-3 BG413)

Population (1 January) — Blagoevgrad (NUTS-3 BG413) was 286,333 persons in 2025, down 0.3% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1990.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 286,333 persons (2025) to 311,418 persons (2015), averaging 296,387 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BG-413.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (32 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/bulgaria/population-1-january-blagoevgrad-nuts-3-bg413

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 286,333 persons |
| 2024 | 287,077 persons |
| 2023 | 288,161 persons |
| 2022 | 290,216 persons |
| 2021 | 292,149 persons |
| 2020 | 293,692 persons |
| 2019 | 297,379 persons |
| 2018 | 301,109 persons |
| 2017 | 304,704 persons |
| 2016 | 308,021 persons |
| 2015 | 311,418 persons |
| 2014 | 314,859 persons |
| 2013 | 318,042 persons |
| 2012 | 322,025 persons |
| 2011 | 323,728 persons |
| 2010 | 325,417 persons |
| 2009 | 326,745 persons |
| 2008 | 328,070 persons |
| 2007 | 329,699 persons |
| 2006 | 331,392 persons |
| 2005 | 333,295 persons |
| 2004 | 334,994 persons |
| 2003 | 336,983 persons |
| 2002 | 339,178 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-413.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-413.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```