# Population (1 January) — Kardzhali (NUTS-3 BG425)

Population (1 January) — Kardzhali (NUTS-3 BG425) was 149,478 persons in 2025, up 2.0% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2013.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 137,397 persons (2020) to 149,478 persons (2025), averaging 142,893 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BG-425.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-kardzhali-nuts-3-bg425

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 149,478 persons |
| 2024 | 146,562 persons |
| 2023 | 142,508 persons |
| 2022 | 140,794 persons |
| 2021 | 139,819 persons |
| 2020 | 137,397 persons |
| 2019 | 139,448 persons |
| 2018 | 141,336 persons |
| 2017 | 143,122 persons |
| 2016 | 144,811 persons |
| 2015 | 146,546 persons |
| 2014 | 148,070 persons |
| 2013 | 149,558 persons |
| 2012 | 152,009 persons |
| 2011 | 152,938 persons |
| 2010 | 153,871 persons |
| 2009 | 154,691 persons |
| 2008 | 155,678 persons |
| 2007 | 156,662 persons |
| 2006 | 157,658 persons |
| 2005 | 158,796 persons |
| 2004 | 159,953 persons |
| 2003 | 161,300 persons |
| 2002 | 162,770 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-425.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-425.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```