# Population (1 January) — Ruse (NUTS-3 BG323)

Population (1 January) — Ruse (NUTS-3 BG323) was 186,093 persons in 2025, down 0.9% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1990.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 186,093 persons (2025) to 219,109 persons (2015), averaging 200,229 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BG-323.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-ruse-nuts-3-bg323

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 186,093 persons |
| 2024 | 187,830 persons |
| 2023 | 189,623 persons |
| 2022 | 192,314 persons |
| 2021 | 194,978 persons |
| 2020 | 197,841 persons |
| 2019 | 202,270 persons |
| 2018 | 206,652 persons |
| 2017 | 210,812 persons |
| 2016 | 214,998 persons |
| 2015 | 219,109 persons |
| 2014 | 223,275 persons |
| 2013 | 227,354 persons |
| 2012 | 233,767 persons |
| 2011 | 235,477 persons |
| 2010 | 238,173 persons |
| 2009 | 240,808 persons |
| 2008 | 243,580 persons |
| 2007 | 246,494 persons |
| 2006 | 249,467 persons |
| 2005 | 252,717 persons |
| 2004 | 255,670 persons |
| 2003 | 259,036 persons |
| 2002 | 262,576 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-323.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-323.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```