# Population (1 January) — Shumen (NUTS-3 BG333)

Population (1 January) — Shumen (NUTS-3 BG333) was 149,279 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 149,279 persons (2025) to 168,654 persons (2015), averaging 155,915 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BG-333.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-shumen-nuts-3-bg333

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 149,279 persons |
| 2024 | 149,699 persons |
| 2023 | 149,628 persons |
| 2022 | 150,415 persons |
| 2021 | 151,948 persons |
| 2020 | 152,477 persons |
| 2019 | 155,819 persons |
| 2018 | 159,212 persons |
| 2017 | 162,457 persons |
| 2016 | 165,475 persons |
| 2015 | 168,654 persons |
| 2014 | 171,747 persons |
| 2013 | 174,702 persons |
| 2012 | 179,668 persons |
| 2011 | 180,710 persons |
| 2010 | 183,090 persons |
| 2009 | 185,108 persons |
| 2008 | 187,476 persons |
| 2007 | 189,716 persons |
| 2006 | 192,040 persons |
| 2005 | 194,506 persons |
| 2004 | 196,797 persons |
| 2003 | 199,233 persons |
| 2002 | 201,861 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-333.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-333.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```