# Population (1 January) — Sliven (NUTS-3 BG342)

Population (1 January) — Sliven (NUTS-3 BG342) was 169,299 persons in 2025, down 0.4% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1990.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 169,299 persons (2025) to 188,331 persons (2015), averaging 176,765 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BG-342.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-sliven-nuts-3-bg342

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 169,299 persons |
| 2024 | 170,051 persons |
| 2023 | 170,583 persons |
| 2022 | 171,495 persons |
| 2021 | 173,110 persons |
| 2020 | 174,813 persons |
| 2019 | 177,604 persons |
| 2018 | 180,421 persons |
| 2017 | 183,046 persons |
| 2016 | 185,667 persons |
| 2015 | 188,331 persons |
| 2014 | 190,794 persons |
| 2013 | 193,248 persons |
| 2012 | 196,712 persons |
| 2011 | 197,640 persons |
| 2010 | 199,784 persons |
| 2009 | 201,521 persons |
| 2008 | 203,437 persons |
| 2007 | 205,246 persons |
| 2006 | 207,210 persons |
| 2005 | 209,284 persons |
| 2004 | 211,253 persons |
| 2003 | 213,572 persons |
| 2002 | 216,041 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-342.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-342.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```