# Population (1 January) — Smolyan (NUTS-3 BG424)

Population (1 January) — Smolyan (NUTS-3 BG424) was 90,534 persons in 2025, down 1.7% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1990.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 90,534 persons (2025) to 112,159 persons (2015), averaging 100,162 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BG-424.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-smolyan-nuts-3-bg424

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 90,534 persons |
| 2024 | 92,107 persons |
| 2023 | 93,354 persons |
| 2022 | 95,152 persons |
| 2021 | 97,217 persons |
| 2020 | 98,880 persons |
| 2019 | 101,572 persons |
| 2018 | 104,267 persons |
| 2017 | 106,992 persons |
| 2016 | 109,549 persons |
| 2015 | 112,159 persons |
| 2014 | 114,738 persons |
| 2013 | 117,203 persons |
| 2012 | 120,456 persons |
| 2011 | 121,887 persons |
| 2010 | 123,446 persons |
| 2009 | 124,988 persons |
| 2008 | 126,657 persons |
| 2007 | 128,362 persons |
| 2006 | 130,034 persons |
| 2005 | 131,907 persons |
| 2004 | 133,809 persons |
| 2003 | 135,776 persons |
| 2002 | 137,703 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-424.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-424.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```