# Population (1 January) — Sofia (NUTS-3 BG412)

Population (1 January) — Sofia (NUTS-3 BG412) was 224,701 persons in 2025, down 0.8% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1990.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 224,701 persons (2025) to 339,729 persons (2015), averaging 265,706 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BG-412.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-sofia-nuts-3-bg412

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 224,701 persons |
| 2024 | 226,420 persons |
| 2023 | 227,610 persons |
| 2022 | 230,160 persons |
| 2021 | 233,785 persons |
| 2020 | 254,830 persons |
| 2019 | 271,302 persons |
| 2018 | 287,545 persons |
| 2017 | 304,532 persons |
| 2016 | 322,153 persons |
| 2015 | 339,729 persons |
| 2014 | 357,630 persons |
| 2013 | 375,793 persons |
| 2012 | 245,616 persons |
| 2011 | 247,625 persons |
| 2010 | 249,668 persons |
| 2009 | 251,462 persons |
| 2008 | 253,486 persons |
| 2007 | 255,954 persons |
| 2006 | 258,283 persons |
| 2005 | 260,936 persons |
| 2004 | 263,622 persons |
| 2003 | 266,547 persons |
| 2002 | 269,875 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-412.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-412.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```