# Population (1 January) — Sofia (stolitsa) (NUTS-3 BG411)

Population (1 January) — Sofia (stolitsa) (NUTS-3 BG411) was 1,295,931 persons in 2025, up 0.7% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2012.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,189,431 persons (2015) to 1,295,931 persons (2025), averaging 1,250,854 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BG-411.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-stolitsa-nuts-3-bg411

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 1,295,931 persons |
| 2024 | 1,286,965 persons |
| 2023 | 1,280,334 persons |
| 2022 | 1,274,538 persons |
| 2021 | 1,271,214 persons |
| 2020 | 1,259,085 persons |
| 2019 | 1,246,145 persons |
| 2018 | 1,232,999 persons |
| 2017 | 1,218,764 persons |
| 2016 | 1,203,985 persons |
| 2015 | 1,189,431 persons |
| 2014 | 1,174,055 persons |
| 2013 | 1,158,487 persons |
| 2012 | 1,296,615 persons |
| 2011 | 1,291,795 persons |
| 2010 | 1,283,266 persons |
| 2009 | 1,273,869 persons |
| 2008 | 1,264,405 persons |
| 2007 | 1,255,122 persons |
| 2006 | 1,245,295 persons |
| 2005 | 1,234,271 persons |
| 2004 | 1,221,916 persons |
| 2003 | 1,207,281 persons |
| 2002 | 1,190,675 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-411.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-411.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```