# Population (1 January) — Stara Zagora (NUTS-3 BG344)

Population (1 January) — Stara Zagora (NUTS-3 BG344) was 288,736 persons in 2025, down 0.6% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1990.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 288,736 persons (2025) to 319,443 persons (2015), averaging 301,869 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BG-344.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-stara-zagora-nuts-3-bg344

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 288,736 persons |
| 2024 | 290,350 persons |
| 2023 | 291,852 persons |
| 2022 | 294,469 persons |
| 2021 | 297,552 persons |
| 2020 | 299,668 persons |
| 2019 | 303,649 persons |
| 2018 | 307,652 persons |
| 2017 | 311,696 persons |
| 2016 | 315,494 persons |
| 2015 | 319,443 persons |
| 2014 | 323,359 persons |
| 2013 | 326,961 persons |
| 2012 | 331,135 persons |
| 2011 | 333,496 persons |
| 2010 | 336,742 persons |
| 2009 | 339,817 persons |
| 2008 | 343,039 persons |
| 2007 | 346,625 persons |
| 2006 | 350,330 persons |
| 2005 | 354,129 persons |
| 2004 | 357,925 persons |
| 2003 | 362,041 persons |
| 2002 | 366,141 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-344.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-344.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```