# Population (1 January) — Veliko Tarnovo (NUTS-3 BG321)

Population (1 January) — Veliko Tarnovo (NUTS-3 BG321) was 200,413 persons in 2025, down 0.9% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1990.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 200,413 persons (2025) to 238,456 persons (2015), averaging 215,843 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BG-321.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-veliko-tarnovo-nuts-3-bg321

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 200,413 persons |
| 2024 | 202,232 persons |
| 2023 | 204,033 persons |
| 2022 | 206,395 persons |
| 2021 | 209,158 persons |
| 2020 | 212,069 persons |
| 2019 | 217,496 persons |
| 2018 | 222,746 persons |
| 2017 | 228,077 persons |
| 2016 | 233,193 persons |
| 2015 | 238,456 persons |
| 2014 | 243,673 persons |
| 2013 | 248,709 persons |
| 2012 | 256,279 persons |
| 2011 | 258,838 persons |
| 2010 | 261,441 persons |
| 2009 | 263,821 persons |
| 2008 | 266,888 persons |
| 2007 | 270,078 persons |
| 2006 | 273,859 persons |
| 2005 | 277,770 persons |
| 2004 | 281,698 persons |
| 2003 | 285,576 persons |
| 2002 | 289,505 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-321.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-321.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```