# Population (1 January) — Yugozapaden (NUTS-2 BG41)

Population (1 January) — Yugozapaden (NUTS-2 BG41) was 2,022,982 persons in 2025, up 0.2% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2,016,554 persons (2023) to 2,092,375 persons (2015), averaging 2,044,072 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BG-41.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-yugozapaden-nuts-2-bg41

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 2,022,982 persons |
| 2024 | 2,019,167 persons |
| 2023 | 2,016,554 persons |
| 2022 | 2,018,500 persons |
| 2021 | 2,024,977 persons |
| 2020 | 2,034,417 persons |
| 2019 | 2,046,676 persons |
| 2018 | 2,058,448 persons |
| 2017 | 2,069,800 persons |
| 2016 | 2,080,898 persons |
| 2015 | 2,092,375 persons |
| 2014 | 2,103,080 persons |
| 2013 | 2,113,717 persons |
| 2012 | 2,131,233 persons |
| 2011 | 2,133,731 persons |
| 2010 | 2,132,634 persons |
| 2009 | 2,129,855 persons |
| 2008 | 2,127,498 persons |
| 2007 | 2,126,182 persons |
| 2006 | 2,124,449 persons |
| 2005 | 2,122,105 persons |
| 2004 | 2,118,410 persons |
| 2003 | 2,113,323 persons |
| 2002 | 2,107,264 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-41.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-41.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```