# Population (1 January) — Yuzhen tsentralen (NUTS-2 BG42)

Population (1 January) — Yuzhen tsentralen (NUTS-2 BG42) was 1,306,492 persons in 2025, up 0.1% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,301,026 persons (2023) to 1,412,215 persons (2015), averaging 1,338,410 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `BG-42.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-yuzhen-tsentralen-nuts-2-bg42

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 1,306,492 persons |
| 2024 | 1,304,630 persons |
| 2023 | 1,301,026 persons |
| 2022 | 1,305,695 persons |
| 2021 | 1,313,914 persons |
| 2020 | 1,317,121 persons |
| 2019 | 1,336,909 persons |
| 2018 | 1,355,853 persons |
| 2017 | 1,375,112 persons |
| 2016 | 1,393,542 persons |
| 2015 | 1,412,215 persons |
| 2014 | 1,429,948 persons |
| 2013 | 1,446,890 persons |
| 2012 | 1,471,107 persons |
| 2011 | 1,480,425 persons |
| 2010 | 1,490,886 persons |
| 2009 | 1,500,519 persons |
| 2008 | 1,511,816 persons |
| 2007 | 1,523,752 persons |
| 2006 | 1,536,257 persons |
| 2005 | 1,549,365 persons |
| 2004 | 1,562,484 persons |
| 2003 | 1,576,760 persons |
| 2002 | 1,592,164 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-42.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/BG-42.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```