# Population (1 January) — Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DE242)

Population (1 January) — Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DE242) was 72,940 persons in 2025, down 0.2% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 71,601 persons (2015) to 74,783 persons (2020), averaging 73,353 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE-242.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (25 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/germany/population-1-january-bayreuth-kreisfreie-stadt-nuts-3-de242

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 72,940 persons |
| 2024 | 73,074 persons |
| 2023 | 72,661 persons |
| 2022 | 73,909 persons |
| 2021 | 74,048 persons |
| 2020 | 74,783 persons |
| 2019 | 74,657 persons |
| 2018 | 73,999 persons |
| 2017 | 73,065 persons |
| 2016 | 72,148 persons |
| 2015 | 71,601 persons |
| 2014 | 71,572 persons |
| 2012 | 71,214 persons |
| 2011 | 70,862 persons |
| 2010 | 72,576 persons |
| 2009 | 72,935 persons |
| 2008 | 73,097 persons |
| 2007 | 73,503 persons |
| 2006 | 73,997 persons |
| 2005 | 74,548 persons |
| 2004 | 74,818 persons |
| 2003 | 74,558 persons |
| 2002 | 74,519 persons |
| 2001 | 74,153 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-242.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-242.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```