# Population (1 January) — Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DEA51)

Population (1 January) — Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DEA51) was 358,676 persons in 2025, up 0.5% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 356,209 persons (2023) to 365,587 persons (2020), averaging 362,462 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE-A51.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-bochum-kreisfreie-stadt-nuts-3-dea51

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 358,676 persons |
| 2024 | 357,024 persons |
| 2023 | 356,209 persons |
| 2022 | 363,441 persons |
| 2021 | 364,454 persons |
| 2020 | 365,587 persons |
| 2019 | 364,628 persons |
| 2018 | 365,529 persons |
| 2017 | 364,920 persons |
| 2016 | 364,742 persons |
| 2015 | 361,876 persons |
| 2014 | 361,734 persons |
| 2012 | 362,585 persons |
| 2011 | 363,084 persons |
| 2010 | 376,319 persons |
| 2009 | 378,596 persons |
| 2008 | 381,542 persons |
| 2007 | 383,743 persons |
| 2006 | 385,626 persons |
| 2005 | 388,179 persons |
| 2004 | 387,283 persons |
| 2003 | 388,869 persons |
| 2002 | 390,087 persons |
| 2001 | 391,147 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-A51.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-A51.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```