# Population (1 January) — Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DED21)

Population (1 January) — Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DED21) was 564,904 persons in 2025, up 0.3% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 2000.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 536,308 persons (2015) to 564,904 persons (2025), averaging 553,572 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE-D21.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-dresden-kreisfreie-stadt-nuts-3-ded21

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 564,904 persons |
| 2024 | 563,019 persons |
| 2023 | 559,986 persons |
| 2022 | 555,351 persons |
| 2021 | 556,227 persons |
| 2020 | 556,780 persons |
| 2019 | 554,649 persons |
| 2018 | 551,072 persons |
| 2017 | 547,172 persons |
| 2016 | 543,825 persons |
| 2015 | 536,308 persons |
| 2014 | 530,754 persons |
| 2012 | 517,765 persons |
| 2011 | 511,352 persons |
| 2010 | 517,052 persons |
| 2009 | 512,234 persons |
| 2008 | 507,513 persons |
| 2007 | 504,795 persons |
| 2006 | 495,181 persons |
| 2005 | 487,421 persons |
| 2004 | 483,632 persons |
| 2003 | 480,228 persons |
| 2002 | 478,631 persons |
| 2001 | 477,807 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-D21.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-D21.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```