# Population (1 January) — Erzgebirgskreis (NUTS-3 DED42)

Population (1 January) — Erzgebirgskreis (NUTS-3 DED42) was 318,394 persons in 2025, down 1.2% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 2011.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE-D42.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 2011-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (14 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/germany/population-1-january-erzgebirgskreis-nuts-3-ded42

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 318,394 persons |
| 2024 | 322,179 persons |
| 2023 | 324,070 persons |
| 2022 | 328,695 persons |
| 2021 | 331,917 persons |
| 2020 | 334,948 persons |
| 2019 | 337,696 persons |
| 2018 | 340,373 persons |
| 2017 | 344,136 persons |
| 2016 | 347,665 persons |
| 2015 | 349,582 persons |
| 2014 | 351,309 persons |
| 2012 | 359,103 persons |
| 2011 | 363,387 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-D42.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-D42.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```