# Population (1 January) — Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DEA13)

Population (1 January) — Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DEA13) was 574,682 persons in 2025, up 0.1% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 572,237 persons (2023) to 583,393 persons (2018), averaging 579,237 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE-A13.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-essen-kreisfreie-stadt-nuts-3-dea13

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 574,682 persons |
| 2024 | 574,082 persons |
| 2023 | 572,237 persons |
| 2022 | 579,432 persons |
| 2021 | 582,415 persons |
| 2020 | 582,760 persons |
| 2019 | 583,109 persons |
| 2018 | 583,393 persons |
| 2017 | 583,084 persons |
| 2016 | 582,624 persons |
| 2015 | 573,784 persons |
| 2014 | 569,884 persons |
| 2012 | 565,900 persons |
| 2011 | 567,263 persons |
| 2010 | 576,259 persons |
| 2009 | 579,759 persons |
| 2008 | 582,140 persons |
| 2007 | 583,198 persons |
| 2006 | 585,430 persons |
| 2005 | 588,084 persons |
| 2004 | 589,499 persons |
| 2003 | 585,481 persons |
| 2002 | 591,889 persons |
| 2001 | 595,243 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-A13.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-A13.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```