# Population (1 January) — Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DEA32)

Population (1 January) — Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DEA32) was 267,930 persons in 2025, up 0.2% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2006.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 257,651 persons (2015) to 267,930 persons (2025), averaging 261,840 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE-A32.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-gelsenkirchen-kreisfreie-stadt-nuts-3-dea32

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 267,930 persons |
| 2024 | 267,284 persons |
| 2023 | 264,644 persons |
| 2022 | 260,126 persons |
| 2021 | 259,105 persons |
| 2020 | 259,645 persons |
| 2019 | 260,654 persons |
| 2018 | 260,305 persons |
| 2017 | 262,528 persons |
| 2016 | 260,368 persons |
| 2015 | 257,651 persons |
| 2014 | 257,850 persons |
| 2012 | 257,994 persons |
| 2011 | 259,383 persons |
| 2010 | 259,744 persons |
| 2009 | 262,063 persons |
| 2008 | 264,765 persons |
| 2007 | 266,772 persons |
| 2006 | 268,102 persons |
| 2005 | 270,107 persons |
| 2004 | 272,445 persons |
| 2003 | 274,926 persons |
| 2002 | 276,740 persons |
| 2001 | 278,695 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-A32.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-A32.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```