# Population (1 January) — Gießen, Landkreis (NUTS-3 DE721)

Population (1 January) — Gießen, Landkreis (NUTS-3 DE721) was 268,418 persons in 2025, up 0.1% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 259,834 persons (2015) to 272,874 persons (2022), averaging 267,461 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE-721.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-gieen-landkreis-nuts-3-de721

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 268,418 persons |
| 2024 | 268,141 persons |
| 2023 | 266,314 persons |
| 2022 | 272,874 persons |
| 2021 | 271,667 persons |
| 2020 | 270,688 persons |
| 2019 | 268,876 persons |
| 2018 | 267,056 persons |
| 2017 | 265,699 persons |
| 2016 | 262,505 persons |
| 2015 | 259,834 persons |
| 2014 | 253,820 persons |
| 2012 | 252,587 persons |
| 2011 | 251,622 persons |
| 2010 | 255,765 persons |
| 2009 | 255,299 persons |
| 2008 | 255,776 persons |
| 2007 | 255,925 persons |
| 2006 | 255,896 persons |
| 2005 | 256,246 persons |
| 2004 | 256,088 persons |
| 2003 | 255,370 persons |
| 2002 | 254,331 persons |
| 2001 | 253,587 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-721.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-721.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```