# Population (1 January) — Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DEA23)

Population (1 January) — Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DEA23) was 1,024,621 persons in 2025, unchanged from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,021,253 persons (2023) to 1,087,863 persons (2020), averaging 1,060,363 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE-A23.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-koln-kreisfreie-stadt-nuts-3-dea23

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 1,024,621 persons |
| 2024 | 1,024,408 persons |
| 2023 | 1,021,253 persons |
| 2022 | 1,073,096 persons |
| 2021 | 1,083,498 persons |
| 2020 | 1,087,863 persons |
| 2019 | 1,085,664 persons |
| 2018 | 1,080,394 persons |
| 2017 | 1,075,935 persons |
| 2016 | 1,060,582 persons |
| 2015 | 1,046,680 persons |
| 2014 | 1,034,175 persons |
| 2012 | 1,013,665 persons |
| 2011 | 1,002,785 persons |
| 2010 | 998,105 persons |
| 2009 | 995,420 persons |
| 2008 | 995,397 persons |
| 2007 | 989,766 persons |
| 2006 | 983,347 persons |
| 2005 | 969,709 persons |
| 2004 | 965,954 persons |
| 2003 | 968,639 persons |
| 2002 | 967,940 persons |
| 2001 | 962,884 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-A23.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-A23.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```