# Population (1 January) — Köln (NUTS-2 DEA2)

Population (1 January) — Köln (NUTS-2 DEA2) was 4,486,282 persons in 2025, up 0.2% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 2000.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4,361,724 persons (2015) to 4,486,282 persons (2025), averaging 4,454,527 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE-A2.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-nuts-2-dea2

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 4,486,282 persons |
| 2024 | 4,478,118 persons |
| 2023 | 4,461,422 persons |
| 2022 | 4,472,956 persons |
| 2021 | 4,475,530 persons |
| 2020 | 4,478,847 persons |
| 2019 | 4,468,904 persons |
| 2018 | 4,454,228 persons |
| 2017 | 4,439,416 persons |
| 2016 | 4,422,371 persons |
| 2015 | 4,361,724 persons |
| 2014 | 4,333,015 persons |
| 2012 | 4,299,064 persons |
| 2011 | 4,282,911 persons |
| 2010 | 4,383,044 persons |
| 2009 | 4,386,271 persons |
| 2008 | 4,391,062 persons |
| 2007 | 4,384,669 persons |
| 2006 | 4,378,622 persons |
| 2005 | 4,363,797 persons |
| 2004 | 4,350,368 persons |
| 2003 | 4,331,419 persons |
| 2002 | 4,309,953 persons |
| 2001 | 4,281,548 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-A2.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-A2.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```