# Population (1 January) — Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DED51)

Population (1 January) — Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DED51) was 611,850 persons in 2025, up 0.6% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 2000.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 544,479 persons (2015) to 611,850 persons (2025), averaging 587,438 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE-D51.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-leipzig-kreisfreie-stadt-nuts-3-ded51

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 611,850 persons |
| 2024 | 608,013 persons |
| 2023 | 603,578 persons |
| 2022 | 601,866 persons |
| 2021 | 597,493 persons |
| 2020 | 593,145 persons |
| 2019 | 587,857 persons |
| 2018 | 581,980 persons |
| 2017 | 571,088 persons |
| 2016 | 560,472 persons |
| 2015 | 544,479 persons |
| 2014 | 531,562 persons |
| 2012 | 510,043 persons |
| 2011 | 501,382 persons |
| 2010 | 518,862 persons |
| 2009 | 515,469 persons |
| 2008 | 510,512 persons |
| 2007 | 506,578 persons |
| 2006 | 502,651 persons |
| 2005 | 498,491 persons |
| 2004 | 497,531 persons |
| 2003 | 494,795 persons |
| 2002 | 493,052 persons |
| 2001 | 493,208 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-D51.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-D51.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```