# Population (1 January) — Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DE803)

Population (1 January) — Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DE803) was 205,307 persons in 2025, up 0.2% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 203,909 persons (2023) to 209,191 persons (2020), averaging 206,891 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE-803.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-rostock-kreisfreie-stadt-nuts-3-de803

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 205,307 persons |
| 2024 | 204,948 persons |
| 2023 | 203,909 persons |
| 2022 | 208,400 persons |
| 2021 | 209,061 persons |
| 2020 | 209,191 persons |
| 2019 | 208,886 persons |
| 2018 | 208,409 persons |
| 2017 | 207,513 persons |
| 2016 | 206,011 persons |
| 2015 | 204,167 persons |
| 2014 | 203,431 persons |
| 2012 | 201,813 persons |
| 2011 | 200,414 persons |
| 2010 | 201,442 persons |
| 2009 | 201,096 persons |
| 2008 | 200,413 persons |
| 2007 | 199,868 persons |
| 2006 | 199,288 persons |
| 2005 | 198,993 persons |
| 2004 | 198,303 persons |
| 2003 | 198,259 persons |
| 2002 | 198,964 persons |
| 2001 | 200,506 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-803.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-803.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```