# Population (1 January) — Dytiki Makedonia (NUTS-2 EL53)

Population (1 January) — Dytiki Makedonia (NUTS-2 EL53) was 243,575 persons in 2025, down 1.2% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1991.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 243,575 persons (2025) to 274,537 persons (2015), averaging 259,822 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `GR-53.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 1991-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (34 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/greece/population-1-january-dytiki-makedonia-nuts-2-el53

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 243,575 persons |
| 2024 | 246,524 persons |
| 2023 | 249,809 persons |
| 2022 | 253,875 persons |
| 2021 | 257,875 persons |
| 2020 | 261,011 persons |
| 2019 | 263,798 persons |
| 2018 | 266,397 persons |
| 2017 | 269,000 persons |
| 2016 | 271,646 persons |
| 2015 | 274,537 persons |
| 2014 | 277,141 persons |
| 2013 | 280,132 persons |
| 2012 | 283,368 persons |
| 2010 | 286,450 persons |
| 2009 | 286,672 persons |
| 2008 | 286,696 persons |
| 2007 | 286,855 persons |
| 2006 | 287,215 persons |
| 2005 | 287,631 persons |
| 2004 | 287,800 persons |
| 2003 | 288,125 persons |
| 2002 | 287,813 persons |
| 2001 | 286,007 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/GR-53.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/GR-53.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```