# Population (1 January) — Lakonia, Messinia (NUTS-3 EL653)

Population (1 January) — Lakonia, Messinia (NUTS-3 EL653) was 226,376 persons in 2025, down 0.3% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1991.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 226,376 persons (2025) to 245,903 persons (2015), averaging 235,115 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `GR-653.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-lakonia-messinia-nuts-3-el653

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 226,376 persons |
| 2024 | 227,157 persons |
| 2023 | 228,318 persons |
| 2022 | 229,898 persons |
| 2021 | 232,562 persons |
| 2020 | 234,875 persons |
| 2019 | 236,993 persons |
| 2018 | 239,145 persons |
| 2017 | 241,558 persons |
| 2016 | 243,483 persons |
| 2015 | 245,903 persons |
| 2014 | 247,897 persons |
| 2013 | 249,885 persons |
| 2012 | 252,159 persons |
| 2010 | 253,132 persons |
| 2009 | 252,542 persons |
| 2008 | 251,880 persons |
| 2007 | 251,576 persons |
| 2006 | 251,360 persons |
| 2005 | 251,713 persons |
| 2004 | 252,499 persons |
| 2003 | 253,748 persons |
| 2002 | 255,571 persons |
| 2001 | 256,944 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/GR-653.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/GR-653.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```