# Population (1 January) — Pest (NUTS-2 HU12)

Population (1 January) — Pest (NUTS-2 HU12) was 1,336,134 persons in 2025, up 0.2% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 2001.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,221,637 persons (2015) to 1,336,134 persons (2025), averaging 1,283,481 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `HU-12.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (25 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/hungary/population-1-january-pest-nuts-2-hu12

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 1,336,134 persons |
| 2024 | 1,333,257 persons |
| 2023 | 1,328,790 persons |
| 2022 | 1,315,964 persons |
| 2021 | 1,300,389 persons |
| 2020 | 1,287,734 persons |
| 2019 | 1,270,416 persons |
| 2018 | 1,254,436 persons |
| 2017 | 1,240,780 persons |
| 2016 | 1,228,755 persons |
| 2015 | 1,221,637 persons |
| 2014 | 1,217,628 persons |
| 2013 | 1,216,562 persons |
| 2012 | 1,213,323 persons |
| 2011 | 1,237,561 persons |
| 2010 | 1,229,880 persons |
| 2009 | 1,213,290 persons |
| 2008 | 1,195,020 persons |
| 2007 | 1,176,550 persons |
| 2006 | 1,157,564 persons |
| 2005 | 1,143,629 persons |
| 2004 | 1,124,395 persons |
| 2003 | 1,105,412 persons |
| 2002 | 1,089,478 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/HU-12.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/HU-12.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```