# Population (1 January) — Zala (NUTS-3 HU223)

Population (1 January) — Zala (NUTS-3 HU223) was 257,371 persons in 2025, down 1.1% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 2001.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 257,371 persons (2025) to 276,249 persons (2015), averaging 266,114 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `HU-223.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-zala-nuts-3-hu223

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 257,371 persons |
| 2024 | 260,124 persons |
| 2023 | 261,803 persons |
| 2022 | 262,370 persons |
| 2021 | 263,120 persons |
| 2020 | 265,260 persons |
| 2019 | 266,827 persons |
| 2018 | 269,037 persons |
| 2017 | 271,348 persons |
| 2016 | 273,750 persons |
| 2015 | 276,249 persons |
| 2014 | 278,914 persons |
| 2013 | 281,379 persons |
| 2012 | 283,249 persons |
| 2011 | 287,043 persons |
| 2010 | 288,591 persons |
| 2009 | 290,204 persons |
| 2008 | 291,678 persons |
| 2007 | 293,443 persons |
| 2006 | 294,175 persons |
| 2005 | 295,197 persons |
| 2004 | 296,705 persons |
| 2003 | 297,853 persons |
| 2002 | 299,112 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/HU-223.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/HU-223.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```