# Population (1 January) — Southern (NUTS-2 IE05)

Population (1 January) — Southern (NUTS-2 IE05) was 1,805,942 persons in 2025, up 1.9% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 2012.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `IE-05.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 2012-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (14 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/ireland/population-1-january-southern-nuts-2-ie05

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 1,805,942 persons |
| 2024 | 1,772,411 persons |
| 2023 | 1,741,180 persons |
| 2022 | 1,702,333 persons |
| 2021 | 1,676,038 persons |
| 2020 | 1,661,545 persons |
| 2019 | 1,640,305 persons |
| 2018 | 1,614,582 persons |
| 2017 | 1,596,373 persons |
| 2016 | 1,575,504 persons |
| 2015 | 1,567,206 persons |
| 2014 | 1,563,179 persons |
| 2013 | 1,556,247 persons |
| 2012 | 1,547,097 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IE-05.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IE-05.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```