# Population (1 January) — West (NUTS-3 IE042)

Population (1 January) — West (NUTS-3 IE042) was 516,985 persons in 2025, up 2.6% 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-042.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-west-nuts-3-ie042

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 516,985 persons |
| 2024 | 503,916 persons |
| 2023 | 499,315 persons |
| 2022 | 483,851 persons |
| 2021 | 475,305 persons |
| 2020 | 471,025 persons |
| 2019 | 463,229 persons |
| 2018 | 456,433 persons |
| 2017 | 451,973 persons |
| 2016 | 446,089 persons |
| 2015 | 441,897 persons |
| 2014 | 441,263 persons |
| 2013 | 441,331 persons |
| 2012 | 439,759 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IE-042.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IE-042.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```