# Population (1 January) — Friesland (NL) (NUTS-2 NL12)

Population (1 January) — Friesland (NL) (NUTS-2 NL12) was 664,222 persons in 2025, up 0.4% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 2000.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 646,040 persons (2016) to 664,222 persons (2025), averaging 652,291 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `NL-12.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (26 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/netherlands/population-1-january-friesland-nuts-2-nl12

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 664,222 persons |
| 2024 | 661,904 persons |
| 2023 | 659,551 persons |
| 2022 | 654,019 persons |
| 2021 | 651,435 persons |
| 2020 | 649,957 persons |
| 2019 | 647,672 persons |
| 2018 | 647,268 persons |
| 2017 | 646,874 persons |
| 2016 | 646,040 persons |
| 2015 | 646,257 persons |
| 2014 | 646,317 persons |
| 2013 | 646,862 persons |
| 2012 | 647,214 persons |
| 2011 | 647,282 persons |
| 2010 | 646,305 persons |
| 2009 | 644,811 persons |
| 2008 | 643,189 persons |
| 2007 | 642,209 persons |
| 2006 | 642,230 persons |
| 2005 | 642,977 persons |
| 2004 | 642,066 persons |
| 2003 | 639,787 persons |
| 2002 | 636,184 persons |

## API

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

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