Where does this data come from?

Name: Population (1 January) — Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021) (NUTS-2 PT16)
Creator: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)

It is collected directly from Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code PT-16.POP.A.NSA.

Population (1 January) — Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021) (NUTS-2 PT16)

AnnualNot seasonally adjustedCode PT-16.POP.A.NSA

Latest2,264,956 persons2023

Previous2,252,648 persons2022

Year ago2,252,648 persons2022

Population (1 January) — Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021) (NUTS-2 PT16) was 2,264,956 persons in 2023, up 0.5% from 2022.

That is the highest reading since 2015.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2,226,188 persons (2019) to 2,310,828 persons (2013), averaging 2,257,114 persons.

Population (1 January) — Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021) (NUTS-2 PT16) (persons), 1992 – 2023. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).

Showing the full history (downsampled for display). Open the interactive chart to zoom and switch transforms.

Recent data

Period	Value
2023	2,264,956 persons
2022	2,252,648 persons
2021	2,239,686 persons
2020	2,229,958 persons
2019	2,226,188 persons
2018	2,235,005 persons
2017	2,246,203 persons
2016	2,259,588 persons
2015	2,272,517 persons
2014	2,290,675 persons
2013	2,310,828 persons
2012	2,329,587 persons
2011	2,331,642 persons
2010	2,337,787 persons
2009	2,341,807 persons
2008	2,345,981 persons
2007	2,348,308 persons
2006	2,350,150 persons
2005	2,352,891 persons
2004	2,354,349 persons
2003	2,355,304 persons
2002	2,351,652 persons
2001	2,344,671 persons
2000	2,328,686 persons

Last 24 observations. The full history (32 observations) is available through the API.

Get Population (1 January) — Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021) (NUTS-2 PT16) in your code or spreadsheet

One guessable code, agency-direct, updated on release. Free tier available.

curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/PT-16.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/PT-16.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]

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About this series

Latest observation	2023
First observation	1992
Observations	32
Frequency	Annual
Units	persons
Adjustment	Not seasonally adjusted
10-year high	2,310,828 persons (2013)
10-year low	2,226,188 persons (2019)
10-year average	2,257,114 persons
Source agency	Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
Makrognosis code	PT-16.POP.A.NSA

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

National figure

Portugal Population, 1 January

FAQ

Where does this data come from?: It is collected directly from Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code PT-16.POP.A.NSA.

Last updated 2026-07-11. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union). Original title: “Population (1 January) — Centro (PT) (NUTS 2021) (NUTS-2 PT16)”.