# Population (1 January) — Alicante/Alacant (NUTS-3 ES521)

Population (1 January) — Alicante/Alacant (NUTS-3 ES521) was 2,033,566 persons in 2025, up 2.0% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1990.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,836,715 persons (2017) to 2,033,566 persons (2025), averaging 1,896,559 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `ES-521.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (36 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/spain/population-1-january-alicante-alacant-nuts-3-es521

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 2,033,566 persons |
| 2024 | 1,993,289 persons |
| 2023 | 1,955,268 persons |
| 2022 | 1,907,497 persons |
| 2021 | 1,887,036 persons |
| 2020 | 1,877,627 persons |
| 2019 | 1,855,384 persons |
| 2018 | 1,839,319 persons |
| 2017 | 1,836,715 persons |
| 2016 | 1,837,873 persons |
| 2015 | 1,838,578 persons |
| 2014 | 1,848,236 persons |
| 2013 | 1,852,733 persons |
| 2012 | 1,853,206 persons |
| 2011 | 1,844,433 persons |
| 2010 | 1,840,085 persons |
| 2009 | 1,836,136 persons |
| 2008 | 1,817,518 persons |
| 2007 | 1,766,322 persons |
| 2006 | 1,713,931 persons |
| 2005 | 1,661,655 persons |
| 2004 | 1,602,172 persons |
| 2003 | 1,542,321 persons |
| 2002 | 1,478,298 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/ES-521.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/ES-521.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```