# Population (1 January) — Blekinge län (NUTS-3 SE221)

Population (1 January) — Blekinge län (NUTS-3 SE221) was 157,223 persons in 2025, down 0.5% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 154,157 persons (2015) to 159,684 persons (2019), averaging 158,132 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `SE-221.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (26 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/sweden/population-1-january-blekinge-lan-nuts-3-se221

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 157,223 persons |
| 2024 | 157,973 persons |
| 2023 | 158,740 persons |
| 2022 | 158,937 persons |
| 2021 | 159,056 persons |
| 2020 | 159,606 persons |
| 2019 | 159,684 persons |
| 2018 | 159,371 persons |
| 2017 | 158,453 persons |
| 2016 | 156,253 persons |
| 2015 | 154,157 persons |
| 2014 | 152,757 persons |
| 2013 | 152,315 persons |
| 2012 | 152,979 persons |
| 2011 | 153,227 persons |
| 2010 | 152,591 persons |
| 2009 | 152,259 persons |
| 2008 | 151,900 persons |
| 2007 | 151,436 persons |
| 2006 | 150,696 persons |
| 2005 | 150,335 persons |
| 2004 | 149,889 persons |
| 2003 | 149,875 persons |
| 2002 | 150,017 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/SE-221.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/SE-221.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```