# Population (1 January) — Balıkesir (NUTS-3 TR221)

Population (1 January) — Balıkesir (NUTS-3 TR221) was 1,276,096 persons in 2025, up 0.2% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 2001.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,186,688 persons (2016) to 1,276,096 persons (2025), averaging 1,230,004 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `TR-221.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (25 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/turkey/population-1-january-balkesir-nuts-3-tr221

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 1,276,096 persons |
| 2024 | 1,273,519 persons |
| 2023 | 1,257,590 persons |
| 2022 | 1,250,610 persons |
| 2021 | 1,240,285 persons |
| 2020 | 1,228,620 persons |
| 2019 | 1,226,575 persons |
| 2018 | 1,204,824 persons |
| 2017 | 1,196,176 persons |
| 2016 | 1,186,688 persons |
| 2015 | 1,189,057 persons |
| 2014 | 1,162,761 persons |
| 2013 | 1,160,731 persons |
| 2012 | 1,154,314 persons |
| 2011 | 1,152,323 persons |
| 2010 | 1,140,085 persons |
| 2009 | 1,130,276 persons |
| 2008 | 1,118,313 persons |
| 2007 | 1,111,645 persons |
| 2006 | 1,104,597 persons |
| 2005 | 1,097,685 persons |
| 2004 | 1,091,067 persons |
| 2003 | 1,084,882 persons |
| 2002 | 1,078,323 persons |

## API

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

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