# Population (1 January) — Kars (NUTS-3 TRA22)

Population (1 January) — Kars (NUTS-3 TRA22) was 272,300 persons in 2025, down 2.2% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 2001.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 272,300 persons (2025) to 296,466 persons (2015), averaging 284,756 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `TR-A22.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-kars-nuts-3-tra22

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 272,300 persons |
| 2024 | 278,335 persons |
| 2023 | 274,829 persons |
| 2022 | 281,077 persons |
| 2021 | 284,923 persons |
| 2020 | 285,410 persons |
| 2019 | 288,878 persons |
| 2018 | 287,654 persons |
| 2017 | 289,786 persons |
| 2016 | 292,660 persons |
| 2015 | 296,466 persons |
| 2014 | 300,874 persons |
| 2013 | 304,821 persons |
| 2012 | 305,755 persons |
| 2011 | 301,766 persons |
| 2010 | 306,536 persons |
| 2009 | 312,128 persons |
| 2008 | 312,205 persons |
| 2007 | 313,885 persons |
| 2006 | 315,370 persons |
| 2005 | 316,809 persons |
| 2004 | 318,257 persons |
| 2003 | 319,743 persons |
| 2002 | 321,041 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/TR-A22.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/TR-A22.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```