# Population (1 January) — Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari (NUTS-2 TRB2)

Population (1 January) — Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari (NUTS-2 TRB2) was 2,152,387 persons in 2025, down 1.0% from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since 2018.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2,111,068 persons (2015) to 2,191,967 persons (2021), averaging 2,152,305 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `TR-B2.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-van-mus-bitlis-hakkari-nuts-2-trb2

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 2,152,387 persons |
| 2024 | 2,174,863 persons |
| 2023 | 2,157,272 persons |
| 2022 | 2,176,738 persons |
| 2021 | 2,191,967 persons |
| 2020 | 2,174,672 persons |
| 2019 | 2,167,642 persons |
| 2018 | 2,128,670 persons |
| 2017 | 2,115,729 persons |
| 2016 | 2,124,349 persons |
| 2015 | 2,111,068 persons |
| 2014 | 2,092,863 persons |
| 2013 | 2,082,470 persons |
| 2012 | 2,046,027 persons |
| 2011 | 2,022,373 persons |
| 2010 | 2,012,044 persons |
| 2009 | 1,994,165 persons |
| 2008 | 1,959,535 persons |
| 2007 | 1,938,896 persons |
| 2006 | 1,917,817 persons |
| 2005 | 1,897,190 persons |
| 2004 | 1,877,261 persons |
| 2003 | 1,858,300 persons |
| 2002 | 1,838,898 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/TR-B2.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/TR-B2.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```