# Population — Chesapeake (Independent City), VA (persons)

Population — Chesapeake (Independent City), VA (persons) was 254,997 persons in 2024, up 0.4% from 2023.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1969.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 234,624 persons (2014) to 254,997 persons (2024), averaging 246,255 persons.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51550.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 1969-01-01 to 2024-01-01 (56 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/population-chesapeake-independent-city-va

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 254,997 persons |
| 2023 | 253,967 persons |
| 2022 | 252,493 persons |
| 2021 | 251,732 persons |
| 2020 | 249,726 persons |
| 2019 | 247,900 persons |
| 2018 | 244,975 persons |
| 2017 | 242,373 persons |
| 2016 | 239,344 persons |
| 2015 | 236,670 persons |
| 2014 | 234,624 persons |
| 2013 | 231,293 persons |
| 2012 | 228,741 persons |
| 2011 | 225,697 persons |
| 2010 | 223,592 persons |
| 2009 | 220,176 persons |
| 2008 | 218,458 persons |
| 2007 | 217,450 persons |
| 2006 | 217,271 persons |
| 2005 | 215,128 persons |
| 2004 | 211,927 persons |
| 2003 | 206,909 persons |
| 2002 | 203,970 persons |
| 2001 | 202,325 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51550.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51550.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```