# Population — Lafayette, LA (persons)

Population — Lafayette, LA (persons) was 254,241 persons in 2024, up 1.5% from 2023.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 1969.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 234,105 persons (2014) to 254,241 persons (2024), averaging 242,684 persons.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-LA-22055.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-lafayette-la

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 254,241 persons |
| 2023 | 250,486 persons |
| 2022 | 248,145 persons |
| 2021 | 244,933 persons |
| 2020 | 242,178 persons |
| 2019 | 240,675 persons |
| 2018 | 239,815 persons |
| 2017 | 238,807 persons |
| 2016 | 238,825 persons |
| 2015 | 237,314 persons |
| 2014 | 234,105 persons |
| 2013 | 230,308 persons |
| 2012 | 226,550 persons |
| 2011 | 224,342 persons |
| 2010 | 222,402 persons |
| 2009 | 219,466 persons |
| 2008 | 215,139 persons |
| 2007 | 211,826 persons |
| 2006 | 209,424 persons |
| 2005 | 202,053 persons |
| 2004 | 199,338 persons |
| 2003 | 196,710 persons |
| 2002 | 194,565 persons |
| 2001 | 191,725 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA-22055.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA-22055.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```