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

Population — Richmond (Independent City), VA (persons) was 233,655 persons in 2024, up 1.4% from 2023.
That is the highest reading since 1974.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 214,925 persons (2014) to 233,655 persons (2024), averaging 225,183 persons.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51760.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-richmond-independent-city-va

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 233,655 persons |
| 2023 | 230,383 persons |
| 2022 | 228,670 persons |
| 2021 | 227,164 persons |
| 2020 | 226,923 persons |
| 2019 | 225,993 persons |
| 2018 | 225,131 persons |
| 2017 | 223,674 persons |
| 2016 | 222,266 persons |
| 2015 | 218,228 persons |
| 2014 | 214,925 persons |
| 2013 | 212,251 persons |
| 2012 | 209,697 persons |
| 2011 | 205,807 persons |
| 2010 | 204,239 persons |
| 2009 | 203,678 persons |
| 2008 | 202,254 persons |
| 2007 | 200,201 persons |
| 2006 | 198,618 persons |
| 2005 | 197,465 persons |
| 2004 | 196,878 persons |
| 2003 | 197,306 persons |
| 2002 | 197,513 persons |
| 2001 | 197,575 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51760.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51760.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```