# Population — Schenectady, NY (persons)

Population — Schenectady, NY (persons) was 162,261 persons in 2024, up 1.2% from 2023.
That is the highest reading since 1972.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 156,089 persons (2016) to 162,261 persons (2024), averaging 158,383 persons.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NY-36093.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-schenectady-ny

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 162,261 persons |
| 2023 | 160,378 persons |
| 2022 | 159,846 persons |
| 2021 | 160,066 persons |
| 2020 | 159,294 persons |
| 2019 | 157,939 persons |
| 2018 | 157,467 persons |
| 2017 | 156,591 persons |
| 2016 | 156,089 persons |
| 2015 | 156,130 persons |
| 2014 | 156,148 persons |
| 2013 | 155,819 persons |
| 2012 | 155,626 persons |
| 2011 | 155,205 persons |
| 2010 | 154,931 persons |
| 2009 | 154,050 persons |
| 2008 | 153,360 persons |
| 2007 | 152,275 persons |
| 2006 | 151,768 persons |
| 2005 | 150,200 persons |
| 2004 | 148,900 persons |
| 2003 | 147,891 persons |
| 2002 | 147,199 persons |
| 2001 | 146,334 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36093.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NY-36093.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```