Federal State
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population C 1987-05-25 | Population E 1995-12-31 | Population E 2001-12-31 | Population E 2005-12-31 | Population E 2011-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Niedersachsen [Lower Saxony] | NI | FSt | Hannover | 47,614 | 7,162,103 | 7,780,422 | 7,956,416 | 7,993,946 | 7,913,502 | 4761400 |
| Germany | DEU | Fed Rep | Berlin | 357,137 | 77,718,000 | 81,817,499 | 82,440,309 | 82,437,995 | 81,843,743 |
- Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Population C E 2011-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannover | 525,875 |
| 2 | Braunschweig | 250,556 |
| 3 | Osnabrück | 165,021 |
| 4 | Oldenburg | 162,481 |
| 5 | Wolfsburg | 122,583 |
| 6 | Göttingen | 121,364 |
| 7 | Hildesheim | 102,584 |
| 8 | Salzgitter | 101,750 |
| 9 | Wilhelmshaven | 81,020 |
Contents: Cities & Communes
| Name | Status | Population C C 1987-05-25 | Population C E 1995-12-31 | Population C E 2001-12-31 | Population C E 2005-12-31 | Population C E 2011-12-31 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Achim | City | 28,114 | 30,050 | 29,681 | 30,141 | 30,258 | 6801 |
| i | Alfeld (Leine) | City | 22,305 | 22,413 | 21,778 | 21,061 | 19,919 | 7286 |
| i | Aurich | City | 36,033 | 39,519 | 40,362 | 40,594 | 40,416 | 19721 |
| i | Bad Bentheim | City | 13,697 | 14,319 | 14,817 | 15,522 | 15,528 | 10000 |
| i | Bad Essen | Com | 12,121 | 14,876 | 15,575 | 15,778 | 15,592 | 10330 |
| i | Bad Harzburg | City | 23,157 | 23,599 | 23,021 | 22,734 | 21,813 | 6542 |
| i | Bad Münder (am Deister) {Bad Munder} | City | 18,578 | 19,274 | 18,877 | 18,490 | 17,327 | 10769 |
| i | Bad Pyrmont | City | 20,443 | 23,180 | 22,100 | 21,492 | 20,650 | 6196 |
| i | Bad Zwischenahn | Com | 23,299 | 24,362 | 25,826 | 27,101 | 27,897 | 12973 |
| i | Barsinghausen | City | 32,727 | 34,643 | 34,408 | 34,166 | 33,512 | 10268 |
| i | Bassum | City | 13,860 | 15,055 | 16,132 | 16,243 | 15,818 | 16857 |
| i | Brake (Unterweser) | City | 16,276 | 16,713 | 16,416 | 16,191 | 15,523 | 3818 |
| i | Bramsche | City | 24,147 | 30,724 | 31,030 | 31,006 | 30,992 | 18334 |
| i | Braunschweig [Brunswick] | CityCR | 252,351 | 252,544 | 245,516 | 245,273 | 250,556 | 19216 |
| i | Bremervörde {Bremervorde} | City | 17,700 | 19,004 | 19,386 | 19,113 | 18,556 | 15018 |
| i | Buchholz (in der Nordheide) | City | 29,824 | 34,042 | 36,109 | 37,987 | 39,088 | 7464 |
| i | Bückeburg {Buckeburg} | City | 19,610 | 20,953 | 20,782 | 20,922 | 20,407 | 6884 |
| i | Burgdorf | City | 28,073 | 30,275 | 30,204 | 30,074 | 29,833 | 11235 |
| i | Burgwedel | Com | 17,924 | 19,166 | 19,861 | 20,384 | 20,456 | 15196 |
| i | Buxtehude | City | 31,004 | 35,253 | 37,086 | 38,335 | 40,152 | 7650 |
| i | Celle | City | 71,222 | 73,936 | 71,949 | 71,336 | 69,972 | 17503 |
| i | Clausthal-Zellerfeld | City | 15,823 | 16,703 | 15,460 | 15,075 | 14,840 | 3396 |
| i | Cloppenburg | City | 22,266 | 27,795 | 30,146 | 31,656 | 32,640 | 7063 |
| i | Cuxhaven | City | 56,049 | 55,229 | 53,168 | 52,095 | 50,055 | 16191 |
| i | Damme | City | 13,029 | 14,998 | 15,508 | 16,211 | 16,416 | 10438 |
| i | Delmenhorst | CityCR | 72,072 | 78,226 | 76,284 | 75,916 | 74,497 | 6236 |
| i | Diepholz | City | 14,458 | 16,121 | 16,378 | 16,593 | 16,709 | 10448 |
| i | Duderstadt | City | 22,253 | 23,393 | 23,056 | 22,808 | 21,609 | 9562 |
| i | Edewecht | Com | 14,398 | 17,000 | 19,871 | 20,797 | 21,324 | 11351 |
| i | Einbeck | City | 36,901 | 37,782 | 36,266 | 35,183 | 33,085 | 23131 |
| i | Emden | CityCR | 50,144 | 51,559 | 51,185 | 51,693 | 51,528 | 11235 |
| i | Friesoythe | City | 16,576 | 18,907 | 20,064 | 20,493 | 20,736 | 24710 |
| i | Ganderkesee | Com | 26,061 | 28,895 | 30,590 | 30,969 | 30,927 | 13826 |
| i | Garbsen | City | 58,081 | 62,681 | 63,271 | 63,123 | 61,652 | 7931 |
| i | Georgsmarienhütte {Georgsmarienhutte} | City | 30,833 | 32,909 | 32,905 | 32,536 | 32,026 | 5544 |
| i | Gifhorn | City | 34,770 | 43,526 | 42,740 | 42,466 | 41,555 | 10486 |
| i | Goslar | City | 45,978 | 46,142 | 44,123 | 43,119 | 40,704 | 9257 |
| i | Göttingen {Gottingen} | City | 114,698 | 126,253 | 123,822 | 121,884 | 121,364 | 11689 |
| i | Hameln | City | 58,181 | 58,781 | 59,052 | 58,739 | 57,342 | 10233 |
| i | Hannover [Hanover] | City | 494,864 | 523,147 | 516,415 | 515,729 | 525,875 | 20414 |
| i | Haren (Ems) | City | 18,422 | 21,450 | 22,389 | 22,720 | 23,050 | 20877 |
| i | Helmstedt | City | 26,656 | 26,946 | 25,888 | 25,391 | 23,686 | 4697 |
| i | Hemmingen | Com | 16,007 | 16,608 | 18,196 | 18,647 | 18,676 | 3158 |
| i | Herzberg (am Harz) | City | 15,960 | 16,325 | 15,261 | 14,697 | 13,573 | 7188 |
| i | Hessisch Oldendorf | City | 17,527 | 20,125 | 19,969 | 19,771 | 18,827 | 12031 |
| i | Hildesheim | City | 103,449 | 106,101 | 103,717 | 102,575 | 102,584 | 9218 |
| i | Holzminden | City | 21,064 | 22,078 | 21,320 | 20,789 | 19,939 | 8824 |
| i | Hude (Oldenburg) | Com | 12,008 | 13,729 | 15,418 | 15,715 | 15,782 | 12463 |
| i | Isernhagen | Com | 20,489 | 21,979 | 22,496 | 22,619 | 22,990 | 5976 |
| i | Königslutter (am Elm) {Konigslutter} | City | 16,143 | 16,802 | 16,570 | 16,350 | 15,666 | 13061 |
| i | Laatzen | City | 35,891 | 37,180 | 38,965 | 40,075 | 40,413 | 3406 |
| i | Langen | City | 15,224 | 16,907 | 18,418 | 18,702 | 18,510 | 12199 |
| i | Langenhagen | City | 45,965 | 48,921 | 49,506 | 50,883 | 53,003 | 7186 |
| i | Leer (Ostfriesland) | City | 31,411 | 32,622 | 34,109 | 33,936 | 34,285 | 7029 |
| i | Lehrte | City | 39,577 | 42,011 | 44,200 | 43,888 | 43,248 | 12706 |
| i | Lilienthal | Com | 15,643 | 16,645 | 17,992 | 18,273 | 18,430 | 7209 |
| i | Lingen (Ems) | City | 47,489 | 52,270 | 51,362 | 51,317 | 51,007 | 17613 |
| i | Lohne (Oldenburg) | City | 19,308 | 22,550 | 24,907 | 25,459 | 26,363 | 9079 |
| i | Loxstedt | Com | 14,730 | 15,889 | 16,624 | 16,261 | 16,048 | 14158 |
| i | Lüneburg {Luneburg} | City | 59,543 | 64,558 | 68,234 | 71,842 | 73,581 | 7034 |
| i | Melle | City | 40,311 | 43,818 | 45,747 | 46,556 | 46,093 | 25399 |
| i | Meppen | City | 29,797 | 32,093 | 33,764 | 34,313 | 34,875 | 18833 |
| i | Moormerland | Com | 18,912 | 20,726 | 21,993 | 22,448 | 22,458 | 12229 |
| i | Münden (Hannoversch Münden) {Munden} | City | 24,971 | 26,405 | 25,545 | 25,126 | 24,390 | 12112 |
| i | Munster | City | 15,896 | 18,029 | 17,724 | 17,187 | 15,923 | 19341 |
| i | Neustadt am Rübenberge {Neustadt am Rubenberge} | City | 38,085 | 43,299 | 45,343 | 45,734 | 45,008 | 35751 |
| i | Neu Wulmstorf | Com | 13,964 | 17,931 | 20,323 | 20,413 | 20,862 | 5618 |
| i | Nienburg (Weser) | City | 29,474 | 32,688 | 32,454 | 32,736 | 31,862 | 6445 |
| i | Norden | City | 24,187 | 24,328 | 24,845 | 25,122 | 25,019 | 10632 |
| i | Nordenham | City | 28,956 | 29,314 | 28,035 | 27,595 | 26,706 | 8721 |
| i | Nordhorn | City | 48,368 | 51,269 | 52,479 | 53,085 | 53,058 | 14968 |
| i | Northeim | City | 30,208 | 32,712 | 31,432 | 30,744 | 29,145 | 14567 |
| i | Oldenburg (Oldenburg) | CityCR | 140,149 | 151,382 | 155,908 | 158,565 | 162,481 | 10298 |
| i | Osnabrück {Osnabruck} | CityCR | 150,807 | 168,618 | 164,195 | 163,814 | 165,021 | 11980 |
| i | Osterholz-Scharmbeck | City | 24,146 | 30,501 | 31,253 | 30,942 | 29,978 | 14691 |
| i | Osterode (am Harz) | City | 26,735 | 26,707 | 25,571 | 24,643 | 22,987 | 10246 |
| i | Oyten | Com | 12,104 | 14,491 | 15,195 | 15,288 | 15,540 | 6343 |
| i | Papenburg | City | 29,143 | 33,624 | 34,266 | 34,684 | 35,237 | 11841 |
| i | Peine | City | 45,780 | 49,024 | 49,499 | 49,884 | 48,558 | 11965 |
| i | Rastede | Com | 18,212 | 19,229 | 19,876 | 20,392 | 20,953 | 12305 |
| i | Rhauderfehn | Com | 14,139 | 15,459 | 16,870 | 17,303 | 17,449 | 10292 |
| i | Rinteln | City | 26,067 | 28,380 | 28,383 | 27,806 | 26,733 | 10907 |
| i | Ronnenberg | City | 19,421 | 22,663 | 23,134 | 23,223 | 23,304 | 3778 |
| i | Rotenburg (Wümme) | City | 18,391 | 21,202 | 21,834 | 22,088 | 21,817 | 9900 |
| i | Salzgitter | CityCR | 111,069 | 117,713 | 111,696 | 107,726 | 101,750 | 22391 |
| i | Sarstedt | City | 16,463 | 17,873 | 18,080 | 18,575 | 18,482 | 4294 |
| i | Schneverdingen | City | 15,584 | 17,030 | 18,632 | 19,097 | 18,864 | 23459 |
| i | Schortens | Com | 19,446 | 20,837 | 21,371 | 21,189 | 20,587 | 6868 |
| i | Schwanewede | Com | 16,754 | 17,952 | 19,514 | 19,949 | 19,943 | 13221 |
| i | Seelze | City | 29,586 | 32,702 | 33,160 | 33,167 | 32,939 | 5404 |
| i | Seesen | City | 21,726 | 22,574 | 22,431 | 21,724 | 20,034 | 10219 |
| i | Seevetal | Com | 35,964 | 38,383 | 40,819 | 41,614 | 42,210 | 10520 |
| i | Sehnde | City | 17,687 | 18,622 | 21,123 | 22,607 | 23,032 | 10333 |
| i | Soltau | City | 19,227 | 21,040 | 21,926 | 22,052 | 21,672 | 20324 |
| i | Springe | City | 29,328 | 29,875 | 29,907 | 29,833 | 29,055 | 15981 |
| i | Stade | City | 40,898 | 45,087 | 45,152 | 45,923 | 46,235 | 11004 |
| i | Stadthagen | City | 22,114 | 23,566 | 23,767 | 23,181 | 22,211 | 6027 |
| i | Stuhr | Com | 27,085 | 28,733 | 31,323 | 32,734 | 33,645 | 8166 |
| i | Südbrookmerland {Sudbrookmerland} | Com | 15,281 | 17,132 | 18,756 | 19,060 | 18,969 | 9682 |
| i | Syke | City | 18,776 | 23,014 | 23,657 | 24,443 | 24,279 | 12793 |
| i | Uelzen | City | 35,010 | 35,526 | 35,215 | 35,005 | 34,055 | 13585 |
| i | Uetze | Com | 17,183 | 18,711 | 19,854 | 20,413 | 20,091 | 14056 |
| i | Uslar | City | 16,121 | 17,109 | 16,210 | 15,847 | 14,543 | 11341 |
| i | Varel | City | 23,892 | 24,527 | 24,891 | 25,153 | 24,596 | 11354 |
| i | Vechelde | Com | 14,079 | 15,005 | 16,189 | 16,230 | 16,028 | 7587 |
| i | Vechta | City | 22,461 | 25,660 | 28,319 | 30,114 | 32,104 | 8775 |
| i | Verden (Aller) | City | 23,768 | 26,774 | 26,861 | 26,828 | 26,729 | 7158 |
| i | Wallenhorst | Com | 20,662 | 22,844 | 23,405 | 24,135 | 23,557 | 4718 |
| i | Walsrode | City | 22,297 | 23,623 | 24,214 | 24,460 | 23,870 | 27072 |
| i | Wardenburg | Com | 13,508 | 14,612 | 15,754 | 16,114 | 15,948 | 11867 |
| i | Wedemark | Com | 23,848 | 26,107 | 28,567 | 29,174 | 29,182 | 17335 |
| i | Weener | City | 14,357 | 14,909 | 15,406 | 15,652 | 15,714 | 8124 |
| i | Westerstede | City | 18,202 | 20,735 | 21,521 | 21,888 | 22,071 | 17923 |
| i | Westoverledingen | Com | 16,456 | 18,139 | 19,731 | 20,091 | 19,817 | 11207 |
| i | Weyhe | Com | 23,832 | 28,453 | 30,311 | 30,283 | 30,308 | 6028 |
| i | Wiefelstede | Com | 10,566 | 12,208 | 14,147 | 14,693 | 15,539 | 10602 |
| i | Wildeshausen | City | 13,623 | 16,192 | 17,442 | 18,275 | 19,372 | 8949 |
| i | Wilhelmshaven | CityCR | 90,982 | 90,667 | 84,994 | 83,552 | 81,020 | 10691 |
| i | Winsen (Luhe) | City | 25,925 | 30,054 | 32,055 | 32,928 | 34,437 | 10958 |
| i | Wittmund | City | 19,115 | 20,827 | 21,371 | 21,311 | 20,659 | 21012 |
| i | Wolfenbüttel {Wolfenbuttel} | City | 50,729 | 53,686 | 54,517 | 54,461 | 53,353 | 7851 |
| i | Wolfsburg | CityCR | 124,896 | 126,331 | 121,887 | 121,199 | 122,583 | 20405 |
| i | Wunstorf | City | 37,105 | 40,084 | 41,542 | 41,914 | 41,048 | 12568 |
- (1987) Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die BR Deutschland, Ausgabe 1987.
(1995) Amtliche Schlüsselnummern und Bevölkerungsdaten der Gemeinden und Verwaltungsbezirke in der BR Deutschland, Ausgabe 1995.
(2001) (2005) (2011) Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland (web).
Population in the boundaries of 2013-03-31.