Bundesland
Die Bevölkerungsentwicklung des Bundeslandes Niedersachsen gemäß Volkszählungen und neuesten amtlichen Schätzungen.
| Name | Status | Hauptstadt | Fläche A (km²) | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 1990-12-31 | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 2001-12-31 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2011-05-09 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2022-05-15 | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 2025-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niedersachsen | BL | Hannover | 47.710 | 7.393.302 | 7.956.416 | 7.777.992 | 7.943.265 | 8.000.826 | 4771000 | → |
| Deutschland | Fed Rep | Berlin | 357.684 | 79.753.227 | 82.440.309 | 80.219.695 | 82.711.282 | 83.467.117 | → |
- Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland.
Die größten Städte
| Name | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 2025-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannover | 522.803 |
| 2 | Braunschweig | 252.811 |
| 3 | Oldenburg | 177.055 |
| 4 | Osnabrück | 166.257 |
| 5 | Göttingen | 130.521 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 129.813 |
| 7 | Salzgitter | 104.433 |
| 8 | Hildesheim | 98.207 |
| 9 | Delmenhorst | 81.274 |
Übersicht: Städte & Gemeinden
Die Einwohnerzahlen aller Städte und Gemeinden in Niedersachsen mit mehr als 15.000 Einwohnern gemäß Volkszählungen und neuesten amtlichen Schätzungen.
| Name | Status | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 1990-12-31 | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 2001-12-31 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2011-05-09 | Einwohner Zensus (C) 2022-05-15 | Einwohner Schätzung (E) 2025-12-31 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achim | City | 28.974 | 29.681 | 29.531 | 32.176 | 32.913 | 6806 | → |
| Alfeld (Leine) | City | 22.448 | 21.778 | 19.443 | 18.080 | 17.991 | 7288 | → |
| Aurich | City | 36.856 | 40.362 | 40.699 | 41.631 | 42.575 | 19729 | → |
| Bad Bentheim | City | 13.953 | 14.817 | 15.083 | 16.482 | 16.676 | 9999 | → |
| Bad Essen | Com | 12.967 | 15.575 | 15.120 | 16.143 | 16.265 | 10333 | → |
| Bad Harzburg | City | 23.882 | 23.021 | 22.033 | 19.817 | 19.503 | 6552 | → |
| Bad Münder am Deister | City | 18.977 | 18.877 | 17.670 | 17.430 | 17.417 | 10797 | → |
| Bad Pyrmont | City | 22.012 | 22.100 | 19.128 | 19.848 | 19.715 | 6199 | → |
| Bad Zwischenahn | Com | 23.828 | 25.826 | 27.437 | 29.440 | 29.613 | 13012 | → |
| Barsinghausen | City | 33.391 | 34.408 | 33.053 | 33.727 | 33.833 | 10281 | → |
| Bassum | City | 13.999 | 16.132 | 15.502 | 16.221 | 16.617 | 16885 | → |
| Brake (Unterweser) | City | 16.151 | 16.416 | 15.019 | 15.076 | 15.144 | 3830 | → |
| Bramsche | City | 28.120 | 31.030 | 30.158 | 30.625 | 27.864 | 18340 | → |
| Braunschweig | CityCR | 258.833 | 245.516 | 242.537 | 252.816 | 252.811 | 19270 | → |
| Bremervörde | City | 18.071 | 19.386 | 18.808 | 18.256 | 18.409 | 15042 | → |
| Buchholz in der Nordheide | City | 31.489 | 36.109 | 36.656 | 40.849 | 41.636 | 7476 | → |
| Bückeburg | City | 20.103 | 20.782 | 19.252 | 19.192 | 19.016 | 6890 | → |
| Burgdorf | City | 29.022 | 30.204 | 28.845 | 31.045 | 31.059 | 11256 | → |
| Burgwedel | City | 18.314 | 19.861 | 20.278 | 20.172 | 20.328 | 15285 | → |
| Buxtehude | City | 32.276 | 37.086 | 39.552 | 39.950 | 41.103 | 7669 | → |
| Celle | City | 72.260 | 71.949 | 69.001 | 66.610 | 66.930 | 17602 | → |
| Clausthal-Zellerfeld | City | 21.223 | 19.091 | 15.481 | 13.766 | 13.501 | 4369 | → |
| Cloppenburg | City | 23.574 | 30.146 | 32.932 | 35.988 | 36.535 | 7086 | → |
| Cuxhaven | City | 56.090 | 53.168 | 49.093 | 49.740 | 49.545 | 16193 | → |
| Damme | City | 13.556 | 15.508 | 16.271 | 17.352 | 17.449 | 10439 | → |
| Delmenhorst | CityCR | 75.154 | 76.284 | 73.322 | 80.845 | 81.274 | 6245 | → |
| Diepholz | City | 14.970 | 16.378 | 15.962 | 17.817 | 17.677 | 10470 | → |
| Duderstadt | City | 23.021 | 23.056 | 21.262 | 20.433 | 20.173 | 9564 | → |
| Edewecht | Com | 15.334 | 19.871 | 21.119 | 22.455 | 22.389 | 11385 | → |
| Einbeck | City | 37.269 | 36.266 | 32.226 | 29.713 | 29.472 | 23192 | → |
| Emden | CityCR | 50.735 | 51.185 | 49.787 | 48.920 | 49.009 | 11234 | → |
| Friesoythe | City | 17.142 | 20.064 | 20.948 | 22.200 | 22.806 | 24750 | → |
| Ganderkesee | Com | 27.104 | 30.590 | 30.373 | 30.897 | 31.564 | 13844 | → |
| Garbsen | City | 60.776 | 63.271 | 59.499 | 59.534 | 60.007 | 7949 | → |
| Garrel | Com | 9.103 | 11.868 | 14.022 | 14.703 | 15.407 | 11339 | → |
| Geestland | City | 26.726 | 31.051 | 30.683 | 30.932 | 31.182 | 35656 | → |
| Gehrden | City | 12.705 | 14.630 | 14.087 | 15.345 | 15.435 | 4327 | → |
| Georgsmarienhütte | City | 31.910 | 32.905 | 31.959 | 31.548 | 31.074 | 5549 | → |
| Gifhorn | City | 38.678 | 42.740 | 41.152 | 42.006 | 42.816 | 10540 | → |
| Goslar | City | 57.608 | 55.646 | 51.261 | 47.433 | 47.454 | 16388 | → |
| Göttingen | City | 121.831 | 123.822 | 115.843 | 124.548 | 130.521 | 11702 | → |
| Großenkneten | Com | 11.185 | 13.371 | 13.575 | 15.626 | 15.528 | 17644 | → |
| Hameln | City | 58.539 | 59.052 | 56.756 | 58.123 | 58.152 | 10253 | → |
| Hann. Münden (Münden) | City | 25.762 | 25.545 | 23.906 | 23.519 | 23.367 | 12117 | → |
| Hannover | City | 513.010 | 516.415 | 506.416 | 513.291 | 522.803 | 20430 | → |
| Haren (Ems) | City | 18.875 | 22.389 | 22.724 | 24.152 | 24.175 | 20879 | → |
| Helmstedt | City | 30.728 | 29.145 | 25.941 | 25.040 | 25.048 | 6674 | → |
| Hemmingen | City | 16.133 | 18.196 | 18.406 | 18.896 | 18.815 | 3173 | → |
| Hessisch Oldendorf | City | 18.088 | 19.969 | 18.504 | 18.435 | 18.352 | 12032 | → |
| Hildesheim | City | 105.291 | 103.717 | 99.554 | 97.716 | 98.207 | 9229 | → |
| Holzminden | City | 21.477 | 21.320 | 20.217 | 18.798 | 18.921 | 8823 | → |
| Hude (Oldb) | Com | 12.383 | 15.418 | 15.810 | 15.827 | 15.842 | 12479 | → |
| Ilsede | Com | 21.675 | 23.090 | 21.700 | 21.637 | 21.525 | 7222 | → |
| Isernhagen | Com | 21.485 | 22.496 | 22.777 | 24.293 | 23.979 | 5985 | → |
| Königslutter am Elm | City | 16.268 | 16.570 | 15.610 | 15.458 | 15.293 | 13113 | → |
| Laatzen | City | 37.242 | 38.965 | 38.877 | 41.966 | 41.724 | 3416 | → |
| Langelsheim | City | 18.561 | 18.072 | 16.316 | 14.779 | 14.461 | 10876 | → |
| Langenhagen | City | 47.432 | 49.506 | 50.821 | 53.711 | 54.059 | 7197 | → |
| Leer (Ostfriesland) | City | 31.375 | 34.109 | 34.017 | 34.181 | 34.277 | 7011 | → |
| Lehrte | City | 40.350 | 44.200 | 42.655 | 43.501 | 44.140 | 12767 | → |
| Lilienthal | Com | 16.337 | 17.992 | 18.026 | 19.893 | 20.148 | 7253 | → |
| Lingen (Ems) | City | 49.137 | 51.362 | 51.821 | 55.092 | 56.539 | 17619 | → |
| Lohne (Oldenburg) | City | 20.106 | 24.907 | 24.819 | 27.985 | 28.114 | 9111 | → |
| Loxstedt | Com | 14.933 | 16.624 | 15.880 | 15.909 | 15.988 | 14174 | → |
| Lüneburg | City | 61.870 | 68.234 | 69.905 | 72.870 | 74.502 | 7050 | → |
| Melle | City | 41.579 | 45.747 | 45.855 | 46.187 | 46.396 | 25395 | → |
| Meppen | City | 30.508 | 33.764 | 33.997 | 36.429 | 36.984 | 18840 | → |
| Moormerland | Com | 19.285 | 21.993 | 22.531 | 23.372 | 23.357 | 12214 | → |
| Munster | City | 16.486 | 17.724 | 14.824 | 15.019 | 15.146 | 19452 | → |
| Neustadt am Rübenberge | City | 39.532 | 45.343 | 43.542 | 44.274 | 44.696 | 35896 | → |
| Neu Wulmstorf | Com | 15.466 | 20.323 | 19.903 | 22.553 | 23.552 | 5634 | → |
| Nienburg (Weser) | City | 30.710 | 32.454 | 30.875 | 32.021 | 32.644 | 6453 | → |
| Norden | City | 23.815 | 24.845 | 25.102 | 24.865 | 24.978 | 10633 | → |
| Nordenham | City | 28.773 | 28.035 | 26.491 | 25.862 | 25.759 | 8777 | → |
| Nordhorn | City | 49.359 | 52.479 | 52.029 | 55.724 | 57.372 | 14986 | → |
| Northeim | City | 31.381 | 31.432 | 29.327 | 27.369 | 27.174 | 14585 | → |
| Oldenburg (Oldb) | CityCR | 143.131 | 155.908 | 157.267 | 172.759 | 177.055 | 10309 | → |
| Osnabrück | CityCR | 163.168 | 164.195 | 153.699 | 164.898 | 166.257 | 11980 | → |
| Osterholz-Scharmbeck | City | 24.705 | 31.253 | 30.298 | 29.762 | 29.757 | 14717 | → |
| Osterode am Harz | City | 27.097 | 25.571 | 23.141 | 21.693 | 21.474 | 10254 | → |
| Oyten | Com | 12.710 | 15.195 | 15.292 | 16.080 | 16.509 | 6343 | → |
| Papenburg | City | 30.078 | 34.266 | 35.060 | 36.770 | 36.972 | 11844 | → |
| Peine | City | 46.654 | 49.499 | 48.582 | 50.276 | 51.005 | 11984 | → |
| Rastede | Com | 18.526 | 19.876 | 21.028 | 22.555 | 22.936 | 12361 | → |
| Rhauderfehn | Com | 14.339 | 16.870 | 17.118 | 18.032 | 18.199 | 10293 | → |
| Rinteln | City | 26.979 | 28.383 | 25.791 | 25.626 | 25.382 | 10902 | → |
| Ronnenberg | City | 21.025 | 23.134 | 23.145 | 23.817 | 23.807 | 3782 | → |
| Rotenburg (Wümme) | City | 19.183 | 21.834 | 21.106 | 22.698 | 23.211 | 9906 | → |
| Salzgitter | CityCR | 114.355 | 111.696 | 98.895 | 104.215 | 104.433 | 22448 | → |
| Sarstedt | City | 17.326 | 18.080 | 18.181 | 18.960 | 19.483 | 4300 | → |
| Schneverdingen | City | 15.941 | 18.632 | 18.759 | 18.824 | 18.964 | 23492 | → |
| Schortens | City | 19.485 | 21.371 | 20.416 | 20.718 | 21.001 | 6879 | → |
| Schwanewede | Com | 16.989 | 19.514 | 19.458 | 19.958 | 19.918 | 13257 | → |
| Seelze | City | 30.974 | 33.160 | 31.827 | 34.324 | 34.383 | 5408 | → |
| Seesen | City | 22.128 | 22.431 | 19.883 | 18.724 | 18.612 | 10233 | → |
| Seevetal | Com | 36.740 | 40.819 | 39.838 | 43.261 | 44.091 | 10533 | → |
| Sehnde | City | 17.614 | 21.123 | 23.012 | 23.313 | 23.414 | 10358 | → |
| Soltau | City | 19.714 | 21.926 | 21.241 | 22.122 | 22.522 | 20377 | → |
| Springe | City | 29.752 | 29.907 | 28.575 | 28.513 | 28.851 | 16013 | → |
| Stade | City | 42.487 | 45.152 | 45.141 | 47.852 | 48.699 | 11007 | → |
| Stadthagen | City | 22.778 | 23.767 | 21.604 | 22.190 | 22.556 | 6027 | → |
| Stuhr | Com | 27.457 | 31.323 | 32.382 | 33.324 | 34.052 | 8184 | → |
| Südbrookmerland | Com | 15.734 | 18.756 | 18.593 | 18.206 | 18.373 | 9682 | → |
| Syke | City | 19.674 | 23.657 | 23.641 | 24.789 | 25.301 | 12811 | → |
| Uelzen | City | 35.466 | 35.215 | 33.606 | 32.680 | 32.703 | 13683 | → |
| Uetze | Com | 17.619 | 19.854 | 19.923 | 20.121 | 20.107 | 14085 | → |
| Uslar | City | 16.576 | 16.210 | 14.787 | 13.562 | 13.414 | 11359 | → |
| Varel | City | 24.076 | 24.891 | 23.795 | 24.560 | 24.635 | 11375 | → |
| Vechelde | Com | 14.585 | 16.189 | 15.995 | 18.141 | 18.060 | 7624 | → |
| Vechta | City | 23.300 | 28.319 | 30.319 | 33.126 | 33.768 | 8789 | → |
| Verden (Aller) | City | 24.589 | 26.861 | 26.664 | 26.950 | 27.273 | 7170 | → |
| Wallenhorst | Com | 21.604 | 23.405 | 23.197 | 22.790 | 22.591 | 4717 | → |
| Walsrode | City | 29.761 | 31.386 | 30.466 | 31.007 | 30.942 | 33645 | → |
| Wardenburg | Com | 13.921 | 15.754 | 15.654 | 16.209 | 16.585 | 11880 | → |
| Wedemark | Com | 24.758 | 28.567 | 28.223 | 29.409 | 29.647 | 17427 | → |
| Weener | City | 14.320 | 15.406 | 15.472 | 15.435 | 15.243 | 8123 | → |
| Westerstede | City | 18.659 | 21.521 | 21.941 | 23.674 | 23.956 | 17955 | → |
| Westoverledingen | Com | 17.006 | 19.731 | 19.710 | 21.002 | 21.119 | 11210 | → |
| Weyhe | Com | 26.050 | 30.311 | 29.918 | 30.500 | 31.004 | 6036 | → |
| Wiefelstede | Com | 11.212 | 14.147 | 15.260 | 16.229 | 16.538 | 10650 | → |
| Wildeshausen | City | 14.311 | 17.442 | 18.860 | 20.702 | 21.347 | 8970 | → |
| Wilhelmshaven | CityCR | 90.561 | 84.994 | 77.451 | 75.366 | 75.324 | 10711 | → |
| Winsen (Luhe) | City | 27.338 | 32.055 | 32.494 | 36.173 | 37.050 | 10977 | → |
| Wittmund | City | 19.469 | 21.371 | 20.605 | 19.979 | 19.951 | 21015 | → |
| Wolfenbüttel | City | 52.032 | 54.517 | 51.756 | 51.750 | 52.511 | 7874 | → |
| Wolfsburg | CityCR | 128.510 | 121.887 | 119.984 | 127.145 | 129.813 | 20462 | → |
| Wunstorf | City | 38.276 | 41.542 | 40.633 | 40.984 | 41.126 | 12574 | → |
| Wurster Nordseeküste | Com | 15.162 | 17.142 | 16.962 | 16.605 | 16.755 | 18173 | → |
- Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland, Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
Bevölkerungsstruktur
Weitere Informationen über die Bevölkerungsstruktur.
| Geschlecht (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| männlich | 3.950.741 |
| weiblich | 4.050.085 |
| Altersgruppen (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 Jahre | 1.342.418 |
| 18-64 Jahre | 4.771.348 |
| ≥65 Jahre | 1.887.060 |
| Altersverteilung (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| ≥90 Jahre | 83.263 |
| 80-89 Jahre | 509.090 |
| 70-79 Jahre | 725.269 |
| 60-69 Jahre | 1.072.100 |
| 50-59 Jahre | 1.279.637 |
| 40-49 Jahre | 925.877 |
| 30-39 Jahre | 975.309 |
| 20-29 Jahre | 886.394 |
| 10-19 Jahre | 745.411 |
| 0-9 Jahre | 740.922 |
| Religion (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| römisch-katholisch | 1.223.471 |
| evangelisch | 3.087.042 |
| übrige / keine / unbekannt | 3.632.754 |
| Staatsangehörigkeit (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| Deutschland | 7.126.641 |
| EU 27 (2020) | 305.016 |
| andere Staatsangehörigkeit | 511.608 |
| Staatsangehörigkeit (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| deutsch | 7.126.641 |
| Polen | 83.076 |
| Türkei | 77.480 |
| Rumänien | 59.220 |
| Ukraine | 57.319 |
| Syrien | 80.578 |
| Italien | 25.146 |
| übrige Länder | 433.805 |
| Geburtsregion (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| Deutschland | 6.639.753 |
| EU 27 (2020) | 422.330 |
| übrige Länder | 881.182 |
| Geburtsland (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| Deutschland | 6.639.753 |
| Polen | 198.459 |
| Türkei | 91.515 |
| Russland | 142.282 |
| Rumänien | 55.116 |
| Kasachstan | 114.554 |
| Ukraine | 71.092 |
| Syrien | 80.817 |
| Italien | 20.238 |
| übrige Länder | 529.439 |