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Niedersachsen

State in Germany

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
1987-05-25		Population
Estimate
1995-12-31		Population
Estimate
2001-12-31		Population
Census
2011-05-09		Population
Estimate
2020-12-31
Niedersachsen [Lower Saxony]State7,162,1037,780,4227,956,4167,777,9928,003,421
AmmerlandCounty93,603103,651111,994117,912125,643
AurichCounty168,281180,118188,363187,136190,178
BraunschweigCounty-level City252,351252,544245,516242,537248,561
CelleCounty165,433179,143181,962176,690179,386
CloppenburgCounty115,243141,179150,973159,337172,632
CuxhavenCounty190,234198,654206,192198,777198,826
DelmenhorstCounty-level City72,07278,22676,28473,32277,503
DiepholzCounty183,448203,704212,761211,185218,072
EmdenCounty-level City50,14451,55951,18549,78749,874
EmslandCounty255,394292,993304,698311,089328,930
FrieslandCounty93,63497,929101,40298,22998,971
GifhornCounty129,505161,826172,880171,333177,227
GoslarCounty157,839161,549155,610140,137134,688
GöttingenCounty332,065355,012349,808324,822323,900
Grafschaft BentheimCounty117,364125,721131,086133,395137,891
Hameln-PyrmontCounty154,554163,798162,290150,259148,580
HarburgCounty188,710215,975235,110238,443256,016
Heidekreis (Soltau-Fallingbostel)County123,187134,811141,192136,693140,885
HelmstedtCounty97,807101,82999,52791,41091,518
HildesheimCounty280,497292,525293,091277,595275,464
HolzmindenCounty80,07083,34180,86673,54870,207
LeerCounty143,822154,057162,765163,832171,483
Lüchow-DannenbergCounty47,65751,65751,82049,20548,503
LüneburgCounty130,715155,893168,734174,123184,235
Nienburg (Weser)County112,209124,065126,310122,241121,645
NortheimCounty147,554154,186150,100137,445131,772
OldenburgCounty99,424112,922122,550125,015131,467
Oldenburg StadtCounty-level City140,149151,382155,908157,267169,605
OsnabrückCounty293,671342,808355,871350,147359,471
Osnabrück StadtCounty-level City150,807168,618164,195153,699164,223
OsterholzCounty94,196105,576111,473110,907114,640
PeineCounty117,550126,780132,998130,398135,844
Region HannoverCounty1,040,4281,109,0931,122,0381,102,2401,155,330
Rotenburg (Wümme)County137,896152,688163,058162,726164,486
SalzgitterCounty-level City111,069117,713111,69698,895103,866
SchaumburgCounty150,168162,439166,548157,496158,406
StadeCounty163,769183,728192,973195,450205,357
UelzenCounty91,77795,89397,63593,59692,566
VechtaCounty101,627118,575128,189132,293143,698
VerdenCounty113,223128,108133,289132,300137,574
WesermarschCounty89,34994,06194,33290,03388,524
WilhelmshavenCounty-level City90,98290,66784,99477,45175,189
WittmundCounty52,36055,22557,42156,83957,384
WolfenbüttelCounty115,370121,870126,842120,774119,361
WolfsburgCounty-level City124,896126,331121,887119,984123,840
Deutschland [Germany]Federal Republic77,718,00081,817,49982,440,30980,219,69583,155,031

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland (web), Statistical Offices of the German States (web).

Explanation: States and counties in the boundaries of 31 December 2021.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2020)
Males3,951,456
Females4,051,965
Age Groups (E 2020)
0-17 years1,337,487
18-64 years4,878,266
65+ years1,787,668
Age Distribution (E 2020)
0-9 years741,603
10-19 years761,132
20-29 years924,759
30-39 years963,434
40-49 years944,887
50-59 years1,317,066
60-69 years1,035,163
70-79 years735,161
80-89 years496,985
90+ years83,231
Nationality (E 2020)
German7,210,696
Foreign792,725
Country of Birth (C 2011)
Germany6,774,787
EU 27311,624
Europe (other)281,943
Other country285,508
Unknown124,130
Religion (C 2011)
Roman Catholic1,353,460
Protestant3,777,068
Other/No/Unknown2,647,464

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