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Niedersachsen

State in Germany

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NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
1990-12-31		Population
Estimate
2001-12-31		Population
Census
2011-05-09		Population
Estimate
2021-12-31
Niedersachsen [Lower Saxony]State7,393,3027,956,4167,777,9928,027,031
AmmerlandCounty96,737111,994117,912126,475
AurichCounty170,521188,363187,136190,425
BraunschweigCounty-level City258,833245,516242,537248,823
CelleCounty169,734181,962176,690179,915
CloppenburgCounty120,441150,973159,337173,980
CuxhavenCounty192,014206,192198,777199,603
DelmenhorstCounty-level City75,15476,28473,32277,522
DiepholzCounty188,762212,761211,185218,839
EmdenCounty-level City50,73551,18549,78749,523
EmslandCounty263,890304,698311,089331,397
FrieslandCounty94,258101,40298,22998,971
GifhornCounty140,428172,880171,333177,919
GoslarCounty162,022155,610140,137134,050
GöttingenCounty346,444349,808324,822323,661
Grafschaft BentheimCounty119,485131,086133,395138,722
Hameln-PyrmontCounty158,303162,290150,259148,963
HarburgCounty198,416235,110238,443257,548
Heidekreis (Soltau-Fallingbostel)County126,227141,192136,693142,912
HelmstedtCounty100,18499,52791,41091,379
HildesheimCounty285,278293,091277,595274,773
HolzmindenCounty81,42180,86673,54869,862
LeerCounty145,344162,765163,832172,421
Lüchow-DannenbergCounty49,21551,82049,20548,472
LüneburgCounty143,518168,734174,123185,129
Nienburg (Weser)County116,880126,310122,241121,773
NortheimCounty150,744150,100137,445131,765
OldenburgCounty103,509122,550125,015132,091
Oldenburg StadtCounty-level City143,131155,908157,267170,389
OsnabrückCounty309,876355,871350,147361,550
Osnabrück StadtCounty-level City163,168164,195153,699165,034
OsterholzCounty96,212111,473110,907115,054
PeineCounty120,441132,998130,398136,960
Region HannoverCounty1,075,4281,122,0381,102,2401,157,541
Rotenburg (Wümme)County141,383163,058162,726165,001
SalzgitterCounty-level City114,355111,69698,895103,694
SchaumburgCounty154,584166,548157,496158,108
StadeCounty169,414192,973195,450206,496
UelzenCounty93,49097,63593,59692,894
VechtaCounty105,408128,189132,293144,805
VerdenCounty117,716133,289132,300138,507
WesermarschCounty90,41394,33290,03388,430
WilhelmshavenCounty-level City90,56184,99477,45175,027
WittmundCounty52,82757,42156,83957,455
WolfenbüttelCounty117,888126,842120,774119,224
WolfsburgCounty-level City128,510121,887119,984123,949
Deutschland [Germany]Federal Republic79,753,22782,440,30980,219,69583,237,124

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 2021)
Males3,962,947
Females4,064,084
Age Groups (E 2021)
0-17 years1,350,717
18-64 years4,869,217
65+ years1,807,097
Age Distribution (E 2021)
0-9 years757,653
10-19 years754,434
20-29 years920,241
30-39 years974,466
40-49 years932,274
50-59 years1,297,300
60-69 years1,062,540
70-79 years728,428
80-89 years515,586
90+ years84,109
Citizenship (E 2021)
German7,203,533
Foreign823,498
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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