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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
Census
2022-05-15		Population
Estimate
2023-12-31
Niedersachsen [Lower Saxony]State7,393,3027,956,4167,777,9927,943,2658,008,135
AmmerlandCounty96,737111,994117,912125,961127,292
AurichCounty170,521188,363187,136187,515188,960
BraunschweigCounty-level City258,833245,516242,537252,816253,527
CelleCounty169,734181,962176,690172,308172,871
CloppenburgCounty120,441150,973159,337175,408176,540
CuxhavenCounty192,014206,192198,777197,983199,390
DelmenhorstCounty-level City75,15476,28473,32280,84581,746
DiepholzCounty188,762212,761211,185218,256220,743
EmdenCounty-level City50,73551,18549,78748,92049,701
EmslandCounty263,890304,698311,089328,946334,203
FrieslandCounty94,258101,40298,22999,652100,461
GifhornCounty140,428172,880171,333174,662175,876
GoslarCounty162,022155,610140,137127,606127,712
GöttingenCounty346,444349,808324,822325,699328,657
Grafschaft BentheimCounty119,485131,086133,395142,150144,212
Hameln-PyrmontCounty158,303162,290150,259150,288150,535
HarburgCounty198,416235,110238,443260,929264,767
Heidekreis (Soltau-Fallingbostel)County126,227141,192136,693142,771141,627
HelmstedtCounty100,18499,52791,41090,54690,692
HildesheimCounty285,278293,091277,595267,027268,318
HolzmindenCounty81,42180,86673,54866,15966,088
LeerCounty145,344162,765163,832168,710169,111
Lüchow-DannenbergCounty49,21551,82049,20546,63746,815
LüneburgCounty143,518168,734174,123176,629179,403
Nienburg (Weser)County116,880126,310122,241120,611121,723
NortheimCounty150,744150,100137,445126,230126,310
OldenburgCounty103,509122,550125,015130,329131,965
Oldenburg StadtCounty-level City143,131155,908157,267172,759176,242
OsnabrückCounty309,876355,871350,147356,158356,194
Osnabrück StadtCounty-level City163,168164,195153,699164,898165,686
OsterholzCounty96,212111,473110,907113,025113,784
PeineCounty120,441132,998130,398136,119136,983
Region HannoverCounty1,075,4281,122,0381,102,2401,129,1581,138,943
Rotenburg (Wümme)County141,383163,058162,726163,496165,561
SalzgitterCounty-level City114,355111,69698,895104,215105,056
SchaumburgCounty154,584166,548157,496156,414157,051
StadeCounty169,414192,973195,450204,623207,659
UelzenCounty93,49097,63593,59690,54091,832
VechtaCounty105,408128,189132,293145,112146,400
VerdenCounty117,716133,289132,300136,680138,273
WesermarschCounty90,41394,33290,03388,61389,316
WilhelmshavenCounty-level City90,56184,99477,45175,36676,010
WittmundCounty52,82757,42156,83955,64956,013
WolfenbüttelCounty117,888126,842120,774117,702118,540
WolfsburgCounty-level City128,510121,887119,984127,145129,347
Deutschland [Germany]Federal Republic79,753,22782,440,30980,219,69582,711,28283,456,045

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

Explanation: For privacy reasons, the statistical office skewed the 2022 census numbers by small amounts. To avoid inconsistencies and negative values, further adjustments are applied here. The 2022 total population of Germany exclude 8,258 persons posted abroad.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2023)
Males3,951,143
Females4,056,992
Age Groups (E 2023)
0-17 years1,349,475
18-64 years4,828,105
65+ years1,830,555
Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years83,263
80-89 years509,090
70-79 years725,269
60-69 years1,072,100
50-59 years1,279,637
40-49 years925,877
30-39 years975,309
20-29 years886,394
10-19 years745,411
0-9 years740,922
Religion (C 2022)
Roman Catholic1,223,471
Protestant3,087,042
Other/No/Unknown3,632,754
Citizenship (C 2022)
Germany7,126,641
EU 27 (2020)305,016
Other Citizenship511,608
Citizenship (C 2022)
German7,126,641
Poland83,076
Turkey77,480
Romania59,220
Ukraine57,319
Syria80,578
Italy25,146
Other country433,805
Region of Birth (C 2022)
Germany6,639,753
EU 27 (2020)422,330
Other country881,182
Country of Birth (C 2022)
Germany6,639,753
Poland198,459
Turkey91,515
Russia142,282
Romania55,116
Kazakhstan114,554
Ukraine71,092
Syria80,817
Italy20,238
Other country529,439

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