State
The population development of the State of Lower Saxony according to census results and latest official estimates.
Name | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Estimate (E) 1990-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2001-12-31 | Population Census (C) 2011-05-09 | Population Estimate (E) 2021-12-31 | |||
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Germany | Fed Rep | Berlin | 357,592 | 79,753,227 | 82,440,309 | 80,219,695 | 83,237,124 | |||
Niedersachsen [Lower Saxony] | BL | Hannover | 47,710 | 7,393,302 | 7,956,416 | 7,777,992 | 8,027,031 | 4771000 | → |
- Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland (web).
Major Cities
Name | Population Estimate (E) 2021-12-31 | |
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1 | Hannover | 535,932 |
2 | Braunschweig | 248,823 |
3 | Oldenburg | 170,389 |
4 | Osnabrück | 165,034 |
5 | Wolfsburg | 123,949 |
6 | Göttingen | 116,557 |
7 | Salzgitter | 103,694 |
8 | Hildesheim | 100,319 |
Contents: Cities & Communes
The population of all cities and communes in Lower Saxony with more than 15,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official estimates.
Cities and communes within the boundaries of 31 December 2021.
Name | Status | Population Estimate (E) 1990-12-31 | Population Estimate (E) 2001-12-31 | Population Census (C) 2011-05-09 | Population Estimate (E) 2021-12-31 | Area | ||
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Achim | City | 28,974 | 29,681 | 29,531 | 32,379 | 6806 | → | |
Alfeld (Leine) | City | 22,448 | 21,778 | 19,443 | 18,550 | 7288 | → | |
Aurich | City | 36,856 | 40,362 | 40,699 | 42,544 | 19729 | → | |
Bad Bentheim | City | 13,953 | 14,817 | 15,083 | 15,948 | 9999 | → | |
Bad Essen | Com | 12,967 | 15,575 | 15,120 | 15,982 | 10333 | → | |
Bad Harzburg | City | 23,882 | 23,021 | 22,033 | 21,754 | 6552 | → | |
Bad Münder am Deister | City | 18,977 | 18,877 | 17,670 | 17,447 | 10797 | → | |
Bad Pyrmont | City | 22,012 | 22,100 | 19,128 | 19,285 | 6199 | → | |
Bad Zwischenahn | Com | 23,828 | 25,826 | 27,437 | 29,351 | 13009 | → | |
Barsinghausen | City | 33,391 | 34,408 | 33,053 | 34,327 | 10281 | → | |
Bassum | City | 13,999 | 16,132 | 15,502 | 16,289 | 16885 | → | |
Brake (Unterweser) | City | 16,151 | 16,416 | 15,019 | 14,884 | 3830 | → | |
Bramsche | City | 28,120 | 31,030 | 30,158 | 32,103 | 18339 | → | |
Braunschweig [Brunswick] | CityCR | 258,833 | 245,516 | 242,537 | 248,823 | 19270 | → | |
Bremervörde | City | 18,071 | 19,386 | 18,808 | 18,666 | 15042 | → | |
Buchholz in der Nordheide | City | 31,489 | 36,109 | 36,656 | 40,164 | 7476 | → | |
Bückeburg | City | 20,103 | 20,782 | 19,252 | 19,336 | 6890 | → | |
Burgdorf | City | 29,022 | 30,204 | 28,845 | 31,083 | 11256 | → | |
Burgwedel | City | 18,314 | 19,861 | 20,278 | 20,123 | 15285 | → | |
Buxtehude | City | 32,276 | 37,086 | 39,552 | 40,139 | 7669 | → | |
Celle | City | 72,260 | 71,949 | 69,001 | 69,279 | 17602 | → | |
Clausthal-Zellerfeld | City | 21,223 | 19,091 | 15,481 | 14,804 | 4369 | → | |
Cloppenburg | City | 23,574 | 30,146 | 32,932 | 36,183 | 7086 | → | |
Cuxhaven | City | 56,090 | 53,168 | 49,093 | 48,318 | 16192 | → | |
Damme | City | 13,556 | 15,508 | 16,271 | 17,366 | 10439 | → | |
Delmenhorst | CityCR | 75,154 | 76,284 | 73,322 | 77,522 | 6245 | → | |
Diepholz | City | 14,970 | 16,378 | 15,962 | 17,192 | 10470 | → | |
Duderstadt | City | 23,021 | 23,056 | 21,262 | 20,097 | 9564 | → | |
Edewecht | Com | 15,334 | 19,871 | 21,119 | 22,748 | 11387 | → | |
Einbeck | City | 37,269 | 36,266 | 32,226 | 30,420 | 23192 | → | |
Emden | CityCR | 50,735 | 51,185 | 49,787 | 49,523 | 11234 | → | |
Friesoythe | City | 17,142 | 20,064 | 20,948 | 22,612 | 24750 | → | |
Ganderkesee | Com | 27,104 | 30,590 | 30,373 | 31,578 | 13844 | → | |
Garbsen | City | 60,776 | 63,271 | 59,499 | 60,711 | 7950 | → | |
Garrel | Com | 9,103 | 11,868 | 14,022 | 15,428 | 11339 | → | |
Geestland (Langen - Bad Bederkesa) | City | 26,726 | 31,051 | 30,683 | 31,304 | 35656 | → | |
Gehrden | City | 12,705 | 14,630 | 14,087 | 15,177 | 4327 | → | |
Georgsmarienhütte | City | 31,910 | 32,905 | 31,959 | 31,790 | 5549 | → | |
Gifhorn | City | 38,678 | 42,740 | 41,152 | 42,993 | 10540 | → | |
Goslar | City | 57,608 | 55,646 | 51,261 | 50,010 | 16388 | → | |
Göttingen | City | 121,831 | 123,822 | 115,843 | 116,557 | 11702 | → | |
Großenkneten | Com | 11,185 | 13,371 | 13,575 | 16,144 | 17644 | → | |
Hameln | City | 58,539 | 59,052 | 56,756 | 57,394 | 10253 | → | |
Hann. Münden (Münden) | City | 25,762 | 25,545 | 23,906 | 23,289 | 12117 | → | |
Hannover [Hanover] | City | 513,010 | 516,415 | 506,416 | 535,932 | 20430 | → | |
Haren (Ems) | City | 18,875 | 22,389 | 22,724 | 24,137 | 20879 | → | |
Helmstedt | City | 30,728 | 29,145 | 25,941 | 25,325 | 6674 | → | |
Hemmingen | City | 16,133 | 18,196 | 18,406 | 18,845 | 3173 | → | |
Hessisch Oldendorf | City | 18,088 | 19,969 | 18,504 | 18,228 | 12032 | → | |
Hildesheim | City | 105,291 | 103,717 | 99,554 | 100,319 | 9229 | → | |
Holzminden | City | 21,477 | 21,320 | 20,217 | 19,745 | 8824 | → | |
Hude (Oldenburg) | Com | 12,383 | 15,418 | 15,810 | 15,993 | 12479 | → | |
Ilsede | Com | 21,675 | 23,090 | 21,700 | 21,975 | 7222 | → | |
Isernhagen | Com | 21,485 | 22,496 | 22,777 | 24,280 | 5985 | → | |
Königslutter am Elm | City | 16,268 | 16,570 | 15,610 | 15,786 | 13113 | → | |
Laatzen | City | 37,242 | 38,965 | 38,877 | 41,965 | 3416 | → | |
Langelsheim | City | 18,561 | 18,072 | 16,316 | 14,990 | 10876 | → | |
Langenhagen | City | 47,432 | 49,506 | 50,821 | 54,712 | 7197 | → | |
Leer (Ostfriesland) | City | 31,375 | 34,109 | 34,017 | 35,078 | 7011 | → | |
Lehrte | City | 40,350 | 44,200 | 42,655 | 44,369 | 12767 | → | |
Lilienthal | Com | 16,337 | 17,992 | 18,026 | 19,922 | 7253 | → | |
Lingen (Ems) | City | 49,137 | 51,362 | 51,821 | 55,599 | 17619 | → | |
Lohne (Oldenburg) | City | 20,106 | 24,907 | 24,819 | 27,387 | 9111 | → | |
Loxstedt | Com | 14,933 | 16,624 | 15,880 | 16,441 | 14174 | → | |
Lüneburg | City | 61,870 | 68,234 | 69,905 | 75,599 | 7050 | → | |
Melle | City | 41,579 | 45,747 | 45,855 | 46,732 | 25395 | → | |
Meppen | City | 30,508 | 33,764 | 33,997 | 35,415 | 18840 | → | |
Moormerland | Com | 19,285 | 21,993 | 22,531 | 23,987 | 12214 | → | |
Munster | City | 16,486 | 17,724 | 14,824 | 15,059 | 19452 | → | |
Neustadt am Rübenberge | City | 39,532 | 45,343 | 43,542 | 44,796 | 35896 | → | |
Neu Wulmstorf | Com | 15,466 | 20,323 | 19,903 | 21,748 | 5634 | → | |
Nienburg (Weser) | City | 30,710 | 32,454 | 30,875 | 31,570 | 6453 | → | |
Norden | City | 23,815 | 24,845 | 25,102 | 24,855 | 10633 | → | |
Nordenham | City | 28,773 | 28,035 | 26,491 | 25,959 | 8778 | → | |
Nordhorn | City | 49,359 | 52,479 | 52,029 | 54,162 | 14987 | → | |
Northeim | City | 31,381 | 31,432 | 29,327 | 28,981 | 14585 | → | |
Oldenburg (Oldenburg) | CityCR | 143,131 | 155,908 | 157,267 | 170,389 | 10309 | → | |
Osnabrück | CityCR | 163,168 | 164,195 | 153,699 | 165,034 | 11980 | → | |
Osterholz-Scharmbeck | City | 24,705 | 31,253 | 30,298 | 30,438 | 14717 | → | |
Osterode am Harz | City | 27,097 | 25,571 | 23,141 | 21,316 | 10254 | → | |
Oyten | Com | 12,710 | 15,195 | 15,292 | 16,085 | 6343 | → | |
Papenburg | City | 30,078 | 34,266 | 35,060 | 37,885 | 11844 | → | |
Peine | City | 46,654 | 49,499 | 48,582 | 50,461 | 11984 | → | |
Rastede | Com | 18,526 | 19,876 | 21,028 | 22,874 | 12361 | → | |
Rhauderfehn | Com | 14,339 | 16,870 | 17,118 | 18,341 | 10293 | → | |
Rinteln | City | 26,979 | 28,383 | 25,791 | 25,380 | 10902 | → | |
Ronnenberg | City | 21,025 | 23,134 | 23,145 | 24,239 | 3782 | → | |
Rotenburg (Wümme) | City | 19,183 | 21,834 | 21,106 | 22,199 | 9906 | → | |
Salzgitter | CityCR | 114,355 | 111,696 | 98,895 | 103,694 | 22449 | → | |
Sarstedt | City | 17,326 | 18,080 | 18,181 | 19,423 | 4300 | → | |
Schneverdingen | City | 15,941 | 18,632 | 18,759 | 18,964 | 23492 | → | |
Schortens | City | 19,485 | 21,371 | 20,416 | 20,590 | 6879 | → | |
Schwanewede | Com | 16,989 | 19,514 | 19,458 | 20,408 | 13257 | → | |
Seelze | City | 30,974 | 33,160 | 31,827 | 34,271 | 5408 | → | |
Seesen | City | 22,128 | 22,431 | 19,883 | 19,125 | 10232 | → | |
Seevetal | Com | 36,740 | 40,819 | 39,838 | 41,931 | 10533 | → | |
Sehnde | City | 17,614 | 21,123 | 23,012 | 23,769 | 10358 | → | |
Soltau | City | 19,714 | 21,926 | 21,241 | 21,309 | 20377 | → | |
Springe | City | 29,752 | 29,907 | 28,575 | 28,948 | 16013 | → | |
Stade | City | 42,487 | 45,152 | 45,141 | 47,579 | 11007 | → | |
Stadthagen | City | 22,778 | 23,767 | 21,604 | 22,210 | 6027 | → | |
Stuhr | Com | 27,457 | 31,323 | 32,382 | 33,494 | 8184 | → | |
Südbrookmerland | Com | 15,734 | 18,756 | 18,593 | 18,264 | 9682 | → | |
Syke | City | 19,674 | 23,657 | 23,641 | 24,365 | 12811 | → | |
Uelzen | City | 35,466 | 35,215 | 33,606 | 33,629 | 13684 | → | |
Uetze | Com | 17,619 | 19,854 | 19,923 | 20,333 | 14085 | → | |
Uslar | City | 16,576 | 16,210 | 14,787 | 14,062 | 11359 | → | |
Varel | City | 24,076 | 24,891 | 23,795 | 23,957 | 11375 | → | |
Vechelde | Com | 14,585 | 16,189 | 15,995 | 18,158 | 7624 | → | |
Vechta | City | 23,300 | 28,319 | 30,319 | 33,309 | 8789 | → | |
Verden (Aller) | City | 24,589 | 26,861 | 26,664 | 27,782 | 7169 | → | |
Wallenhorst | Com | 21,604 | 23,405 | 23,197 | 22,867 | 4717 | → | |
Walsrode | City | 29,761 | 31,386 | 30,466 | 30,370 | 33646 | → | |
Wardenburg | Com | 13,921 | 15,754 | 15,654 | 16,213 | 11880 | → | |
Wedemark | Com | 24,758 | 28,567 | 28,223 | 29,612 | 17427 | → | |
Weener | City | 14,320 | 15,406 | 15,472 | 15,927 | 8123 | → | |
Westerstede | City | 18,659 | 21,521 | 21,941 | 23,452 | 17956 | → | |
Westoverledingen | Com | 17,006 | 19,731 | 19,710 | 21,539 | 11210 | → | |
Weyhe | Com | 26,050 | 30,311 | 29,918 | 31,162 | 6036 | → | |
Wiefelstede | Com | 11,212 | 14,147 | 15,260 | 16,167 | 10650 | → | |
Wildeshausen | City | 14,311 | 17,442 | 18,860 | 20,667 | 8970 | → | |
Wilhelmshaven | CityCR | 90,561 | 84,994 | 77,451 | 75,027 | 10711 | → | |
Winsen (Luhe) | City | 27,338 | 32,055 | 32,494 | 35,630 | 10977 | → | |
Wittmund | City | 19,469 | 21,371 | 20,605 | 20,433 | 21016 | → | |
Wolfenbüttel | City | 52,032 | 54,517 | 51,756 | 51,986 | 7873 | → | |
Wolfsburg | CityCR | 128,510 | 121,887 | 119,984 | 123,949 | 20462 | → | |
Wunstorf | City | 38,276 | 41,542 | 40,633 | 41,481 | 12574 | → | |
Wurster Nordseeküste | Com | 15,162 | 17,142 | 16,962 | 17,164 | 18173 | → |
- Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland (web), Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen (web).