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List of cities in Lower Saxony by population

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The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Lower Saxony with a population of more than 25,000. As of May 15, 2022, 63 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

List

Hanover
Braunschweig
Oldenburg
Osnabrück
Wolfsburg
Göttingen
Salzgitter
Hildesheim
Wilhelmshaven

The following table lists the 63 cities and communes in Lower Saxony with a population of at least 25,000 on May 15, 2022, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.

  1. The city rank by population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerate by the 2022 German Census
  2. The city name
  3. The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts)
  4. The city population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerate by the 2022 German Census
  5. The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census
  6. The city land area as of May 15, 2022
  7. The city population density as of May 15, 2022 (residents per unit of land area)
2022
Rank 		City district 2022 Census 2011 Census 2022 land area 2022 pop. density
1 Hanover Hanover (region) 513,291 506,416 204 km 2,512/km
2 Braunschweig urban district 252,816 242,537 193 km 1,312/km
3 Oldenburg urban district 172,759 157,267 103 km 1,676/km
4 Osnabrück urban district 164,898 153,699 120 km 1,376/km
5 Wolfsburg urban district 127,145 119,984 205 km 621.4/km
6 Göttingen Göttingen (district) 124,548 115,843 117 km 1,064/km
7 Salzgitter urban district 104,215 98,895 224 km 464.2/km
8 Hildesheim Hildesheim (district) 97,716 99,554 92.3 km 1,059/km
9 Delmenhorst urban district 80,845 73,322 62.5 km 1,295/km
10 Wilhelmshaven urban district 75,366 77,451 107 km 703.6/km
11 Lüneburg Lüneburg (district) 72,870 69,905 70.5 km 1,034/km
12 Celle Celle (district) 66,610 69,001 176 km 378.4/km
13 Garbsen Hanover (region) 59,534 59,499 79.5 km 748.9/km
14 Hamelin Hameln-Pyrmont 58,123 56,756 103 km 566.9/km
15 Nordhorn County of Bentheim (district) 55,724 52,029 150 km 371.8/km
16 Lingen (Ems) Emsland 55,092 51,821 176 km 312.7/km
17 Langenhagen Hanover (region) 53,711 50,821 72.0 km 746.3/km
18 Wolfenbüttel Wolfenbüttel (district) 51,750 51,756 78.7 km 657.3/km
19 Peine Peine (district) 50,276 48,582 120 km 419.5/km
20 Cuxhaven Cuxhaven (district) 49,740 49,093 162 km 307.2/km
21 Emden urban district 48,920 49,787 112 km 435.5/km
22 Stade Stade (district) 47,852 45,141 110 km 434.7/km
23 Goslar Goslar (district) 47,433 51,261 164 km 289.4/km
24 Melle Osnabrück (district) 46,187 45,855 254 km 181.9/km
25 Neustadt am Rübenberge Hanover (region) 44,274 43,542 359 km 123.3/km
26 Lehrte Hanover (region) 43,501 42,655 128 km 340.7/km
27 Seevetal Harburg (district) 43,261 39,838 105 km 410.7/km
28 Gifhorn Gifhorn (district) 42,006 41,152 105 km 398.5/km
29 Laatzen Hanover (region) 41,966 38,877 34.2 km 1,229/km
30 Aurich Aurich (district) 41,631 40,699 197 km 211.0/km
31 Wunstorf Hanover (region) 40,984 40,633 126 km 325.9/km
32 Buchholz in der Nordheide Harburg (district) 40,849 36,656 74.8 km 546.4/km
33 Buxtehude Stade (district) 39,950 39,552 76.7 km 520.9/km
34 Papenburg Emsland 36,770 35,060 118 km 310.5/km
35 Meppen Emsland 36,429 33,997 188 km 193.4/km
36 Winsen (Luhe) Harburg (district) 36,173 32,494 110 km 329.5/km
37 Cloppenburg Cloppenburg (district) 35,988 32,932 70.9 km 507.9/km
38 Seelze Hanover (region) 34,324 31,827 54.1 km 634.7/km
39 Leer (Ostfriesland) Leer (district) 34,181 34,017 70.1 km 487.5/km
40 Barsinghausen Hanover (region) 33,727 33,053 103 km 328.1/km
41 Stuhr Diepholz (district) 33,324 32,382 81.8 km 407.2/km
42 Vechta Vechta (district) 33,126 30,319 87.9 km 376.9/km
43 Uelzen Uelzen (district) 32,680 33,606 137 km 238.8/km
44 Achim Verden (district) 32,176 29,531 68.1 km 472.8/km
45 Nienburg (Weser) Nienburg (district) 32,021 30,875 64.5 km 496.2/km
46 Georgsmarienhütte Osnabrück (district) 31,548 31,959 55.5 km 568.5/km
47 Burgdorf Hanover (region) 31,045 28,845 113 km 275.8/km
48 Walsrode Heidekreis 31,007 30,466 336.5 km 92.2/km
49 Geestland Cuxhaven (district) 30,932 30,683 357 km 86.8/km
50 Ganderkesee Oldenburg (district) 30,897 30,373 138 km 223.2/km
51 Bramsche Osnabrück (district) 30,625 30,158 183 km 167.0/km
52 Weyhe Diepholz (district) 30,500 29,918 60.4 km 505.3/km
53 Osterholz-Scharmbeck Osterholz 29,762 30,298 147 km 202.2/km
54 Einbeck Northeim (district) 29,713 32,226 232 km 128.1/km
55 Bad Zwischenahn Ammerland 29,440 27,437 130 km 226.3/km
56 Wedemark Hanover (region) 29,409 28,223 174 km 168.8/km
57 Springe Hanover (region) 28,513 28,575 160 km 178.1/km
58 Lohne Vechta (district) 27,985 24,819 91.1 km 307.2/km
59 Northeim Northeim (district) 27,369 29,327 146 km 187.7/km
60 Verden an der Aller Verden (district) 26,950 26,664 71.7 km 375.9/km
61 Nordenham Wesermarsch 25,862 26,491 87.8 km 294.6/km
62 Rinteln Schaumburg 25,626 25,791 109 km 235.1/km
63 Helmstedt Helmstedt (district) 25,040 25,941 66.7 km 375.2/km

External links

References

  1. "Laufende Stadtbeobachtung – Raumabgrenzungen" (in German). Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2018.
  2. "Homepage - Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)". www.destatis.de.
  3. ^ "Homepage – Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)". www.destatis.de.
  4. "Bevölkerung nach Geschlecht für Kreise und kreisfreie Städte" (XLS) (in German). Wiesbaden: Federal Statistical Office of Germany. April 10, 2014.
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