List of cities in Lower Saxony by population

The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Lower Saxony with a population of more than 25,000.[1] 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.[2] 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[3]
  2. The city name[3]
  3. The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts)[3]
  4. The city population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerate by the 2022 German Census[3]
  5. The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census[4]
  6. The city land area as of May 15, 2022[3]
  7. The city population density as of May 15, 2022 (residents per unit of land area)[3]
2022
Rank 		City district 2022 Census 2011 Census 2022 land area 2022 pop. density
1 Hanover Hanover (region) 513,291 506,416 204 km2 2,512/km2
2 Braunschweig urban district 252,816 242,537 193 km2 1,312/km2
3 Oldenburg urban district 172,759 157,267 103 km2 1,676/km2
4 Osnabrück urban district 164,898 153,699 120 km2 1,376/km2
5 Wolfsburg urban district 127,145 119,984 205 km2 621.4/km2
6 Göttingen Göttingen (district) 124,548 115,843 117 km2 1,064/km2
7 Salzgitter urban district 104,215 98,895 224 km2 464.2/km2
8 Hildesheim Hildesheim (district) 97,716 99,554 92.3 km2 1,059/km2
9 Delmenhorst urban district 80,845 73,322 62.5 km2 1,295/km2
10 Wilhelmshaven urban district 75,366 77,451 107 km2 703.6/km2
11 Lüneburg Lüneburg (district) 72,870 69,905 70.5 km2 1,034/km2
12 Celle Celle (district) 66,610 69,001 176 km2 378.4/km2
13 Garbsen Hanover (region) 59,534 59,499 79.5 km2 748.9/km2
14 Hamelin Hameln-Pyrmont 58,123 56,756 103 km2 566.9/km2
15 Nordhorn County of Bentheim (district) 55,724 52,029 150 km2 371.8/km2
16 Lingen (Ems) Emsland 55,092 51,821 176 km2 312.7/km2
17 Langenhagen Hanover (region) 53,711 50,821 72.0 km2 746.3/km2
18 Wolfenbüttel Wolfenbüttel (district) 51,750 51,756 78.7 km2 657.3/km2
19 Peine Peine (district) 50,276 48,582 120 km2 419.5/km2
20 Cuxhaven Cuxhaven (district) 49,740 49,093 162 km2 307.2/km2
21 Emden urban district 48,920 49,787 112 km2 435.5/km2
22 Stade Stade (district) 47,852 45,141 110 km2 434.7/km2
23 Goslar Goslar (district) 47,433 51,261 164 km2 289.4/km2
24 Melle Osnabrück (district) 46,187 45,855 254 km2 181.9/km2
25 Neustadt am Rübenberge Hanover (region) 44,274 43,542 359 km2 123.3/km2
26 Lehrte Hanover (region) 43,501 42,655 128 km2 340.7/km2
27 Seevetal Harburg (district) 43,261 39,838 105 km2 410.7/km2
28 Gifhorn Gifhorn (district) 42,006 41,152 105 km2 398.5/km2
29 Laatzen Hanover (region) 41,966 38,877 34.2 km2 1,229/km2
30 Aurich Aurich (district) 41,631 40,699 197 km2 211.0/km2
31 Wunstorf Hanover (region) 40,984 40,633 126 km2 325.9/km2
32 Buchholz in der Nordheide Harburg (district) 40,849 36,656 74.8 km2 546.4/km2
33 Buxtehude Stade (district) 39,950 39,552 76.7 km2 520.9/km2
34 Papenburg Emsland 36,770 35,060 118 km2 310.5/km2
35 Meppen Emsland 36,429 33,997 188 km2 193.4/km2
36 Winsen (Luhe) Harburg (district) 36,173 32,494 110 km2 329.5/km2
37 Cloppenburg Cloppenburg (district) 35,988 32,932 70.9 km2 507.9/km2
38 Seelze Hanover (region) 34,324 31,827 54.1 km2 634.7/km2
39 Leer (Ostfriesland) Leer (district) 34,181 34,017 70.1 km2 487.5/km2
40 Barsinghausen Hanover (region) 33,727 33,053 103 km2 328.1/km2
41 Stuhr Diepholz (district) 33,324 32,382 81.8 km2 407.2/km2
42 Vechta Vechta (district) 33,126 30,319 87.9 km2 376.9/km2
43 Uelzen Uelzen (district) 32,680 33,606 137 km2 238.8/km2
44 Achim Verden (district) 32,176 29,531 68.1 km2 472.8/km2
45 Nienburg (Weser) Nienburg (district) 32,021 30,875 64.5 km2 496.2/km2
46 Georgsmarienhütte Osnabrück (district) 31,548 31,959 55.5 km2 568.5/km2
47 Burgdorf Hanover (region) 31,045 28,845 113 km2 275.8/km2
48 Walsrode Heidekreis 31,007 30,466 336.5 km2 92.2/km2
49 Geestland Cuxhaven (district) 30,932 30,683 357 km2 86.8/km2
50 Ganderkesee Oldenburg (district) 30,897 30,373 138 km2 223.2/km2
51 Bramsche Osnabrück (district) 30,625 30,158 183 km2 167.0/km2
52 Weyhe Diepholz (district) 30,500 29,918 60.4 km2 505.3/km2
53 Osterholz-Scharmbeck Osterholz 29,762 30,298 147 km2 202.2/km2
54 Einbeck Northeim (district) 29,713 32,226 232 km2 128.1/km2
55 Bad Zwischenahn Ammerland 29,440 27,437 130 km2 226.3/km2
56 Wedemark Hanover (region) 29,409 28,223 174 km2 168.8/km2
57 Springe Hanover (region) 28,513 28,575 160 km2 178.1/km2
58 Lohne Vechta (district) 27,985 24,819 91.1 km2 307.2/km2
59 Northeim Northeim (district) 27,369 29,327 146 km2 187.7/km2
60 Verden an der Aller Verden (district) 26,950 26,664 71.7 km2 375.9/km2
61 Nordenham Wesermarsch 25,862 26,491 87.8 km2 294.6/km2
62 Rinteln Schaumburg 25,626 25,791 109 km2 235.1/km2
63 Helmstedt Helmstedt (district) 25,040 25,941 66.7 km2 375.2/km2

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. ^ a b c d e f "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.