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.[1] As of December 31, 2017, 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[edit]

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 December 31, 2017, 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 December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of German[2]
  2. The city name[2]
  3. The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts)[2]
  4. The city population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany[2]
  5. The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census[3]
  6. The city land area as of December 31, 2017[2]
  7. The city population density as of December 31, 2017 (residents per unit of land area)[2]
2017
Rank 		City district 2017 estimate 2011 Census 2017 land area 2017 pop. density
1 Hanover Hanover (region) 535,061 506,416 204 km2 2,619/km2
2 Braunschweig urban district 248,023 242,537 193 km2 1,287/km2
3 Oldenburg urban district 167,081 157,267 103 km2 1,621/km2
4 Osnabrück urban district 164,374 153,699 120 km2 1,372/km2
5 Wolfsburg urban district 123,914 119,984 205 km2 605.6/km2
6 Göttingen Göttingen (district) 119,529 115,843 117 km2 1,022/km2
7 Salzgitter urban district 104,548 98,895 224 km2 465.7/km2
8 Hildesheim Hildesheim (district) 101,744 99,554 92.3 km2 1,102/km2
9 Delmenhorst urban district 77,521 73,322 62.5 km2 1,241/km2
10 Wilhelmshaven urban district 76,316 77,451 107 km2 712.8/km2
11 Lüneburg Lüneburg (district) 75,192 69,905 70.5 km2 1,067/km2
12 Celle Celle (district) 69,706 69,001 176 km2 396.0/km2
13 Garbsen Hanover (region) 60,875 59,499 79.5 km2 765.8/km2
14 Hamelin Hameln-Pyrmont 57,228 56,756 103 km2 558.2/km2
15 Lingen (Ems) Emsland 54,117 51,821 176 km2 307.2/km2
16 Langenhagen Hanover (region) 53,790 50,821 72.0 km2 747.4/km2
17 Nordhorn County of Bentheim (district) 53,278 52,029 150 km2 355.5/km2
18 Wolfenbüttel Wolfenbüttel (district) 52,357 51,756 78.7 km2 664.9/km2
19 Goslar Goslar (district) 51,128 51,261 164 km2 312.0/km2
20 Emden urban district 50,607 49,787 112 km2 450.5/km2
21 Peine Peine (district) 49,901 48,582 120 km2 416.4/km2
22 Cuxhaven Cuxhaven (district) 48,470 49,093 162 km2 299.3/km2
23 Stade Stade (district) 47,330 45,141 110 km2 430.0/km2
24 Melle Osnabrück (district) 46,451 45,855 254 km2 182.9/km2
25 Neustadt am Rübenberge Hanover (region) 43,964 43,542 359 km2 122.5/km2
26 Lehrte Hanover (region) 43,932 42,655 128 km2 344.1/km2
27 Gifhorn Gifhorn (district) 42,239 41,152 105 km2 400.8/km2
28 Aurich Aurich (district) 41,854 40,699 197 km2 212.1/km2
29 Wunstorf Hanover (region) 41,532 40,633 126 km2 330.3/km2
30 Laatzen Hanover (region) 41,449 38,877 34.2 km2 1,213/km2
31 Seevetal Harburg (district) 41,260 39,838 105 km2 391.8/km2
32 Buxtehude Stade (district) 39,782 39,552 76.7 km2 518.7/km2
33 Buchholz in der Nordheide Harburg (district) 39,042 36,656 74.8 km2 522.2/km2
34 Papenburg Emsland 37,030 35,060 118 km2 312.6/km2
35 Meppen Emsland 35,267 33,997 188 km2 187.2/km2
36 Winsen (Luhe) Harburg (district) 34,635 32,494 110 km2 315.5/km2
37 Cloppenburg Cloppenburg (district) 34,581 32,932 70.9 km2 488.0/km2
38 Leer (Ostfriesland) Leer (district) 34,226 34,017 70.1 km2 488.2/km2
39 Seelze Hanover (region) 34,036 31,827 54.1 km2 629.4/km2
40 Barsinghausen Hanover (region) 33,989 33,053 103 km2 330.6/km2
41 Uelzen Uelzen (district) 33,673 33,606 137 km2 246.1/km2
42 Stuhr Diepholz (district) 33,526 32,382 81.8 km2 409.7/km2
43 Vechta Vechta (district) 32,201 30,319 87.9 km2 366.4/km2
44 Achim Verden (district) 31,834 29,531 68.1 km2 467.7/km2
45 Georgsmarienhütte Osnabrück (district) 31,624 31,959 55.5 km2 570.3/km2
46 Nienburg (Weser) Nienburg (district) 31,602 30,875 64.5 km2 489.7/km2
47 Ganderkesee Oldenburg (district) 31,100 30,373 138 km2 224.6/km2
48 Bramsche Osnabrück (district) 30,992 30,158 183 km2 169.0/km2
49 Einbeck Northeim (district) 30,925 32,226 232 km2 133.3/km2
50 Geestland Cuxhaven (district) 30,873 30,683 357 km2 86.5/km2
51 Weyhe Diepholz (district) 30,627 29,918 60.4 km2 507.4/km2
52 Burgdorf Hanover (region) 30,482 28,845 113 km2 270.8/km2
53 Osterholz-Scharmbeck Osterholz 30,329 30,298 147 km2 206.1/km2
54 Wedemark Hanover (region) 29,599 28,223 174 km2 169.8/km2
55 Northeim Northeim (district) 29,040 29,327 146 km2 199.1/km2
56 Springe Hanover (region) 28,918 28,575 160 km2 180.6/km2
57 Bad Zwischenahn Ammerland 28,507 27,437 130 km2 219.1/km2
58 Verden an der Aller Verden (district) 27,747 26,664 71.7 km2 387.0/km2
59 Lohne Vechta (district) 26,509 24,819 91.1 km2 291.0/km2
60 Nordenham Wesermarsch 26,230 26,491 87.8 km2 298.8/km2
61 Helmstedt Helmstedt (district) 25,803 25,941 66.7 km2 386.6/km2
62 Rinteln Schaumburg 25,596 25,791 109 km2 234.8/km2
63 Norden Aurich (district) 25,056 25,102 106 km2 235.7/km2

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References[edit]

  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. ^ a b c d e f g "Homepage - Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)". www.destatis.de.
  3. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Geschlecht für Kreise und kreisfreie Städte" (XLS) (in German). Wiesbaden: Federal Statistical Office of Germany. April 10, 2014.
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