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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
2025-12-31
Niedersachsen [Lower Saxony]State7,393,3027,956,4167,777,9927,943,2658,000,826
AmmerlandCounty96,737111,994117,912125,961127,632
AurichCounty170,521188,363187,136187,515188,450
BraunschweigCounty-level City258,833245,516242,537252,816252,811
CelleCounty169,734181,962176,690172,308172,089
CloppenburgCounty120,441150,973159,337175,408177,849
CuxhavenCounty192,014206,192198,777197,983198,886
DelmenhorstCounty-level City75,15476,28473,32280,84581,274
DiepholzCounty188,762212,761211,185218,256221,384
EmdenCounty-level City50,73551,18549,78748,92049,009
EmslandCounty263,890304,698311,089328,946334,403
FrieslandCounty94,258101,40298,22999,652100,261
GifhornCounty140,428172,880171,333174,662175,518
GoslarCounty162,022155,610140,137127,606126,082
GöttingenCounty346,444349,808324,822325,699330,943
Grafschaft BentheimCounty119,485131,086133,395142,150144,674
Hameln-PyrmontCounty158,303162,290150,259150,288149,773
HarburgCounty198,416235,110238,443260,929265,727
Heidekreis (Soltau-Fallingbostel)County126,227141,192136,693142,771141,473
HelmstedtCounty100,18499,52791,41090,54689,771
HildesheimCounty285,278293,091277,595267,027266,613
HolzmindenCounty81,42180,86673,54866,15965,271
LeerCounty145,344162,765163,832168,710169,111
Lüchow-DannenbergCounty49,21551,82049,20546,63746,471
LüneburgCounty143,518168,734174,123176,629179,185
Nienburg (Weser)County116,880126,310122,241120,611121,159
NortheimCounty150,744150,100137,445126,230124,692
OldenburgCounty103,509122,550125,015130,329132,176
Oldenburg StadtCounty-level City143,131155,908157,267172,759177,055
OsnabrückCounty309,876355,871350,147356,158354,130
Osnabrück StadtCounty-level City163,168164,195153,699164,898166,257
OsterholzCounty96,212111,473110,907113,025113,340
PeineCounty120,441132,998130,398136,119137,149
Region HannoverCounty1,075,4281,122,0381,102,2401,129,1581,141,128
Rotenburg (Wümme)County141,383163,058162,726163,496165,853
SalzgitterCounty-level City114,355111,69698,895104,215104,433
SchaumburgCounty154,584166,548157,496156,414156,077
StadeCounty169,414192,973195,450204,623207,935
UelzenCounty93,49097,63593,59690,54091,367
VechtaCounty105,408128,189132,293145,112146,838
VerdenCounty117,716133,289132,300136,680138,895
WesermarschCounty90,41394,33290,03388,61388,852
WilhelmshavenCounty-level City90,56184,99477,45175,36675,324
WittmundCounty52,82757,42156,83955,64955,849
WolfenbüttelCounty117,888126,842120,774117,702117,844
WolfsburgCounty-level City128,510121,887119,984127,145129,813
Deutschland [Germany]Federal Republic79,753,22782,440,30980,219,69582,711,28283,467,117

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

Explanation: Border status: December 31, 2024. 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 2025)
Males3,950,741
Females4,050,085
Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years1,342,418
18-64 years4,771,348
65+ years1,887,060
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 Catholics1,223,471
Protestants3,087,042
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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