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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
Niedersachsen [Lower Saxony]State7,393,3027,956,4167,777,9927,943,265
AmmerlandCounty96,737111,994117,912125,961
AurichCounty170,521188,363187,136187,515
BraunschweigCounty-level City258,833245,516242,537252,816
CelleCounty169,734181,962176,690172,308
CloppenburgCounty120,441150,973159,337175,408
CuxhavenCounty192,014206,192198,777197,983
DelmenhorstCounty-level City75,15476,28473,32280,845
DiepholzCounty188,762212,761211,185218,256
EmdenCounty-level City50,73551,18549,78748,920
EmslandCounty263,890304,698311,089328,946
FrieslandCounty94,258101,40298,22999,652
GifhornCounty140,428172,880171,333174,662
GoslarCounty162,022155,610140,137127,606
GöttingenCounty346,444349,808324,822325,699
Grafschaft BentheimCounty119,485131,086133,395142,150
Hameln-PyrmontCounty158,303162,290150,259150,288
HarburgCounty198,416235,110238,443260,929
Heidekreis (Soltau-Fallingbostel)County126,227141,192136,693142,771
HelmstedtCounty100,18499,52791,41090,546
HildesheimCounty285,278293,091277,595267,027
HolzmindenCounty81,42180,86673,54866,159
LeerCounty145,344162,765163,832168,710
Lüchow-DannenbergCounty49,21551,82049,20546,637
LüneburgCounty143,518168,734174,123176,629
Nienburg (Weser)County116,880126,310122,241120,611
NortheimCounty150,744150,100137,445126,230
OldenburgCounty103,509122,550125,015130,329
Oldenburg StadtCounty-level City143,131155,908157,267172,759
OsnabrückCounty309,876355,871350,147356,158
Osnabrück StadtCounty-level City163,168164,195153,699164,898
OsterholzCounty96,212111,473110,907113,025
PeineCounty120,441132,998130,398136,119
Region HannoverCounty1,075,4281,122,0381,102,2401,129,158
Rotenburg (Wümme)County141,383163,058162,726163,496
SalzgitterCounty-level City114,355111,69698,895104,215
SchaumburgCounty154,584166,548157,496156,414
StadeCounty169,414192,973195,450204,623
UelzenCounty93,49097,63593,59690,540
VechtaCounty105,408128,189132,293145,112
VerdenCounty117,716133,289132,300136,680
WesermarschCounty90,41394,33290,03388,613
WilhelmshavenCounty-level City90,56184,99477,45175,366
WittmundCounty52,82757,42156,83955,649
WolfenbüttelCounty117,888126,842120,774117,702
WolfsburgCounty-level City128,510121,887119,984127,145
Deutschland [Germany]Federal Republic79,753,22782,440,30980,219,69582,711,282

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

Explanation: States and counties in the boundaries of 31 December 2022. 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 (C 2022)
Males3,910,391
Females4,032,874
Age Groups (C 2022)
0-17 years1,331,989
18-64 years4,809,752
65+ years1,801,524
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 Catholic1,223,471
Protestant3,087,042
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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