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The population development of Niedersachsen.

NameStatusPopulation
Census
1970-05-27
Population
Census
1987-05-25
Population
Census
2011-05-09
 
Niedersachsen [Lower Saxony]State7,081,5497,162,1037,777,992
Deutschland [Germany]Federal Republic77,719,00077,718,00080,219,695

Contents: Cities and Communes

The population development of the cities and communes in Niedersachsen.

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Name StatusStatePopulation
Census
1970-05-27
Population
Census
1987-05-25
Population
Census
2011-05-09
 
AchimCityNiedersachsen22,02728,11429,531
AdendorfCommuneNiedersachsen5,9417,87110,188
AerzenSmall TownNiedersachsen11,21410,74410,945
Alfeld (Leine)CityNiedersachsen23,81122,30519,443
AlgermissenCommuneNiedersachsen6,9046,7918,007
ApenCommuneNiedersachsen8,5868,92611,127
AurichCityNiedersachsen33,70936,03340,699
Bad BentheimCityNiedersachsen12,94413,69715,083
Bad BevensenCityNiedersachsen8,3038,6708,738
Bad EssenCommuneNiedersachsen11,52912,12115,120
Bad FallingbostelCityNiedersachsen9,99910,40610,878
Bad GandersheimCityNiedersachsen11,96610,97710,038
Bad Grund (Harz)CommuneNiedersachsen11,24710,2469,019
Bad HarzburgCityNiedersachsen25,03923,15722,033
Bad IburgCityNiedersachsen6,9649,77710,555
Bad LaerCommuneNiedersachsen5,2886,1509,183
Bad Lauterberg im HarzCityNiedersachsen14,57312,94010,956
Bad Münder am DeisterCityNiedersachsen19,67818,57817,670
Bad NenndorfCityNiedersachsen7,9998,83410,105
Bad PyrmontCityNiedersachsen20,20220,44319,128
Bad SachsaCityNiedersachsen8,5197,9907,669
Bad SalzdetfurthCityNiedersachsen14,68313,67013,353
Bad ZwischenahnCommuneNiedersachsen20,22123,29927,437
BarsinghausenCityNiedersachsen30,36232,72733,053
BarßelCommuneNiedersachsen8,1169,53712,426
BassumCityNiedersachsen14,06013,86015,502
BelmCommuneNiedersachsen8,55910,69813,416
BergenCityNiedersachsen12,33912,23012,962
BersenbrückCityNiedersachsen5,1435,6077,787
BeverstedtCommuneNiedersachsen11,83412,44113,725
BissendorfCommuneNiedersachsen10,54112,26614,331
BleckedeCityNiedersachsen......9,540
BockenemCityNiedersachsen12,42910,97310,144
BockhornCommuneNiedersachsen7,3227,5748,460
BohmteCommuneNiedersachsen9,3389,97812,738
BovendenSmall TownNiedersachsen10,34213,11013,257
Brake (Unterweser)CityNiedersachsen17,71216,27615,019
BramscheCityNiedersachsen23,92124,14730,158
Braunschweig [Brunswick]County-level CityNiedersachsen271,425252,351242,537
BremervördeCityNiedersachsen16,26917,70018,808
Bruchhausen-Vilsen (incl. Süstedt)Small TownNiedersachsen7,4707,5228,857
Buchholz in der NordheideCityNiedersachsen20,53129,82436,656
BückeburgCityNiedersachsen21,04219,61019,252
BundeCommuneNiedersachsen7,4297,1797,536
BurgdorfCityNiedersachsen24,55328,07328,845
BurgwedelCityNiedersachsen12,91117,92420,278
BuxtehudeCityNiedersachsen27,59731,00439,552
CelleCityNiedersachsen74,01871,22269,001
Clausthal-ZellerfeldCityNiedersachsen19,73519,68015,481
CloppenburgCityNiedersachsen18,35522,26632,932
CremlingenCommuneNiedersachsen9,50211,08912,843
CuxhavenCityNiedersachsen59,64156,04949,093
DammeCityNiedersachsen10,88313,02916,271
Dannenberg (Elbe)CityNiedersachsen7,3577,5508,089
DasselCityNiedersachsen13,48411,71010,277
DelligsenSmall TownNiedersachsen9,9799,2528,158
DelmenhorstCounty-level CityNiedersachsen65,71972,07273,322
DiepholzCityNiedersachsen14,84414,45815,962
DinklageCityNiedersachsen8,1379,21412,604
Dissen am Teutoburger WaldCityNiedersachsen7,4338,0319,260
DörverdenCommuneNiedersachsen8,5598,5669,111
DrochtersenCommuneNiedersachsen10,16410,45211,345
DuderstadtCityNiedersachsen23,79422,25321,262
EdemissenCommuneNiedersachsen10,01110,21312,368
EdewechtCommuneNiedersachsen12,19514,39821,119
EinbeckCityNiedersachsen41,24936,90132,226
ElsflethCityNiedersachsen9,3278,2179,196
ElzeCityNiedersachsen9,8249,3629,004
EmdenCounty-level CityNiedersachsen52,63750,14449,787
EmmerthalCommuneNiedersachsen11,16310,71210,188
EmsbürenCommuneNiedersachsen6,5317,8719,735
EmstekCommuneNiedersachsen7,2537,29211,371
Essen (Oldenburg)CommuneNiedersachsen6,3286,4558,259
FriedeburgCommuneNiedersachsen8,9389,59310,221
FriesoytheCityNiedersachsen15,55916,57620,948
FürstenauCityNiedersachsen7,7827,9959,199
GanderkeseeCommuneNiedersachsen19,93026,06130,373
GarbsenCityNiedersachsen51,22658,08159,499
GarrelCommuneNiedersachsen7,4908,47214,022
GeesteCommuneNiedersachsen8,6439,23211,251
Geestland (Langen - Bad Bederkesa)CityNiedersachsen23,24626,06330,683
GehrdenCityNiedersachsen12,32412,67614,087
GeorgsmarienhütteCityNiedersachsen28,70530,83331,959
GiesenCommuneNiedersachsen8,3398,4599,749
GifhornCityNiedersachsen29,60534,77041,152
GleichenCommuneNiedersachsen8,1168,6779,222
GnarrenburgCommuneNiedersachsen8,8778,4449,318
GoldenstedtCommuneNiedersachsen6,8096,9289,198
GoslarCityNiedersachsen65,55757,31151,591
GöttingenCityNiedersachsen115,022114,698115,843
GrasbergCommuneNiedersachsen5,3436,2677,623
Gronau (Leine)CityNiedersachsen12,44711,61811,134
GroßefehnCommuneNiedersachsen11,17011,28813,530
GroßenknetenCommuneNiedersachsen10,82710,73713,575
GroßheideCommuneNiedersachsen7,3897,6878,509
Hagen am Teutoburger WaldCommuneNiedersachsen11,05811,92613,722
Hagen im BremischenCommuneNiedersachsen8,4118,97111,073
HambührenCommuneNiedersachsen6,6468,56910,040
HamelnCityNiedersachsen63,01058,18156,756
Hann. MündenCityNiedersachsen27,93524,97123,906
Hannover [Hanover]CityNiedersachsen582,105494,864506,416
HardegsenCityNiedersachsen7,3797,7618,029
Haren (Ems)CityNiedersachsen16,07518,42222,724
HarsefeldSmall TownNiedersachsen6,3618,61512,136
HarsumCommuneNiedersachsen9,95210,21811,703
HasbergenCommuneNiedersachsen7,1749,25510,963
HaselünneCityNiedersachsen10,14010,80912,267
HattenCommuneNiedersachsen7,8329,42013,676
HelmstedtCityNiedersachsen34,97530,28325,941
HemmingenCityNiedersachsen13,39516,00718,406
HemmoorCityNiedersachsen7,8457,6088,814
Herzberg am HarzCityNiedersachsen17,88715,96013,497
Hessisch OldendorfCityNiedersachsen17,82917,52718,504
HildesheimCityNiedersachsen108,306103,44999,554
Hilter am Teutoburger WaldCommuneNiedersachsen8,2758,61810,193
HohenhamelnCommuneNiedersachsen7,6078,2209,046
HolzmindenCityNiedersachsen24,27721,06420,217
Hude (Oldb)CommuneNiedersachsen10,85012,00815,810
IhlowCommuneNiedersachsen9,16010,49912,164
IlsedeCommuneNiedersachsen23,26921,53721,700
IsernhagenCommuneNiedersachsen13,17920,48922,777
JesteburgCommuneNiedersachsen4,1415,8187,510
JeverCityNiedersachsen12,04512,67514,047
JorkCommuneNiedersachsen7,43710,20511,571
KirchlintelnCommuneNiedersachsen7,9008,60110,153
Königslutter am ElmCityNiedersachsen16,62016,14315,610
KrummhörnCommuneNiedersachsen11,93912,47712,601
LaatzenCityNiedersachsen20,97835,89138,877
LangelsheimCityNiedersachsen19,44818,16016,316
LangenhagenCityNiedersachsen45,49645,96550,821
LangwedelSmall TownNiedersachsen8,76210,73314,499
Leer (Ostfriesland)CityNiedersachsen34,26231,41134,017
LehreCommuneNiedersachsen8,98710,12411,515
LehrteCityNiedersachsen37,44439,57742,655
LengedeCommuneNiedersachsen9,25910,10712,715
LiebenburgCommuneNiedersachsen10,9879,4938,581
LilienthalCommuneNiedersachsen12,49915,64318,026
Lingen (Ems)CityNiedersachsen41,93647,48951,821
Lohne (Oldenburg)CityNiedersachsen15,74119,30824,819
LöningenCityNiedersachsen10,64610,88913,023
LoxstedtCommuneNiedersachsen12,11014,73015,880
Lüchow (Wendland)CityNiedersachsen9,4079,4989,467
LüneburgCityNiedersachsen64,16859,54369,905
MeineCommuneNiedersachsen4,2045,6618,219
MeinersenCommuneNiedersachsen4,5635,2088,256
MelleCityNiedersachsen40,85140,31145,855
MeppenCityNiedersachsen25,68829,79733,997
MolbergenCommuneNiedersachsen4,4474,6787,684
MoormerlandCommuneNiedersachsen16,54518,91222,531
MunsterCityNiedersachsen17,75715,89614,824
NeuenhausCityNiedersachsen7,9038,1789,863
Neuenkirchen-VördenCommuneNiedersachsen5,5086,1937,818
Neustadt am RübenbergeCityNiedersachsen34,33738,08543,542
Neu WulmstorfCommuneNiedersachsen10,01113,96419,903
Nienburg (Weser)CityNiedersachsen31,28029,47430,875
NordenCityNiedersachsen23,97424,18725,102
NordenhamCityNiedersachsen32,22828,95626,491
NordhornCityNiedersachsen48,89948,36852,029
NordstemmenCommuneNiedersachsen11,89511,92712,255
Nörten-HardenbergSmall TownNiedersachsen8,0338,3708,146
NortheimCityNiedersachsen31,27830,20829,327
ObernkirchenCityNiedersachsen11,71810,1499,353
Oldenburg (Oldenburg)County-level CityNiedersachsen130,852140,149157,267
OsnabrückCounty-level CityNiedersachsen165,089150,807153,699
OstercappelnCommuneNiedersachsen7,1547,7639,439
Osterholz-ScharmbeckCityNiedersachsen20,97924,14630,298
Osterode am HarzCityNiedersachsen30,12426,73523,141
OstrhauderfehnCommuneNiedersachsen6,9938,20110,474
OttersbergSmall TownNiedersachsen8,5519,77912,204
OytenCommuneNiedersachsen8,03812,10415,292
PapenburgCityNiedersachsen26,16529,14335,060
PattensenCityNiedersachsen11,47313,08013,733
PeineCityNiedersachsen49,43045,78048,582
QuakenbrückCityNiedersachsen9,64710,02812,224
RastedeCommuneNiedersachsen16,55918,21221,028
Rehburg-LoccumCityNiedersachsen10,0479,64110,175
RhauderfehnCommuneNiedersachsen12,71314,13917,118
RintelnCityNiedersachsen24,41126,06725,791
RitterhudeCommuneNiedersachsen12,21612,73614,461
RonnenbergCityNiedersachsen17,47219,42123,145
RosdorfCommuneNiedersachsen8,5949,93411,785
RosengartenCommuneNiedersachsen8,56310,30312,871
Rotenburg (Wümme)CityNiedersachsen18,23618,39121,106
SalzbergenCommuneNiedersachsen5,6516,2917,535
SalzgitterCounty-level CityNiedersachsen119,357111,06998,895
SalzhemmendorfSmall TownNiedersachsen12,10710,7119,664
SandeCommuneNiedersachsen9,2148,8709,191
SarstedtCityNiedersachsen17,09216,46318,181
SassenburgCommuneNiedersachsen6,1616,76510,830
SaterlandCommuneNiedersachsen8,2469,42113,060
ScheeßelCommuneNiedersachsen9,46010,25013,058
SchellertenCommuneNiedersachsen8,8548,3598,238
SchiffdorfCommuneNiedersachsen9,28711,24813,716
Schladen-WerlaCommuneNiedersachsen10,8429,6009,105
SchneverdingenCityNiedersachsen14,67415,58418,759
SchöningenCityNiedersachsen18,21214,62911,655
SchortensCityNiedersachsen17,65719,44620,416
SchüttorfCityNiedersachsen9,93810,28912,373
SchwanewedeCommuneNiedersachsen14,92116,75419,458
SeelzeCityNiedersachsen30,61129,58631,827
SeesenCityNiedersachsen23,98121,72619,883
SeevetalCommuneNiedersachsen24,44235,96439,838
SehndeCityNiedersachsen18,52417,68723,012
SöhldeCommuneNiedersachsen7,7827,7647,902
SoltauCityNiedersachsen20,01719,22721,241
SpelleCommuneNiedersachsen3,2015,1178,555
SpringeCityNiedersachsen29,18129,32828,575
StadeCityNiedersachsen38,97540,89845,141
StadlandCommuneNiedersachsen7,1137,3517,592
StadthagenCityNiedersachsen22,22822,11421,604
StaufenbergCommuneNiedersachsen8,0128,5077,983
Steinfeld (Oldenburg)CommuneNiedersachsen6,3416,5379,574
StelleCommuneNiedersachsen7,5588,78010,850
StuhrCommuneNiedersachsen18,68327,08532,382
SüdbrookmerlandCommuneNiedersachsen14,05015,28118,593
Südheide (Hermannsburg - Unterlüß)CommuneNiedersachsen12,80411,99011,851
SulingenCityNiedersachsen11,65811,14412,521
SykeCityNiedersachsen17,01318,77623,641
ThedinghausenCommuneNiedersachsen5,0825,7987,680
TostedtCommuneNiedersachsen6,61510,13213,132
TwistCommuneNiedersachsen7,6408,1419,613
TwistringenCityNiedersachsen11,80611,34512,239
UelzenCityNiedersachsen37,18135,01033,606
UetzeCommuneNiedersachsen16,44817,18319,923
UplengenCommuneNiedersachsen9,3099,47711,283
UslarCityNiedersachsen18,47816,12114,787
VarelCityNiedersachsen24,58823,89223,795
VecheldeCommuneNiedersachsen12,64714,07915,995
VechtaCityNiedersachsen19,17722,46130,319
Verden (Aller)CityNiedersachsen22,80323,76826,664
VisbekCommuneNiedersachsen7,1058,0699,267
VisselhövedeCityNiedersachsen9,51010,11110,151
WallenhorstCommuneNiedersachsen13,89420,66223,197
WalsrodeCityNiedersachsen31,04029,50330,466
WangerlandCommuneNiedersachsen9,1849,6689,318
WardenburgCommuneNiedersachsen11,04613,50815,654
WedemarkCommuneNiedersachsen19,24523,84828,223
WeenerCityNiedersachsen13,61414,35715,472
WendeburgCommuneNiedersachsen7,2567,6149,992
Wennigsen (Deister)CommuneNiedersachsen11,32512,83113,913
WerlteCityNiedersachsen5,2856,0139,391
WesterstedeCityNiedersachsen16,53718,20221,941
WestoverledingenCommuneNiedersachsen14,81716,45619,710
WeyheCommuneNiedersachsen18,83423,83229,918
WiefelstedeCommuneNiedersachsen8,28910,56615,260
WiesmoorCityNiedersachsen9,72910,78912,697
WietmarschenCommuneNiedersachsen6,2307,71911,385
WietzeCommuneNiedersachsen6,2016,7058,044
WildeshausenCityNiedersachsen10,74613,62318,860
WilhelmshavenCounty-level CityNiedersachsen104,91890,98277,451
Winsen (Aller)CommuneNiedersachsen7,42810,12612,712
Winsen (Luhe)CityNiedersachsen20,28525,92532,494
WittingenCityNiedersachsen13,02711,65611,707
WittmundCityNiedersachsen19,02719,11520,605
WolfenbüttelCityNiedersachsen52,59450,72951,756
WolfsburgCounty-level CityNiedersachsen129,532124,896119,984
WorpswedeCommuneNiedersachsen7,2158,6849,219
WunstorfCityNiedersachsen35,84337,10540,633
Wurster Nordseeküste (Nordholz - Dorum)CommuneNiedersachsen13,90914,92316,962
ZetelCommuneNiedersachsen10,32210,40411,691
ZevenCityNiedersachsen9,86210,49913,528

Source: Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Ausgabe 1987; Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland.
For cities in the former German Democratic Republic, only in few cases comparable older population figures are available; in those cases, the census population of January 1971 and end-of-2006 population estimates are tabulated taken from »Statistisches Jahrbuch der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik« and »Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen«.

Explanation: Communes and states within the boundaries of 31 December 2022.