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

External links

• Cities in Lower Saxony by population

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. "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.