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 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.

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Hanover Marketchurchhannover.jpg
Hanover
Braunschweig Braunschweig Luftaufnahme Innenstadt (2011).JPG
Braunschweig
Oldenburg Luftaufnahmen Nordseekueste 2013 05 by-RaBoe tele 46.jpg
Oldenburg
Osnabruck Osnabruck aerial.jpg
Osnabrück
Wolfsburg Wolfsburgskyline2-2.jpg
Wolfsburg
Gottingen Goettingen Marktplatz Oct06 Antilived.jpg
Göttingen
Salzgitter SZ Bad Bismarckturmblick.JPG
Salzgitter
Hildesheim Luftbild panorama hildesheim oktober 2016.jpg
Hildesheim
Wilhelmshaven Luftaufnahmen Nordseekueste 2012 05 D90 by-RaBoe 123.jpg
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		Citydistrict2022 Census2011 Census2022 land area2022 pop. density
1 Hanover Hanover (region) 513,291506,416204 km22,512/km2
2 Braunschweig urban district252,816242,537193 km21,312/km2
3 Oldenburg urban district172,759157,267103 km21,676/km2
4 Osnabrück urban district164,898153,699120 km21,376/km2
5 Wolfsburg urban district127,145119,984205 km2621.4/km2
6 Göttingen Göttingen (district) 124,548115,843117 km21,064/km2
7 Salzgitter urban district104,21598,895224 km2464.2/km2
8 Hildesheim Hildesheim (district) 97,71699,55492.3 km21,059/km2
9 Delmenhorst urban district80,84573,32262.5 km21,295/km2
10 Wilhelmshaven urban district75,36677,451107 km2703.6/km2
11 Lüneburg Lüneburg (district) 72,87069,90570.5 km21,034/km2
12 Celle Celle (district) 66,61069,001176 km2378.4/km2
13 Garbsen Hanover (region) 59,53459,49979.5 km2748.9/km2
14 Hamelin Hameln-Pyrmont 58,12356,756103 km2566.9/km2
15 Nordhorn County of Bentheim (district) 55,72452,029150 km2371.8/km2
16 Lingen (Ems) Emsland 55,09251,821176 km2312.7/km2
17 Langenhagen Hanover (region) 53,71150,82172.0 km2746.3/km2
18 Wolfenbüttel Wolfenbüttel (district) 51,75051,75678.7 km2657.3/km2
19 Peine Peine (district) 50,27648,582120 km2419.5/km2
20 Cuxhaven Cuxhaven (district) 49,74049,093162 km2307.2/km2
21 Emden urban district48,92049,787112 km2435.5/km2
22 Stade Stade (district) 47,85245,141110 km2434.7/km2
23 Goslar Goslar (district) 47,43351,261164 km2289.4/km2
24 Melle Osnabrück (district) 46,18745,855254 km2181.9/km2
25 Neustadt am Rübenberge Hanover (region) 44,27443,542359 km2123.3/km2
26 Lehrte Hanover (region) 43,50142,655128 km2340.7/km2
27 Seevetal Harburg (district) 43,26139,838105 km2410.7/km2
28 Gifhorn Gifhorn (district) 42,00641,152105 km2398.5/km2
29 Laatzen Hanover (region) 41,96638,87734.2 km21,229/km2
30 Aurich Aurich (district) 41,63140,699197 km2211.0/km2
31 Wunstorf Hanover (region) 40,98440,633126 km2325.9/km2
32 Buchholz in der Nordheide Harburg (district) 40,84936,65674.8 km2546.4/km2
33 Buxtehude Stade (district) 39,95039,55276.7 km2520.9/km2
34 Papenburg Emsland 36,77035,060118 km2310.5/km2
35 Meppen Emsland 36,42933,997188 km2193.4/km2
36 Winsen (Luhe) Harburg (district) 36,17332,494110 km2329.5/km2
37 Cloppenburg Cloppenburg (district) 35,98832,93270.9 km2507.9/km2
38 Seelze Hanover (region) 34,32431,82754.1 km2634.7/km2
39 Leer (Ostfriesland) Leer (district) 34,18134,01770.1 km2487.5/km2
40 Barsinghausen Hanover (region) 33,72733,053103 km2328.1/km2
41 Stuhr Diepholz (district) 33,32432,38281.8 km2407.2/km2
42 Vechta Vechta (district) 33,12630,31987.9 km2376.9/km2
43 Uelzen Uelzen (district) 32,68033,606137 km2238.8/km2
44 Achim Verden (district) 32,17629,53168.1 km2472.8/km2
45 Nienburg (Weser) Nienburg (district) 32,02130,87564.5 km2496.2/km2
46 Georgsmarienhütte Osnabrück (district) 31,54831,95955.5 km2568.5/km2
47 Burgdorf Hanover (region) 31,04528,845113 km2275.8/km2
48 Walsrode Heidekreis 31,00730,466336.5 km292.2/km2
49 Geestland Cuxhaven (district) 30,93230,683357 km286.8/km2
50 Ganderkesee Oldenburg (district) 30,89730,373138 km2223.2/km2
51 Bramsche Osnabrück (district) 30,62530,158183 km2167.0/km2
52 Weyhe Diepholz (district) 30,50029,91860.4 km2505.3/km2
53 Osterholz-Scharmbeck Osterholz 29,76230,298147 km2202.2/km2
54 Einbeck Northeim (district) 29,71332,226232 km2128.1/km2
55 Bad Zwischenahn Ammerland 29,44027,437130 km2226.3/km2
56 Wedemark Hanover (region) 29,40928,223174 km2168.8/km2
57 Springe Hanover (region) 28,51328,575160 km2178.1/km2
58 Lohne Vechta (district) 27,98524,81991.1 km2307.2/km2
59 Northeim Northeim (district) 27,36929,327146 km2187.7/km2
60 Verden an der Aller Verden (district) 26,95026,66471.7 km2375.9/km2
61 Nordenham Wesermarsch 25,86226,49187.8 km2294.6/km2
62 Rinteln Schaumburg 25,62625,791109 km2235.1/km2
63 Helmstedt Helmstedt (district) 25,04025,94166.7 km2375.2/km2

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References

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