The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Lower Saxony with a population of more than 25,000. 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
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. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
The city rank by population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerate by the 2022 German Census The city name The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts) The city population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerate by the 2022 German Census The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census The city land area as of May 15, 2022 The city population density as of May 15, 2022 (residents per unit of land area)
+2022rankCityDistrict2022 census2011 census2022 land area2022 pop. density1HanoverHanover (region)513,291506,416204 km22,512/km2 2Braunschweigurban district252,816242,537193 km21,312/km23Oldenburgurban district172,759157,267103 km2 1,676/km24Osnabrückurban district164,898153,699120 km21,376/km25Wolfsburgurban district127,145119,984205 km2621.4/km26GöttingenGöttingen (district)124,548115,843117 km21,064/km27Salzgitterurban district104,21598,895224 km2464.2/km28HildesheimHildesheim (district)97,71699,55492.3 km21,059/km29Delmenhorsturban district80,84573,32262.5 km21,295/km210Wilhelmshavenurban district75,36677,451107 km2 703.6/km211LüneburgLüneburg (district)72,87069,90570.5 km21,034/km212CelleCelle (district)66,61069,001176 km2378.4/km213GarbsenHanover (region)59,53459,49979.5 km2 748.9/km214HamelinHameln-Pyrmont58,12356,756103 km2 566.9/km215NordhornCounty of Bentheim (district)55,72452,029150 km2371.8/km216Lingen (Ems)Emsland55,09251,821176 km2312.7/km217LangenhagenHanover (region)53,71150,82172.0 km2746.3/km218WolfenbüttelWolfenbüttel (district)51,75051,75678.7 km2657.3/km219PeinePeine (district)50,27648,582120 km2419.5/km220CuxhavenCuxhaven (district)49,74049,093162 km2307.2/km221Emdenurban district48,92049,787112 km2435.5/km222StadeStade (district)47,85245,141110 km2434.7/km223GoslarGoslar (district)47,43351,261164 km2289.4/km224MelleOsnabrück (district)46,18745,855254 km2 181.9/km2 25Neustadt am RübenbergeHanover (region)44,27443,542359 km2 123.3/km226LehrteHanover (region)43,50142,655128 km2340.7/km227SeevetalHarburg (district)43,26139,838105 km2410.7/km228GifhornGifhorn (district)42,00641,152105 km2398.5/km229LaatzenHanover (region)41,96638,87734.2 km21,229/km230AurichAurich (district)41,63140,699197 km2211.0/km231WunstorfHanover (region)40,98440,633126 km2325.9/km232Buchholz in der NordheideHarburg (district)40,84936,65674.8 km2546.4/km233BuxtehudeStade (district)39,95039,55276.7 km2520.9/km234PapenburgEmsland36,77035,060118 km2310.5/km235MeppenEmsland36,42933,997188 km2193.4/km236Winsen (Luhe)Harburg (district)36,17332,494110 km2329.5/km237CloppenburgCloppenburg (district)35,98832,93270.9 km2507.9/km238SeelzeHanover (region)34,32431,82754.1 km2634.7/km239Leer (Ostfriesland)Leer (district)34,18134,01770.1 km2487.5/km240BarsinghausenHanover (region)33,72733,053103 km2328.1/km241StuhrDiepholz (district)33,32432,38281.8 km2407.2/km242VechtaVechta (district)33,12630,31987.9 km2376.9/km243UelzenUelzen (district)32,68033,606137 km2238.8/km244AchimVerden (district)32,17629,53168.1 km2472.8/km245Nienburg (Weser)Nienburg (district)32,02130,87564.5 km2496.2/km246GeorgsmarienhütteOsnabrück (district)31,54831,95955.5 km2568.5/km247BurgdorfHanover (region)31,04528,845113 km2275.8/km248WalsrodeHeidekreis31,00730,466336.5 km292.2/km249GeestlandCuxhaven (district)30,93230,683357 km286.8/km250GanderkeseeOldenburg (district)30,89730,373138 km2223.2/km251BramscheOsnabrück (district)30,62530,158183 km2167.0/km252WeyheDiepholz (district)30,50029,91860.4 km2505.3/km253Osterholz-ScharmbeckOsterholz29,76230,298147 km2202.2/km254EinbeckNortheim (district)29,71332,226232 km2128.1/km255Bad ZwischenahnAmmerland29,44027,437130 km2226.3/km256WedemarkHanover (region)29,40928,223174 km2168.8/km257SpringeHanover (region)28,51328,575160 km2178.1/km258LohneVechta (district)27,98524,81991.1 km2307.2/km259NortheimNortheim (district)27,36929,327146 km2187.7/km260Verden an der AllerVerden (district)26,95026,66471.7 km2375.9/km261NordenhamWesermarsch25,86226,49187.8 km2294.6/km262RintelnSchaumburg25,62625,791109 km2235.1/km2 63HelmstedtHelmstedt (district)25,04025,94166.7 km2375.2/km2
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