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Lower Saxony

North Rhine-Westphalia

Capital: Hannover
Website: http://www.niedersachsen.de/

Description

With an area of 47,618 km² and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the country's sixteen federal states of Germany.

Key Statistics

Area : 48.000 km²
Total population : 7,993,946 inhabitants

Population age group

No. of inhabitants

%

55 - 59

474,201

5.93

60 - 64

445,042

5.57

65 - 69

525,399

6.57

70 - 74

360,032

4.50

75 - 79

297,560

3.72

80 - 84

217,061

2.72

85 +

155,594

1.95

Total 55 +

2,474,889

30.96

Population density : 167,9 inhabitants per km²
Working population : 3,553,800 people
GDP per inhabitant: 22,950€

 

Further statistics on the demographic change in Germany

 

Contact Information

Niedersächisches Ministerium für Soziales, Frauen, Familie und Gesundheit
Gustav-Bratke-Allee 2, 30169 Hannover

Phone: ++49511/120-2971
Fax: ++49511/120-992971

E-Mail: Stephan dot walter at ms dot niedersachsen dot de

 

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