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Hannover

Lower Saxony · Germany
City population
515,140
#13
in Germany
#1
in Lower Saxony
#1,107
worldwide
BerlinHannover
52.371, 9.733 · 250 km from Berlin
City population
515,140
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Germany
#13
of 960 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,107
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Germany
0.6%
of the national population

About Hannover

Germany's largest city in Lower Saxony, with a population of 515,140, it ranks 13th among German cities. Hannover stands 250 km from Berlin and sits at 57 m elevation. Several municipalities surround it closely: Laatzen (41,838 people) lies 8 km away, while Hemmingen, Ronnenberg, and Bothfeld cluster within 6–8 km, each with populations between 18,000 and 24,000.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Germany
#13of 960
LargestSmallest
Position in Lower Saxony
#1of 113
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Germany
Region
Lower Saxony
Rank in region
#1of 113
Distance to capital
250 km
to Berlin
Elevation
57 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
52.371, 9.733
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 960 in Germany

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

9KMLangenhagen50K people11KMGarbsen63K people17KMLehrte44K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Hannover515K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Hannover compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Hannover515K

Hannover Population FAQ

What is the population of Hannover?

Hannover has a city population of 515,140. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Hannover?

Hannover is in Lower Saxony, Germany, 250 km from the capital, Berlin. Its coordinates are 52.371, 9.733.

How big is Hannover compared with other cities in Germany?

It is the 13th largest of the 960 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Germany, holding 0.6% of the national population.

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