Population
175,876
Area
1,568 km²
Population density
112/km²
10-year change
2.6%
Average age
43.9 years
Municipalities
42

landläufigkeit.indexi

56.6 out of 100

Rank 121 of 400 districts · in Lower Saxony rank 3 of 45

  • Work & incomei51
  • Housingi65
  • Healthi40
  • Everyday lifei60
  • Safety & naturei69
  • Futurei55

Population

FigureValueStatusiLower SaxonyGermany
Population 2023175,8768,008,10083,456,000
Population density 2023112/km²168/km²233/km²
Foreign nationals 20238.2%11.5%14.5%
Share under 18 202418.7%16.9%16.7%
Share aged 65+ 202422.3%23.2%22.7%
Share aged 75+ 202410.0%11.3%11.1%
Average age 202243.9 years44.5 years44.3 years
Foreign nationals, census 2022 20227.2%10.3%13.2%
Single-person households 202234.7%41.2%43.4%
Births minus deaths 2023-2.9/1,000-4.7/1,000-4.0/1,000
Net migration 20235.8/1,0007.8/1,0007.9/1,000
Population change, 10 years 20232.6%2.8%3.3%
School leavers with Abitur 202329.4%32.3%33.2%
School leavers without qualification 20236.8%7.7%7.1%
Basic income support (SGB II) 202647.2/1,00063.2/1,00064.0/1,000
Child poverty (SGB II) 20239.2%13.6%13.0%
Recorded crime 20223,916/100,0006,198/100,0006,406/100,000

Economy

FigureValueStatusiLower SaxonyGermany
Disposable income 202328,650 € p.c.27,536 € p.c.28,452 € p.c.
GDP per person 202427,458 € p.c.48,113 € p.c.51,834 € p.c.
Income per taxpayer 202147,456 €/taxpayer43,729 €/taxpayer45,835 €/taxpayer
Unemployment rate 11/2025–10/20265.1%6.1%6.4%
Youth unemployment (15–24) 11/2025–10/20265.6%6.0%5.9%
Jobs with social insurance 2025248/1,000393/1,000417/1,000
Jobs in industry & construction 202423.1%28.4%26.8%
People in work in agriculture 20243.1%2.4%1.2%
People in work in industry & construction 202420.2%24.1%23.2%
People in work in services 202476.5%73.5%75.6%
Employees with a degree 202316.7%15.5%19.4%
Businesses 202425.8/1,00037.4/1,00042.4/1,000
Craft businesses 20244.8/1,0005.8/1,0006.8/1,000
Company insolvencies 2021–202328.5/10,000 firms35.8/10,000 firms39.6/10,000 firms
Overnight stays 20251.7 p.c.5.9 p.c.6.0 p.c.
Municipal tax revenue 20231,176 € p.c.1,504 € p.c.1,685 € p.c.
Municipal debt 20231,132 € p.c.2,012 € p.c.1,729 € p.c.
Debt of the Land and its municipalities 20238,164 € p.c.8,935 € p.c.8,110 € p.c.

Living

FigureValueStatusiLower SaxonyGermany
Rent 20226.41 €/m²6.56 €/m²7.28 €/m²
Home ownership 202265.4%51.1%44.3%
Empty homes 20223.8%4.1%4.3%
Homes in new buildings 20233.9/1,0003.2/1,0003.1/1,000
Price of building land 202570 €/m²78 €/m²160 €/m²
Gas heating 202266.5%71.9%55.9%
Oil heating 202218.7%14.1%18.8%
District heating 20225.2%7.7%15.1%
Heat pumps 20223.4%2.1%2.7%
Wood & biomass 20223.8%2.3%4.2%
Cars 2026642/1,000625/1,000592/1,000
Electric & hybrid cars 20269.5%11.7%12.9%
Long commutes (50 km+) 20239.8%12.6%11.5%

Infrastructure

FigureValueStatusiLower SaxonyGermany
Drive time to the nearest supermarket 20214.0 min3.8 min3.5 min
Drive time to the nearest pharmacy 20244.8 min4.6 min4.1 min
Drive time to the nearest primary school 20244.0 min4.1 min3.9 min
Drive time to the nearest secondary school 20246.9 min6.5 min6.2 min
Doctors 2023118/100,000144/100,000149/100,000
Drive time to the nearest GP 20213.5 min3.7 min3.1 min
General practitioners 202361/100,00065/100,00065/100,000
Drive time to the nearest emergency department 202413.5 min12.5 min11.1 min
Drive time to the nearest IC/ICE station 202425.3 min20.9 min18.0 min
Public transport nearby 202592.1%87.8%93.0%
Gigabit internet 202596.1%89.2%80.2%
5G mobile coverage 202596.9%97.1%95.3%
Public charging points 202618.8/10,00026.4/10,00025.3/10,000

Resources

FigureValueStatusiLower SaxonyGermany
Renewable power capacity 20263.37 kW p.c.3.49 kW p.c.2.57 kW p.c.
Solar power 20261.23 kW p.c.1.45 kW p.c.1.56 kW p.c.
Wind power 20261.85 kW p.c.1.80 kW p.c.0.85 kW p.c.
Biomass power 20260.28 kW p.c.0.23 kW p.c.0.11 kW p.c.
Balcony solar units 202631.3/1,00024.1/1,00018.2/1,000
Battery storage 20260.53 kWh p.c.0.52 kWh p.c.0.42 kWh p.c.
Home batteries 202656.6/1,00042.9/1,00033.2/1,000
Electricity use of industry 20240.7 MWh p.c.2.6 MWh p.c.2.3 MWh p.c.
Forest share 202335.0%23.1%31.2%
Farmland share 202350.4%57.8%50.3%
Settlement & transport area 202311.3%14.3%14.2%
Land take for settlement & transport 20235.9 m² p.c./yr2.7 m² p.c./yr2.4 m² p.c./yr
Household waste 2024435 kg p.c.502 kg p.c.452 kg p.c.
Hot days 2016–202512.6 days/yr10.0 days/yr13.8 days/yr
Frost days 2016–202561.6 days/yr52.4 days/yr63.4 days/yr
Days with 20 mm of rain or more 2016–20253.3 days/yr3.6 days/yr4.8 days/yr
Snow days 2016–20256.6 days/yr7.3 days/yr12.2 days/yr

Municipalities

The 42 municipalities in Gifhorn district, by population; a click shows one on the map.

Neighbours

The districts bordering Gifhorn district, with their landläufigkeit.index.

All districts in Lower Saxony →

Sources

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