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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Braunschweig

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Corporate management1,61532 years
Shopping1,28140 years
Health and medical1,271
Restaurants1,25824 years
Real estate95925 years
Electronics stores69027 years
Lawyers legal62737 years
Dentists554
Financial services545
Construction of buildings532
All membership organizations53259 years
Technical construction services48833 years
Architects464

Braunschweig Facts

Area100.1 km²
Population234,146
Male Population114,460 (48.9%)
Female Population119,686 (51.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+12.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+2.5%
Median Age43.1 years (Male: 41.3, Female: 45)
GDP per capita (PPP)$106,236 (2022)
Area Codes5300, 5307, 5309, 531
NeighborhoodsInnenstadt, Westliches Ringgebiet, Nordstadt, Östliches Ringgebiet, Viewegs Garten-Bebelhof
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng52.26594, 10.52673
Postal Codes3802338100381023810438106More

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Braunschweig Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population207,880215,385228,536229,387234,146231,203227,709
Population Density2,076.2 / km²2,151.2 / km²2,282.5 / km²2,291 / km²2,338.5 / km²2,309.1 / km²2,274.2 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Braunschweig Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 2.5% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Braunschweig+12.6%+8.7%+2.5%
Lower Saxony
Germany
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Braunschweig Median Age

Median Age: 43.1 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Braunschweig43.1 yrs45 yrs41.3 yrs
Lower Saxony44.8 yrs45.8 yrs43.7 yrs
Germany44.8 yrs46 yrs43.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Braunschweig Population Density

Population Density: 2,339 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Braunschweig234,146100.1 km²2,339 / km²
Lower Saxony7.8 million47,789.6 km²164 / km²
Germany80.7 million358,179.8 km²225 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Braunschweig Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1710 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Braunschweig

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Braunschweig

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Braunschweig

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Braunschweig

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Braunschweig Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$65,265$69,930$76,273$80,246$91,939$93,304$102,055$106,236
Total GDP$5.8B$6.3B$6.9B$7.3B$8.3B$8.5B$9.3B$9.6B
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Braunschweig CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Braunschweig2,467,701 tn10.54 tn24,646.2 tons/km²
Lower Saxony78,468,653 tn10.03 tn1,642 tons/km²
Germany755,339,039 tn9.36 tn2,108.8 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Braunschweig CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)2,467,701 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita10.54 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)24,646.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
2/25/962:23 PM3.191.1 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
3/30/953:13 PM362.7 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
7/2/833:18 AM3.695.3 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
10/13/801:09 AM3.199.2 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov

Braunschweig

Braunschweig (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁaʊ̯nʃvaɪ̯k]; Low German: Brunswiek [ˈbrɔˑnsviːk]), also called Brunswick in English, is a city of 252,768 people (as of 31 December 2015), located in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of t..

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