Braunschweig or Brunswick is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser. In 2024, it had a population of 272,417 and the metropolitan region had 1.66 million residents, the urban agglomeration of Braunschweig had an estimated population of 551,000 during the year 2024 and is the most diverse in Lower Saxony and one of the most in Germany, with almost 45% of its residents having a migration background. The city consists of 37.5% immigrants with a high amount of migrants coming from other European countries, Asia and Africa. 73% of the Germans residing in Braunschweig come from different parts of the country, particularly North Rhine Westphalia, Hessen and the East German States. Braunschweig is considered a metropolis and a regiopolis. It is one of the largest regiopolitan city in Northern Germany and the largest regiopolis in Lower Saxony. The city is seen as a major hub within the region due to it having multiple characteristics of a metropolitan city in a smaller scale or in a comparative amount to other metropolitan cities in Germany.
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