Welcome to the Hannover Region
Around 1.2 million people live in the Hannover Region, an area covering approximately 2,300 square kilometres. The inhabitants account for 15 percent of Lower Saxony’s population, 18 percent of its jobs and generate around 20 percent of its gross domestic product. So more than a fifth of the economic power in Lower Saxony is concentrated in Region Hannover. This makes it a key driving force for innovation and growth in the state.

Regional business development – being closer gets more done!
It is our task to create the right business-friendly framework to develop the growth potential for the Region Hannover as a whole. Our way of ensuring efficient business development is basically the principle of short pathways. This applies not only to complex processes at the administrative interface, but also for reaching the right point of contact. Business enterprises have access to local business developers in all 21 communities in Region Hannover, centres of competence providing practical support directly in the locality.

The following pages provide a clear summary of all relevant information about Hannover Region as a place for business and living.