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Why did Lower Saxony’s population increase sharply after World War II?
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Lower Saxony’s population increased sharply after World War II primarily due to a massive influx of refugees from other areas of war-torn Europe.
While the state’s population stood at approximately 4.5 million in 1939, this number rose to about 6.2 million by 1946, despite the losses sustained during the war. This growth continued into the early postwar period, reaching 6.7 million by 1950.1