Belit Onay (Alliance '90/The Greens) has been Mayor of Hanover since 22 Nov 2019. Since Belit Onay took office in November 2019, population has edged down 0.5% a year. Hanover ranks 38th of 46 cities on population growth; on the fall in unemployment it is 21st of 25. For comparison, population edged up 0.8% a year under Stefan Schostok, 2013 to 2019. Since 1991 the office has changed hands 3 times; Belit Onay has held it since November 2019.
Rankings European Union rankings United StatesCanadaMexicoUnited KingdomUkraineRussiaTurkeyIsraelUnited Arab EmiratesSingaporeVietnamNew ZealandThailandPhilippinesMalaysiaJapanSouth KoreaBrazilArgentinaAustraliaIndonesiaIndiaPakistanChinaBangladeshMoroccoAlgeriaTunisiaEgyptSyriaSenegalLiberiaNigeriaDemocratic Republic of the CongoEthiopiaIvory CoastAngolaMadagascarGhanaKenyaSomaliaRepublic of the CongoCape VerdeSouth AfricaSwitzerlandNorwayIcelandGreenlandAlbaniaSerbiaBosnia and HerzegovinaMontenegroNorth MacedoniaKosovo