Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Riga
Riga: Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs was 591,882 Persons in 2025. βΌ Falling
Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs in Riga, 2012β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Riga stood at 591,882 Persons. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Riga peaked at 636,933 Persons in 2012 and was at its lowest, 591,882 Persons, in 2025.
Riga ranks 215th of 1258 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 631,547 Persons | 625,970 Persons | 636,933 Persons | 8 |
| 2020s | 606,554 Persons | 591,882 Persons | 621,012 Persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Riga?
- Population by age and sex - cities and fuas in Riga was 591,882 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Riga?
- The highest recorded value was 636,933 Persons in 2012.
- What is the lowest population by age and sex - cities and fuas recorded in Riga?
- The lowest recorded value was 591,882 Persons in 2025.
- How does Riga rank for population by age and sex - cities and fuas?
- Riga ranks 215th out of 1258 regions with data for 2025.
- Is population by age and sex - cities and fuas rising or falling in Riga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Riga data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p align="justify">This dataset provides population counts by 5-year age groups and sex for OECD Functional Urban Areas (FUAs) and cities.</p> <h3>Data sources and methodology</h3> <p align="justify"> Population by age and sex data is collected at the level of small administrative units (e.g. municipalities) and aggregated at the FUA and city level. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in <a href=https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/cities_local_areas/fua_cities_sau_mapping.parquet>parquet </a> and <a href=https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/cities_local_areas/fua_cities_sau_mapping.csv>csv</a> format.<br /><br /> </p> <h3>Defining FUAs and cities</h3> <p align="justify">The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/oecd-definition-of-cities-and-functional-urban-areas.html">definition of functional urban areas</a> (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns <a href=https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264174108-en>(OECD, 2012)</a>. FUAs consist of: <ol> <li><b>A city</b> β defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city.</li> <li><b>A commuting zone</b> β including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city.</li> </ol> The delineation process includes: <ul> <li>Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA.</li> <li>Excluding non-contiguous municipalities.</li> </ul> <p>The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and four accession countries.</p> <h3>Cite this dataset</h3> <p>OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (<a href=http://data-explorer.oecd.org/s/1dr>Population by age and sex - Cities and FUAs</a>),Β <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a></p> <h3>Further information</h3> <ul> <li> <a href=https://localdataportal.oecd.org/>OECD Local Data Portal </a> </li> <li> <a href=https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html/>OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance </a> </li> </ul> <p align="justify">For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:CitiesStat@oecd.org">CitiesStat@oecd.org</a>