Riga: population and official figures

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Riga: In 2025 the average gross wage paid in the city of Riga reached €2,011 a month, 11% above the Latvian average and above the Rīga region figure of €1,990.
• Health in Riga: In 2025 the city of Riga recorded 8,052 deaths, or 1,360 per 100,000 residents, against 1,242 in the Rīga region.
• Education in Riga: Higher education graduates made up 39.8% of the population aged 15 and over in the city of Riga at the beginning of 2025, about the same as the 39.8% across the whole Rīga region; the national share was 31.4%.
• Poverty and living standards in Riga: In 2024 17.3% of people in the city of Riga were at risk of poverty, above the 15.6% recorded for the wider Rīga region, against 22.0% for Latvia.

More figures

• Natural change in the city of Riga was -4,642 people in 2025 and net migration -1,500, so the population changed by -6,142 during the year (average population 591,982). Source: Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP) · saved copy

Who runs Riga?

In Latvia, cities and towns are run by state cities: Council (dome) directly elected every four years (last in June 2025); council elects the chair (priekšsēdētājs), who acts as mayor. Schools, social care, local roads, utilities, planning. State cities and novadi have the same powers.

How local power works in Latvia

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Sources

• Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP): Mortality by main cause of death in statistical regions, State cities and municipalities, 2017-2025 (table NCI020), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f6f727f4a7ee…)
• Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP): At-risk-of-poverty rate in regions by age and sex (per cent), 2004-2024 (table NNR120), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 589d2430325d…)
• Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP): Average monthly wages and salaries by region, 2021-2025 (table DSV041), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 272eaacaec5c…)
• Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP): Population aged 15 and over by educational attainment, ethnicity and sex in regions and State cities at the beginning of the year (table IZT021), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ce78b6309527…)
• Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP): Activity rate, employment rate and unemployment rate by gender and age group in regions, State cities and municipalities at the beginning of the year (table EKA140), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 196d2bb8534e…)
• Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP): Population at the beginning of year and population change and key vital statistics in regions, cities, towns and municipalities (table IRS031), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bcdcda7b1d5d…)

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