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Riga – LV006
EU regions: Latvia > Latvia > Latvia > Riga
Indicator | Period | Value |
---|---|---|
Gross domestic product | ||
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | 2021 | 116 |
More on wikipedia wikidata Q1773 on OpenStreetMap Riga slovensky: LV006
Demographics
Indicator | Period | Value |
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Demographics | ||
number of inhabitants | 2023 | 609 489 |
population density | 2022 | 2355.2 |
old-age dependency ratio | 2023 | 33.8 |
Riga (; Latvian: Rīga [ˈriːɡa] (listen); Livonian: Rīgõ) is the capital of Latvia and is home to 632,614 inhabitants (2019), which is a third of Latvia's population. Being significantly larger than other cities of Latvia, Riga is the country's primate city. It is also the largest city in the three Baltic states and is home to one tenth of the three Baltic states' combined population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers 307.17 km2 (118.60 sq mi) and lies 1–10 m (3 ft 3 in–32 ft 10 in) above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain.
Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture. Riga was the European Capital of Culture during 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden. Riga hosted the 2006 NATO Summit, the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, the 2006 IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships and the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship. It is home to the European Union's office of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC).
In 2016, Riga received over 1.4 million visitors.
Other: Latvia, Zemgale Region, Vidzeme Region, Riga, Kurzeme Region, Latgale Region, Pierīga statistical region
Neighbours: Pierīga statistical region
Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: Europe and its regions in numbers - Riga – LV006, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/PLV006, ISBN: 978-80-970204-9-1, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.10200164