Rize — province population
Rize has a recorded base population of 344,016 for the province definition (Population reference date not supplied in local record). GeoNames administrative-unit record; the moving counter uses World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Rize UN urban centre: 133,822 people (2025), smaller than the displayed province figure of 344,016. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 119,828; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Rize
12 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 12 of 12 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 309,111; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed province denominator 344,016; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rize | 119,828 | 34.83% | Not independently verified |
| Çayeli | 42,143 | 12.25% | Not independently verified |
| Ardeşen | 40,109 | 11.66% | Not independently verified |
| Pazar | 30,509 | 8.87% | Not independently verified |
| Fındıklı | 16,225 | 4.72% | Not independently verified |
| Güneysu | 13,879 | 4.03% | Not independently verified |
| Kalkandere | 13,511 | 3.93% | Not independently verified |
| İyidere | 9,011 | 2.62% | Not independently verified |
| Derepazarı | 8,116 | 2.36% | Not independently verified |
| İkizdere | 6,936 | 2.02% | Not independently verified |
| Çamlıhemşin | 6,563 | 1.91% | Not independently verified |
| Hemşin | 2,281 | 0.66% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: province. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 344,016 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Rize |
|---|---|---|
| Amasya | 338,267 | −1.7% |
| Düzce | 351,509 | +2.2% |
| Bitlis | 353,988 | +2.9% |
| Siirt | 331,311 | −3.7% |
| Niğde | 365,419 | +6.2% |
About these numbers
Source: GeoNames administrative-unit record. Reference: Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date). Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-07-01 using World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth (+0.42% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 344,016, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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