<page_title> Riau </page_title> <section_title> Administrative divisions </section_title> <table> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1971 </col_header> <col_header> 1980 </col_header> <col_header> 1990 </col_header> <col_header> 1995 </col_header> <col_header> 2000 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 5,538,367 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> <row_header> 2010 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 2014 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1971 </col_header> <col_header> 1980 </col_header> <col_header> 1990 </col_header> <col_header> 1995 </col_header> <col_header> 2000 </col_header> <col_header> 2010 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 6,358,636 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> <row_header> 2014 </row_header> </cell> </table>
The population of Riau was 5,538,367 at the 2010, census and for 2014 this had risen to 6,358,636.