The city of Ridder is one of the major industrial regions of the East Kazakhstan region. As of 01.01.2022, the population of the Ridder region is 55116 people, of which 51896 people live in the city, 3220 people in the village. By the beginning of 2021 (55893 people), the population was reduced by 777 people or 1,4%, as a result of a negative migration balance in the amount of 346 people and the natural loss of the population in the amount of 431 people.