European Cities and Regions of the Future 2024

A handful of cities from central and eastern Europe stole the spotlight in the 2024 iteration of fDi Intelligence’s flagship European Cities and Regions of the Future ranking. Among them are also Riga, Ventspils and Jelgava.

Riga took the 4th place in the TOP 10 mid-sized European cities of the future 2024 - human capital and lifestyle category, and the 6th place in the TOP 9 mid-sized European cities of the future - FDI strategy category. Meanwhile, Ventspils was recognized as second, and Jelgava the 6th in the TOP 10 micro European cities of the future 2024 - FDI Strategy category.
Riga region also ranked 5th in the TOP 10 small European regions of the future - human capital and lifestyle category.

The report assessed as many as 330 European cities divided by population size into five groups — major, large, mid-sized, small and micro cities — as well as 141 European regions divided into three groups — large, mid-sized and small regions.

Everything was ranked by performance across five subcategories: economic potential; business friendliness; connectivity; human capital and lifestyle; and cost effectiveness. 

Download the full report: www.fdiintelligence.com
Photo: Ventspils