As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 2,169 and a density of 28 persons per km2.

Rishiri Airport is located in nearby Rishirifuji.

[1] Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Rishiri has declined in recent decades.

She is a bright and energetic kelp with a Mount Rishiri motif.

She helps Lip-kun and Lip-chan (the mascots of Rishirifuji) and Atsumon (the mascot of Rebun) research nature of Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park.