Demographic ageing of rural areas of russia

Issue № 2, 2021, article № 10, pages 76-80

Section: Development of rural territories

Language: Russian

Original language title: ДЕМОГРАФИЧЕСКОЕ СТАРЕНИЕ СЕЛЬСКИХ ТЕРРИТОРИЙ РОССИИ

Keywords: RURAL AREAS, THE AGING POPULATION, DEMOGRAPHIC AGING SCALE, RUSSIA

Abstract: Demographic aging is the dominant trend characteristic not only of economically developed but also developing countries, having a negative impact on economic growth, the national labour market, and the pension system. The aim of the study is to identify patterns and specific features of the demographic aging of rural areas in Russia, makes rural-urban comparisons, and a statistical assessment of the scale and depth of aging in the Russian countryside. The article also analyses the forecast dynamics of the number and proportion of people over working age in the context of the pension reform. Studies show that demographic aging has affected the territory of Russia to varying degrees, the proportion of people over working age in the structure of the rural population ranges from 16.7‰ in the North Caucasus to 29.6‰ in the Central Federal District. The gender asymmetry in rural areas is higher than in urban areas; the share of rural women ranges from 51.9‰ in the 70-74 ages to 79‰ among 90-94 years old. The depth of aging of the female population, measured by the share of people 80 years and older in the structure of the elderly rural population, is 22.0‰, while that of the male population is 12.2‰. The results of the study made it possible to identify rural-urban differences, interregional differentiation, gender asymmetry and feminization of the process of demographic aging in the countryside in Russia.

Authors: Blinova Tatiana Viktorovna