Outcomes of Russia's demographic development in 2000-2016

Demographic monitoring which consists in systematic tracking of changes in the number and structure of the population and performance of demographic processes plays a significant role in assessing the efficiency of the public policy and identifying the threats of demographic development of the country and its regions, the development of functional projections, monitoring the impact of socio-economic processes on population reproduction. The purpose for the research is to analyze the trends and summarize the outcomes of Russia’s demographic development in 2000-2016. The authors have revealed that in general, over the observation period, the demographic situation in the country improved. Natural population decline in 2013 was for the first time since 1992 re[laced by its growth (0.2‰), which on the background of migration inflows contributed to the overall increase in population. The birth rate, especially in rural areas, increased significantly. Life expectancy of the Russian population increased by 6 years and reached 71...