Regional differences in the natural population movement in Russia

On the basis of index method the Russian Federation subjects were grouped by the upward or downward differences of their crude natural increase rates as compared to the national average in 2014, and by the components determining these differences: fertility, mortality, age and sex structure of population. There were identified six groups of regions with the natural increase rates higher or lower (i.e. with natural decrease) than across Russia, fully or mainly determined by differences in the rates of fertility, mortality or age and sex structure of population. Specifics of the rates and dynamics in fertility, mortality, life expectancy, age and sex structure of population were analyzed for regions in each group.