Rural youth in the arctic regions of Yakutia in 1970-1980: quantitative analysis by age and gender

This study presents an analysis of the number and age and gender composition of the young generation of rural settlements in the Arctic regions of Yakutia in 1970-1980 based on the analysis of statistical sources. One of the main trends in the demographic processes development in the 1970s among rural youth in the Arctic is an increase in its total number. In our opinion, improving the quality of life, working and resting conditions, establishing a socio-economic balance between town and country, increasing the well-being of the rural population of the Arctic, as well as the development of industrial production led to an improvement in demographic processes in the 1970s. However, an analysis of the data shows that by the end of the 1980s, stagnation and decline in the total number of rural youth in all age groups began, and the age structure of rural youth changed. In addition, among rural youth in 1989, the gender disproportion in favor of men began to manifest itself more clearly. The shift in the sex balance could have a negative impact on the natural reproduction of the Arctic population.