Specificity of transformation of the age structure of the Russian population of Estonia (2000-2021)

The paper considers the peculiarities of the transformation of the age structure of the Russian population of Estonia in the period from 2000 to 2021. Using the methodology of Z. Dlugosz, a quantitative analysis of the dynamics of the age structure of Russian population in the largest administrative-territorial entities of Estonia in the specified period was carried out, which allowed us to identify the direction and rate of changes in the age structure of the Russian population. The differences in the dynamics of the age structure of the Russian and Estonian populations are also analyzed. As a result of the study, it is concluded that currently the age structure of the Russian population of Estonia can be defined as moderately old (Harjumaa uyezd), old (Valgamaa and Ida-Virumaa uyezds) and very old (all other uyezds of the country), and the Estonian population in different uyezds of the country is characterized by a young age structure, an age structure on the eve of old age, a moderately old age structure and an old age structure, which indicates a younger nature of the age structure of the Estonian population. Another conclusion is that in the period from 2011-2021, the proportion of Russians in Estonia in the 20-29 and 30-39 age groups decreased by 6,33%, which, in turn, may indicate a risk of a decrease in the number of women in the most reproductively active age groups by another 22,5% during the 2020s.