Dobrokhleb V.G. (2025) Challenges of Demographic Development in the Southern Federal District: Ethno-National Context

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the features of the demographic dynamics of  the ethno-national regions of  the Southern Federal District of our country. The object was the population of the Southern Federal District as a whole, as well as the population of the three national republics within it– Adygea, Kalmykia, and Crimea. The subject of the study was the features of the demographic dynamics in the period between the two last All-Russian population censuses, taking into account the ethno-national aspect. The author used a comprehensive scientific approach. The scientific novelty lies in identifying the features of demographic processes in this southern province of Russia. It has been shown  that despite a  significant  increase  in  the  total population  in  the district,  the main demographic problem remains the natural reproduction of the population, which has deteriorated. At the same time, the least losses in the process of depopulation were observed in the republic with a predominance of the indigenous ethnic group, Kalmykia. It is advisable to use the research materials by the constituent entities of the Southern Federal District for the development of demographic policy.

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