The Demographic Aspect of the Regions Economic Security

Abstract

The demographic crisis in recent decades is one of the most acute problems in Russia and it poses a significant threat to the economic security of Siberian regions. Here the natural population decline is combined with intensive migration outflows. The decrease in the working-age population directly affects the economic indicators of the regions. The analysis of modern methods for assessing the economic security of regions showed insufficient attention on the part of researchers to demographic indicators. The article examines the economic security of the Irkutsk region from the point of view of assessing the social component, or rather the demographic indicators, it also identifies the main trends and current reasons for the decline in population. The authors pay special attention to the study of the nature, causes and consequences of migration. The correlation interdependence of the gross regional product and the demographic indicators is calculated. A forecast of the state of economic security of the Irkutsk region based on the indicated demographic trends is made.