Transformations of Demographic Processes in Yakutia
Alexander Pakhomov1, Tatyana Mostakhova2
1Department of Regional Economic and Social Studies, Yakutsk Research Center, SB RAS, Yakutsk
2Division, Department of Nortern Affairs, Sakha Republic, Yakutsk
Keywords: Yakutia, demographic indicators, transformation, birth rate, death rate, marital relations, migration, trends
Abstract
Our analysis of the population reproduction transformations observed in Yakutia shows that sources of the population changed. The natural population growth in the region does not balance the outward migration flows, and depopulation could be regarded as a current trend of the regional demographic development. The aggregate and crude birth rates are still high. Despite the rise in births over the previous decade, the population replacement has been observed. The high indicators of bastardy are still characteristic and this displays the existence of new forms of matrimonial behavior in the region. The number of deaths in the region still remains high whereas the expected lifespan is low. The transformations observed take place due to positive dynamics of infant mortality. In recent years a coefficient of outward migration flow dropped but it is twice as much in the region than in the Far East District in whole.
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