Russian Regions: Economic and Demographic Trends

Natalia V. Zubarevich – Main Researcher of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Doctor of Geographic Sciences, Professor (Moscow, Russia). E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ramilya R. Khasanova – Senior Researcher of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Candidate of Economic Sciences (Moscow, Russia). E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Yulia F. Florinskaya – Leading Researcher of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Candidate of Geographic Sciences (Moscow, Russia). Е-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

As of September-October 2019, the development of Russian regions has improved. Industry and retail trade grew in most regions, albeit slowly. The growth of household incomes started. In almost half of the regions dynamics of investments and paid services is negative. Budget revenues grew noticeably, and budget expenditures, including social expenditures, also increased significantly.

In January-October 2019, the natural decline of the Russian population increased. It amounted to 259.6 thousand people. 1.25 million children were born (7.6% less than in the same period of 2018), 1510.2 thousand people died (1.8% less).

In the first three quarters of 2019 migration increased compared to the "failed" 2018, it has recovered to the level of earlier years. Migration compensated for 81.6% of losses from natural population loss. The number of labor migrants in the Russian Federation continued to grow, with an increase of 5.4% compared to the previous year. The share of those legalized in the Russian labor market has stabilized in recent years at the level of 67–70% of all those who arrived for the purpose of work.

Key words: regional development, population income, budgets, mortality, fertility, migration.