Demographic security of rural areas in the Central Black Earth Region (Russia)

Demographic security is one of the most important and relevant issues of modern times. The neutralization of demographic security risks is the main goal of the Russian Federation in its socio-demographic policy. Rural areas, in the context of urbanization and globalization, are the most vulnerable to demographic risks. In the conditions of globalization, digitalization, and the increasing imbalance in socio-economic indicators between urban and rural areas, it is crucial to focus on maintaining the demographic security of villages. The subject of the research is the rural areas of the Central Black Earth region. The research object is demographic security. The study pays special attention to the analysis of the socio-economic gap between urban and rural areas, recommendations for preserving the demographic security of rural territories, and the neutralization of demographic security risks in the Central Black Earth region. A systematic approach to studying the demographic security of rural areas in the Central Black Earth region was used as the theoretical and methodological basis of the research. By applying the systematic approach, it was possible to examine the current problems of demographic security in rural areas, identify issues of demographic sustainability of villages, and find necessary solutions to these problems. The main findings of the conducted research are the identification of problems in the current demographic sustainability of rural areas in the Central Black Earth region, as well as the issues related to migration outflow from rural territories. Through a comprehensive analysis of statistical data on the demographic indicators of urban and rural areas, a number of problems in the socio-economic structure of rural areas in the Central Black Earth region were identified, which contribute to the migration of youth to larger cities. The novelty of the research lies in the comprehensive analysis of demographic security in rural areas of the Central Black Earth region, the identification of general recommendations for neutralizing the risks of demographic sustainability of villages, and forecasting the socio-demographic situation in rural areas. During the research, special attention was paid to the analysis of the studies of domestic scientists, as well as the identification of recommendations for addressing demographic instability in rural areas of the Central Black Earth region.

Demographic security, Demographic risks, Migration, Village, City, Society, Population, Urbanization, Globalization, Youth