Analysis of the Russian Federation's policy in regulation of demographic processes

The problem of depopulation in the Russian Federation is considered in this article. The population of the country decreased by 99.7 thousand people during 2018. This circumstance occurred as a result of the natural and mechanical population movement. The natural population decline amounted to 224,6 thousand people, while the migration increase amounted to 124,9 thousand people at the end of 2018, which determined the reasons for population decrease. In these terms, the role of effective demographic and, in particular, migration policy of the state increases. At the present time, a set of legal documents aimed at solving these problems has been developed and implemented in the Russian Federation. The author analyzes the main documents reflecting the targets and priorities of the state demographic and migration policy for the future period. A number of shortcomings were identified. They include the problems of the content of the documents, inconsistency of documents of one direction, insufficient attention to the problems of internal Russian migration, low efficiency of measures, etc. In this regard, the need to make certain adjustments to the documents under consideration arises. It is also necessary to develop and organize measures aimed at improving the effectiveness of their implementation, including the creation of conducive conditions for potential migrants in the regions of the Russian Federation. In addition, it seems necessary to develop a separate document dedicated to solving the problems of uneven distribution of the population in the country, including by reducing the level of socio-economic regional differentiation.