The relationship between the birth rate and wages of the population in the regions of Russia in 2020-2022

Abstract

The article conducted an analysis of the relationship of fertility and wages in the regions of the Russian Federation for 2020, 2021 and 2022. It is shown that a decrease in the birth rate in many regions led to an increase in the number of regions with low birth rate (5.8–7.9 people by 1000) by 3 times. It was established that with salaries from 15 to 50–60 thousand rublesшIn a month, the birth rate depended on the level of salaries. At the same time, the intensity of the salary contribution to the birth rate depended on the salary. The lower the salary was, the more intense the influence of its birth rate is intensively expressed. The most intensive effect on the decrease in the birth rate was observed with salaries of 15–20 thousand rubles/month. The lowest birth rate was noted in regions in which more than 19 % of the population received a salary of less than 15 thousand rubles/month. Currently, with salaries of more than 60 thousand rubles a month, the influence of the economic factor on the birth rate is small. The results can be used in the development of issues to improve the demographic situation in the Russian Federation.