Reasons for the sharp decline of population in eastern Russia

The eastern part of Russia is vast and rich in natural resources, but the population situation is not optimistic, the population is decreasing and unevenly distributed, and the population flows to the central and western regions seriously. Due to the harsh natural climatic conditions, the cost of economic activities in eastern Russia is high, the efficiency is low, the living conditions of the population are worse, the social security expenditure is higher, the population resources are more unstable, the birth rate drops more significantly, and the mortality rate rises more. Most of the dead were able to work. The average life expectancy in Siberia and the Far East is 2-3 years lower than that in Russia. The population flow is mainly emigration, and the emigrant population is mainly working-age population and technical personnel. Young people who study in central and western Russia are attracted by high salaries and stay in central and western Russia after graduation. Young women can get higher income by going to the service industry in East Asian countries, so they are even less willing to stay here. The natural and spontaneous flow of population has fundamentally changed the age structure of the population. The increase in the proportion of the elderly population and the decrease in the proportion of the young population have increased the social burden, reduced the reserve of labor resources, endangered the sustainable development of the population, and further affected the level of resource development and utilization and the speed of economic growth.