Demographic Development of the Republic of South Ossetia: Trends, Risks, Strategic Priorities

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	Regionalistica 2023 Volume 10 number 4 pages 29-48

Title of the article	Demographic Development of the Republic of South Ossetia: Trends, Risks, Strategic Priorities
Pages	29-48
Author 1	Doroshenko Svetlana Victorovna doctor of economics, assistant professor, head of the sector Institute of Economics UB RAS 29, Moskovskaya Street, Yekaterinburg, Russia, 620014 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ORCID: 0000-0002-8282-6062
Author 2	Dzhabiev Viacheslav Vladimirovich head of the department South Ossetian Scientific Research Institute named after Z.N. Vaneev under the President of the Republic of South Ossetia 3, Dzhiota Alana Avenue, Tskhinval, Republic of South Ossetia, 500200 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ORCID:
Abstract	The article presents the results of the analysis of demographic trends in the Republic of South Ossetia, one of the partially recognized states of the post-Soviet space formed during the period of independence 2009–2022. Whenever possible, the demographic situation was assessed not only in the republic as a whole, but also in the context of five administrative entities. The analysis showed that the post-war trend of population growth in recent years has been replaced by a decrease; with a general decrease in the rural population, there is an increase in the proportion of men in districts and women in cities; high mortality of the population and earlier mortality among men remain; the model of a small family is being consolidated; a decrease in the birth rate occurs against the background of an increase in divorces and a reduction in marriages; there is a high level of migration, especially among young people, both from rural areas to the city and outside the republic. Improving the demographic situation is one of the priorities of the socio-economic development of the republic. The situation requires the institutionalization of an independent demographic policy, which is not yet available in the republic.
Code	314+339.97
DOI	10.14530/reg.2023.4.29
Keywords	partially recognized states, South Caucasus, demographic indicators, administrative territories, forecasts
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For citation	Doroshenko S.V., Dzhabiev V.V. Demographic Development of the Republic of South Ossetia: Trends, Risks, Strategic Priorities. Regionalistica [Regionalistics]. 2023. Vol. 10. No. 4. Pp. 29–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.14530/reg.2023.4.29 (In Russian)
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Financing	The research was carried out with financial support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of South Ossetia within the framework of scientific project No. 20-514-07001.
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