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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «NAUKI O ZEMLE»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «EARTH SCIENCES»
ISSN 2073-3402 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Earth Sciences». 2025. Vol 54

Spatio-Demographic Processes in the Regions of Asian Russia

Author(s)

N. R. Zangeeva, V. S. Batomunkuyev, A. G. Badmaev, D. P. Budaev

Baikal Institute of Nature Management SB RAS, Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation

Abstract
This article employs a comprehensive analysis to examine the dynamics of demographic processes in the regions of Asian Russia. The research methodology is based on a combination of classical demographic analysis approaches and methods of the modern scientific field of spatial demography, which allow for a clear visualization capture the quntitative perameters of demographic processes, identify their spatial specifics, and establish relationships between demographic trends and factors of the territorial environment. The paper presents the results of spatial analysis of key demographic processes in the regions of Asian Russia. The study covers the dynamics of the population, the analysis of age structure and natural demographic indicators over a long period of time. Special attention is paid to the migration component of depopulation. Thus, based on the coefficient of effectiveness of migration relations, the dynamics of migration processes in the model territories of Asian Russia for 2015-2022 is presented. The study draws on data from the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). The findings indicate significant transformations in the population structure and settlement system, revealing an asymmetry in spatio-demographic development. This asymmetry, driven by population aging, increasing outmigration, and low migration efficiency in Siberian and Far Eastern regions, leads to desertification and polarization of space.
About the Authors

Zangeeva Natalia Robertovna, Candidate of Sciences (Geography), Research Scientist, Laboratory of Geostrategic Research and Spatial Development Baikal Institute of Environmental Management SB RAS 8, Sakhyanova st., Ulan-Ude, 670047, Russian Federation e-mail: zan32@yandex.ru 

Batomunkuyev Valentin Sergeevich, Candidate of Sciences (Geography) Head, Laboratory of Geostrategic Research and Spatial Development Baikal Institute of Environmental Management SB RAS, 8, Sakhyanova st., Ulan-Ude, 670047, Russian Federation e-mail: bvalentins@binm.ru 

Badmaev Aldar Gennadievich, Candidate of Sciences (Geography), Research Scientist, Laboratory of Geostrategic Research and Spatial Development Baikal Institute of Environmental Management SB RAS, 8, Sakhyanova st., Ulan-Ude, 670047, Russian Federation e-mail: badmaev@binm.ru 

Budaev Dorzhi Purbuevich, Engineer, Laboratory of Geostrategic Research and Spatial Development Baikal Institute of Environmental Management SB RAS 8, Sakhyanova st., Ulan-Ude, 670047, Russian Federatioт e-mail:budaevdorzi3@gmail.com

For citation
Zangeeva N.R., Batomunkuyev V.S., Badmaev A.G., Budaev D.P. Spatio-Demographic Processes in the Regions of Asian Russia. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Earth Sciences, 2025, vol. 54, pp. 39-56. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3402.2025.54.39 (in Russian)
Keywords
spatial and demographic processes, spatial demography, coefficient of effectiveness of migration relations, integrated approach, Asian Russia.
UDC
911.3:314.7(571/5/6)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3402.2025.54.39
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