ДЕМОГРАФИЧЕСКОЕ СТАРЕНИЕ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ: ОЦЕНКА ИНДЕКСА БЛАГОПОЛУЧИЯ СТАРШЕГО ПОКОЛЕНИЯ ИРКУТСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ

Abstract

Significance. The study presents results of the analysis of the wellbeing of the post-working age population and analysis of the processes of demographic ageing in the Irkutsk region. The authors have carried out a comprehensive analysis of the well-being of the post-working age population in dynamics using an integral index - the Russian Elderly Wellbeing Index. The analysis of ageing processes was carried out using special indicators of population ageing among male and female populations. The purpose of the study is: to provide a comprehensive characterization of demographic ageing and socio-economic wellbeing of the post-working age population of the Irkutsk region. Material and methods. The study of wellbeing of the post-working age population covered 2014-2020, while the study of the processes of demographic ageing was confined to the period from 2000 to2020. The authors used forms and indicators of the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation as sources of information to develop database, and data of the Rosstat’s survey «Comprehensive monitoring of living conditions» as a source of subjective data for the study. In the course of the study, the authors have tested the methodology for assessing the Russian Elderly Wellbeing Index in healthcare at the level of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation. Results. The processes of population ageing which are formed mainly due to the female population are on within the territory of the Irkutsk region. This is evidenced by the calculated values of special ageing coefficients. Gender differences in ageing persist throughout the study period. In dynamics, the Russian Elderly Wellbeing Index showed multidirectional trends. The indexes of the groups of indicators "economy", "society", "regional space" slightly decreased, while the index of the "health" group increased. The change in the final value showed the index growth. Conclusion. Against the background of the population ageing, the Russian elderly wellbeing index made it possible to determine peculiar features of changes in the well-being of the post-working age population.