A cross-section of indicators for the Arctic zone of Yakutia for the period 2020–2022

Abstract

The purpose of the work is to assess the economic indicators of the Arctic zone of Yakutia. The analysis was carried out from 2020 to 2022, according to the official data of the statistical authorities. In August 2020, the Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) issued a decree approving the «Strategy for the socio-economic development of the Arctic zone of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) for the period until 2035». The purpose was to implement a unified state policy for the development of the Arctic zone of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), thereby ensuring a coherent approach towards the development of the region until 2035. The strategy was developed in order to implement a unified state policy for the development of the Arctic zone of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and identified individual directions, priorities, goals and objectives for solving key problems of the socio-economic development of the Arctic territories. The article is devoted to the assessment of economic indicators in the Arctic zone of Yakutia. Based on the population size by uluses (districts), the gender composition of the population is ranked. Current data on entrepreneurship and self-employment are presented, as well as the main critical assessments of the problems of entrepreneurship development. The need to increase the housing stock in order to stimulate the birth rate is argued, in addition, it is necessary to more effectively develop the system of medical care for the local population.