The region with the lowest attractiveness for young people?

Abstract

The article presents the analysis of migration in the Arkhangelsk region. Focus is made on the people of working age — young people aged 15 to 29 years. The background for the study are the indicators of migration, statistics for the period 2010 — November 2014, laws and regulatory documents. The authors conclude that Arkhangelsk region is an area with low attractiveness to migrants. A significantly larger number of young, qualified personnel is leaving our area and its amount is bigger than the amount of newcomers. This situation damages regional economy and social sphere significantly.

Keywords

• Arkhangelsk region
• migration of young people
• demographic situation
• migration patterns
• ranking of the NWFD regions by immigration attractiveness