POPULATION TRENDS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO

GENDER AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN: CASE OF

RUSSIA

INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR AND SOCIAL INSURANCE

Prof. Dr. Alexander Razumov

aarazumov@mail.ru

Ministry for Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation

(BRICS COOPERATION ON POPULATION ISSUES: INAUGURAL SEMINAR, 28 FEBRUARY –

04 MARCH 2014, MBOMBELA, SOUTH AFRICA)

Russian Top Bodies/Authorities which are Responsible for Population Policy

Council of Demographic Policy at the President of Russia.

Ministry of Health of Russia.

Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Russia.

Ministry of Regional Development of Russia.

Ministry of Construction, Housing and Communal Services of Russia

State Migration Agency.

Governors of regions/ provinces. Regional programmes of demographic policy:

analysis, priorities, indexes, efficiency.

25,8 25,9

26,1

26,3 26,4

26,5 26,6

27

27,2

27,4

27,7 27,7

27,9

25,9

26,1

26,3

26,5

26,7 26,8

26,9

27,3

27,5

27,8

28,1 28,2

28,4

25,3 25,4

25,5 25,6

25,7 25,8

25,9

26,3

26,5 26,5

26,7 26,6 26,6

24,5

25

25,5

26

26,5

27

27,5

28

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total population urban population rural population

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Mean Age of Mothers at Childbearing, years

Live Births by Mothers Marital Status Slide 4

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1266800 1311604

1396967 1477301 1502477

1457376 1479637

1610122

1713947 1761687 1788948 1796629

1902084

912547 934343 985506

1038386 1055386 1020301 1048125

1159343

1253529 1302339

1344057 1355098

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354253 377261 411461 438915 447091 437075 431512 450779 460418 459348 444891 441531 453506

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1800000

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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Years

Live births, total including registered marriage including not registered marriage

Live Births by Mothers Marital Status

72,0 71,2 70,5 70,3 70,2 70,0 70,8 72,0 73,1 73,9

75,1 75,4 76,2

28,0 28,8 29,5 29,7 29,8 30,0 29,2 28,0 26,9 26,1

24,9 24,6 23,8

0,0

10,0

20,0

30,0

40,0

50,0

60,0

70,0

80,0

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Years

Share in Total Live Births, percent

registered marriage not registered marriage

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Abortion

2138,8

1675,7

1064

542,1 405,5

293,9

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

2000 2005 2012

tho

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Years

Number of abortions, total

of which mini-abortion

54,2

42,7

29,3

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Number of abortions, total of which mini-abortion

168,7

117,4

56,2

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20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

2000 2005 2012

pe

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bir

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Years

Number of abortions, total

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Tools and Measures of Demographic Policy

Material/monetary measures .

Labour market/employment policy measures .

Non-material/ non-monetary measures .

The Amount of Main Allowances on Maternity and Childhood, rubles Slide 8

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7000

10000 10000

11000 11000

11000 11000

14000

15820

17402

18533,1

19645,1

6000

8000

8000

8680

9989,9

10988,9

11703,1 12405,3

500 700

1500 1627,5 1873,1 2060,4 2194,3 2326 500 700

3000 3255 3746,2

4120,8 4388,7

4652

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2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

18000

20000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Years

One-time birth certificate

One-time grant/allowance to pregnant wife of military man

One-time birth grant/allowance

Monthly allowance to cover the costs of caring for the first child until 1,5 year

Monthly allowance to cover the costs of caring for the second and subsequent children until 1,5 year

Maternity Capital Policy

250000 276250

321163 343379

365698 387640

408960

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50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

400000

450000

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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usa

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ru

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Year

Amount of maternity capital

313.803

568.644

940.290

789.387

700.505 723.651

0

100.000

200.000

300.000

400.000

500.000

600.000

700.000

800.000

900.000

1.000.000

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Year

Number of certificates of maternity capital issued by Pension Fund of Russia

Directions/Aims of Spending Maternity Capital

Acquiring housing/improving housing conditions;

Paying for children’s education;

Investing in the mother’s retirement fund.

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Other Monetary Tools and Measures at Regional Level

Regional family capital, in 72 regions, the amount varies from 25 to 350

thousand rubes.

Allowance/grant for the third and subsequent children at the amount of regional

subsistence minimum for child up to 3 yeas (childbirth motivation & escape

poverty).

Reducing the amount of paying for housing and communal services for families

with 3 or more children.

Free local transport for those families.

Free nutrition in schools kinder gardens for those families.

Employment Policies

Keeping balance between care of children and employment.

Employment of woman after vacation on child care, their re-integration into

employment.

Flexible employment (part-time work, work at home, distant employment).

Professional training and retraining according to labour market demand.

Special programs of retraining and employment to avoid/escape hazard

employment conditions.

Creation of new jobs with safe working conditions.

Non-Material/ Non-Monetary measures

Priority of family values, enhancing of family traditions.

Propaganda/respect/ of society towards families with 3 and more children.

Policy of solidarity of generations.

Role of mass-media.

State and regional awards.

Thank you for your attention!