Formation of the resident population in the main cities of the Primorsk territory and the southern zone of the Far East

Abstract

The article analyses contemporary socio-economic potential, specific features of development and the dynamic of population in the main cities of the Primorsk territory. Absolute and relative indicators of the natural movement and migration flows, parameters of employment, unemployment and demand for manpower in the local labor markets in the cities of Vladivostok and Ussuriysk are analyzed. The results of sociological surveys conducted in 2013-2014 in Vladivostok and Ussuriysk directed on identification of the stimulating and constraining migratory motivations of inhabitants are described. Evaluations of the quality and availability of the social sphere services are given in the cities of Vladivostok and Ussuriysk. The article presents expected variants of the permanent resident population in the main cities of the southern zone of the Far East till 2030, formed under the influence of natural factors and migratory movements taking into account the strategic objectives of national and territorial level at the Pacific boundaries of Russia.