The article discusses the first results of implementation of the national project «Demography» in the Khabarovsk territory, analyzes the degree of compliance of the planned and actually achieved indicators. Assessment of the current situation in the field of demographic development in the Khabarovsk territory determines the importance of implementation of this project. For the Khabarovsk territory, the issues of reproduction of the population of the appropriate quantity and quality are among the top priorities and their relevance only increases with time. Due to the high mortality rate of the working-age population and the outflow of working-age population to other regions of the country, the economy of the Khabarovsk territory is not developing fast enough. The steady decline in the number of women of reproductive age also contributes to the decrease in natural population growth. The national project «Demography» should ensure the preservation of the population. A number of problems have been identified that do not allow making national projects an effective tool of public administration. Thus, the passports of federal and regional projects, as amended in 2020, do not specify their goals, and the proposed indicators do not allow us to unambiguously assess the degree of achievement of national goals. The realism and validity of the control figures are questionable. Federal and regional projects in the same areas use different sets of indicators in terms of composition and number. The analysis of the identified problems in the implementation of the national project «Demography» requires the development and justification of additional measures, both at the federal and regional levels, supported by appropriate funding from the federal budget. Suggestions are given to improve the methodology for developing projects in the field of demographic development.
