The regions of the North Caucasus are leading in terms of the birth rate in Russia 

The federal republics of the North Caucasus are leading in terms of the birth rate in Russia. This follows from the presentation of a speech at the Eastern Economic Forum by Oleg Apolikhin, the chief freelance specialist of the Russian Ministry of Health. 

"The total fertility rate we now have in the main territory of Russia is 1.5. And only in the [federal] republics of the North Caucasus, where this coefficient is 2.9-3.3, it continues to grow there. Improving family health is a strategic factor in demographic growth: the best practices of the microregion," the specialist stated. 

The birth rate in Chechnya is 2.9. At the same time, the lowest birth rate is in the Penza region (1.48) and the Tambov region (1.42), while the infant mortality rate in these regions is also low - 5.3 and 5.5, respectively.

The Republics of the North Caucasus are the worst in the rankings in the labor market 

The seven regions of the North Caucasus and the South of Russia were at the bottom of the list in terms of the labor market for 2021. Experts assessed the situation in the regions from 0 to 100 points, considering eight points the level of wages, employment, working conditions, and the capacity of the labor market. 

According to an RIA "Rating" study, Ingushetia was 85th with 7.1 points, two lines higher than Chechnya's value of 12.3. The top ten worst regions in terms of the above indicators also included Karachay-Cherkessia (13.0), Kabardino-Balkaria (14.0), North Ossetia (14.4), and Dagestan (17.0)—they took places from 82nd to 79th, respectively. Kalmykia was in 77th place with a score of 27.7 points. 

The study compares the performance of the regions with the year before. The results in Ingushetia, Karachay-Cherkessia, and Kalmykia deteriorated in 2021. 

Republics of the North Caucasus were at the bottom of the rating of Russian regions by salary

Chechnya turned out to be an outsider in the rating of the country's regions in terms of the share of workers receiving wages higher than the national average. At the end of the rating were all the North Caucasian federal republics.

According to RIA Rating analysts, the average salary in Russia over the past 12 months amounted to EUR 832. Only 31% of working citizens officially receive such an amount.

Most of the workers with above-average wages are in Yamal, Chukotka, and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Among the southern regions, the Astrakhan region has the best indicator (38th place out of 84, 24% of workers earn more than EUR 832 a month). Next in the ranking are the Volgograd region (52nd place, 19%) and Adygea (57th place, 16%).

The Krasnodar Territory, with 16% of working citizens who receive wages above the national average, was in 65th place. 

The highest-placed region of the North Caucasus in the ranking is North Ossetia. 15% of workers here receive more than EUR 832. The Stavropol Territory (13%), Dagestan, Karachay-Cherkessia, and Kabardino-Balkaria (12% each) were at the very end of the ranking. Kalmykia is in the penultimate place on the list (11.4%), and Chechnya closes the rating (10.1%).