Vologda Oblast is one of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Located in the north of the European territory of Russia. Refers to the North-Western district. The city of Vologda is its administrative center. The population is 1 million 176 thousand 689 people. The cost of living in the Vologda Oblast is 10 thousand 995 rubles. In recent years, it has a tendency to increase.
Brief geographical description
The region is located in the northeast of the East European Plain. Altitude ranges from 150 to 200 meters. The relief is a plain, alternating with hills and ridges.
The climate belongs to the temperate continental type. Winters are rather long and moderately frosty, and summers are short and warm, but not hot. Winter temperature drops rapidly when moving from west to east: from minus 11 ° C in the western regions to -14 ° C in the eastern. In summer, on the contrary, the east is a few degrees warmer than the west. The amount of precipitation is 500-650 mm per year. The maximum amount falls in the summer.
Socio-economic features
Vologda Oblast belongs to the regions of the Russian hinterland. The share of the Russian and Slavic population is especially high here. The quality of life in large cities and rural areas varies dramatically. Cities are characterized by low unemployment and poverty, an acceptable state of medicine and the education system. At the same time, there is a low quality of life in rural areas, as well as a high mortality rate.
The most developed in the Vologda region is ferrous metallurgy. Of great importance is the production of food, especially dairy.
Standard of living
In accordance with the rating of the Russian regions in terms of the quality of life of the population, the Vologda Oblast has a low position. Among 85 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, it is in 63rd place. The worst situation (85th place) is the provision of the population with clean drinking water. Very bad - on the quality of roads and the improvement of housing (80th place). Of the 100 possible points, the Vologda Oblast received only 37. Most of the other regions have more than 40, and in 19 regions the number of points is more than 50.
The unemployment rate in the region is average. The situation with crime is 77th and the number of victims is 82th. The level of environmental pollution puts the Vologda Oblast at 76th place. The level of education is also low (73 for higher and 61 for secondary education). According to the availability of doctors, the region is at 76th place, and kindergartens - at 10th. The incidence of the population is average in Russia. The situation with infant mortality is more negative - 60th place.
Living wage
The value of the living wage was established by the Government of the Vologda Oblast for the second quarter of 2018. It has the following indicators (rubles / month):
| Index |
Amount rub / month |
| Per inhabitant (average) | 10995 |
| For one able-bodied person living in the region | 11905 |
| Per pensioner | 9103 |
| For one child | 10940 |
Compared to the first quarter of 2018, the size of the living wage in the Vologda Oblast has increased. The greatest growth among people of working age (by 4.5%), and the smallest - among pensioners (4.4%).
Based on these values, benefits for the first child, maternity capital payments, etc. will be calculated. Only those whose income will not exceed 17857.5 rubles can count on them. per person.
If income is below the subsistence level, social support will be provided.
Dynamics of a living wage in the Vologda region since 2015
It is the same for all social groups. The value of the subsistence minimum gradually increases over time. At the same time, a maximum is reached every year in the second quarter, and a minimum in the fourth. This year, the maximum value is the same in value as in the past. The minimum living wage in the Vologda Oblast was in the 4th quarter of 2015, when its value was 9678 rubles, including 10455 rubles. for the able-bodied population, 7975 for the elderly, and 9, 412 rubles for the child. In 2018, its value reaches 10 995 rubles on average.
The population of the Vologda region
It is known that demographic indicators largely reflect the standard of living of most citizens. In some Russian regions, there is a rapid decline in the population, but in the Vologda Oblast it is expressed rather weakly. Maximum values were reached at the beginning of the 20th century, after which there was a sharp decline, and then a gradual increase in the Soviet period. In the 90s of the 20th century, decline began again, but it was not very large. So, in 1990, 1 354 471 people lived in the region, and in 2018 - already 1 176 689 people. That is, the decline is quite significant, but not critical.
It should be borne in mind that in rural areas the situation is worse than in cities, which means that in the region as a whole.
