Dynamics of fluctuations in the number of large families among the rural population of Gudauta district in 1964-1976 and 2005-2016

This work is devoted to the problem of reducing large families (with three or more children) of families in the Gudaut region of Abkhazia in 1964-1976 and 2005-2016. Its relevance of the study is due primarily to socio-economic changes that form more prestigious plans, displacing the reluctance of modern residents of the region to have over two children. The work is based on the analysis of archival and field materials, economic books of the villages of the Gudauta region of the Republic of Abkhazia for 1964-1976 and 2005-2016 and official statistics. The reasons for the unfavorable situation of reproductive behavior of women among the rural population of the region in the Soviet period from 1964 to 1976 were revealed their involvement in various spheres of the national economy, and increased interest in improving the educational level, and the mass departure of young people to the cities of the republic. After the Georgian-Abkhaz war in 1922 - 1993, the socio-economic and political transformations that occurred led to a decrease in the indicators of natural population growth. It has been established that in the rural areas of the studied region from 2005 to 2016, the population is declining because of incessant migrations. This leads to a reduction in the number of large families. In the republic, there is a slight increase in the total number of large families. These indicators are not reflected in an increase in the coefficient of natural growth of the republic’s population. For the practical solution of demographic problems; the state has established measures to stimulate the birth rate and support a large family. Certain benefits and benefits are aimed at actively supporting a large family in all spheres of its life at the legislative level, still not enough to solve all the problems of a large family.

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