Economy real sector as the population quality of life determining factor

The article states about the Far Eastern Federal District subjects last positions in the regional quality of life rankings 2024. Despite life a range of development measures, the regional population continues to decline. It is emphasized that the life quality concept needs to be clarified, taking into account the economic specifics of the regions. It is emphasized that the indicators currently used to assess the quality of life in the regions largely depend on the real economic sector state being its fundamental factor. Referring to the Far Eastern Federal District subjects, their development is uneven. Not all the towns are included in the process. It is noted that the share of mineral extraction in the GRP structure of the districts has increased from 13.6% in 2005 to 32.7% in 2022. Based on the statistical data review on the number of regional businesses and population from 2005 to 2022, the authors show that a decrease in the number of businesses leads to a decrease in the population. They conclude that the leading factor, providing the population living standards in the Far Eastern Federal District, is the economy real sector development, represented by manufacturing and agriculture.