She noted that today one of the most important factors in the development of the country is demographic challenges.
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, "due to objective demographic trends in the next few years, the population of the country, unfortunately, will tend to decline."
“And our task is to reverse this trend and ensure sustainable population growth by 2030 by stabilizing the birth rate and reducing mortality,” the press service of the government quotes Golikova.
Earlier, RT reported that, according to a preliminary estimate of Rosstat, in 2020, the highest life expectancy was recorded in Ingushetia - 81.2 years.