The article assesses the fertility potential of the population of Russia and the Vologda Oblast using the methodology of V.A. Borisov. The hypothetical minimum of natural birth rate and the degree of its implementation has been calculated in the article. It also considers the structure of mechanisms stimulating fertility in Russia by influencing the reproductive behavior, and shows the efficiency of information methods of its regulation
Keywords
fertility, demographic policy, reproductive behavior, hypothetical minimum of natural birth rate